Friday, May 24, 2013


After Wednesday’s barnburner, the Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers get back at it tonight at the AAA for game 2 of their Eastern Conference Finals series.  Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra asked his team a very simple, yet pointed, question at practice yesterday:  What could you have done better?  Ray Allen worked on free throws, as the team combined to shoot only 64% from the charity stripe.  Shane Battier and the rest of the shooters worked to improve the 5-18 shooting from behind the three-point line.  The team also worked on ironing out some of the issues that caused them to commit 21 turnovers, after averaging less than 15 per game during the postseason.  You can watch as the Heat bring their “A” game tonight, starting at 8:30 pm, TNT.  I’m sticking by my original pick - Miami in six games or less.  

In the Western Conference final series, the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies are off until Saturday in Memphis.  The Spurs lead that series 2 games to none.   

From the NFL, ESPN has a list of five second-year players that could have very big seasons this season, including Dolphin QB Ryan Tannehill:


It is time to start analyzing the Las Vegas win-total bets for the NFL this season.  ESPN insider Dave Tuley brings us all the numbers:


The Marlins are up in the Windy City to take on the Chicago White Sox in a three-game interleague series starting tonight.  The Fish come into this series having lost 9 of 11, while the White Sox have won 6 out of their last 9.  The Marlins return to Florida and take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa on Monday and Tuesday and back to Miami for two more games against the Rays on Wednesday and Thursday.  Next weekend, the Metropolitans will invade Marlins Park.  Here are the expected pitching matchups for the White Sox series:

FRIDAY Tom Koehler vs John Danks 8:10 pm
SATURDAY Ricky Nolasco vs Jake Peavy 7:15 pm
SUNDAY Alex Sanabia vs Dylan Axelrod 2:10 pm

Of course, the Fish are still the worst run-scoring team in MLB, with 125 in their 47 games.  (2.67 runs per game) I will be posting the “bottom five” rankings in runs scored until the Marlins aren’t on the list. It looks like we’ll be here all season long. 

TEAM                  W-L          Runs
Marlins 13-34          125
Dodgers             19-26          156
Nationals           24-23          159
White Sox          21-24          166
Phillies 23-24          167

In the major leagues yesterday, first in the National League,

Pirates 4 Cubs 2
Andrew McCutchen put in a full day at the office with three hits, two RBI, and two stolen bases as the Pirates finished off a three-game sweep of the Cubs.

Over in the American League:

Jays 12 Orioles 6
Edwin Encarnacion belted a grand slam, JP Arencibia added a two-run blast and finished with four RBI.

Tigers 7 Twins 6
Prince Fielder drove in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning. Miguel Cabrera connected long distance with a man on and finished with three RBI.  

Indians 12 Red Sox 3
Mark Reynolds and Drew Stubbs each with three hits and three RBI.

Angels 5 Royals 4
After seven consecutive losses, Joe Blanton finally won a game for the Angels.  Mark Trumbo, Mike Trout, Alberto Pujols, and Chris Ianetta all connected long distance.

Today’s games, first in the National League:

Phillies @ Nationals 7:05 pm
Kyle Kendrick vs Jordan Zimmerman

Braves @ Mets 7:10 pm
Kris Medlen vs Jeremy Hefner

Cubs @ Reds 7:10 pm
Scott Feldman vs Bronson Arroyo

Pirates @ Brewers 8:10 pm
AJ Burnett vs Marco Estrada

Padres @ D-Backs 9:40 pm
Eric Stults vs Brandon McCarthy

Cardinals @ Dodgers 10:10 pm
Lance Lynn vs Chris Capuano

Rockies @ Giants 10:15 pm
Tyler Chatwood vs Tim Lincecum

Over in the American League:

Orioles @ Blue Jays 7:07 pm
Chris Tillman vs Sean Nolin

Twins @ Tigers 7:08 pm
Samuel Deduno vs Anibal Sanchez

Indians @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
Justin Masterson vs John Lackey

Yankees @ Rays 7:10 pm
David Phelps vs Roberto Hernandez

Marlins @ White Sox 8:10 pm
Tom Koehler vs John Danks

Angels @ Royals 8:10 pm
Jason Vargas vs Luis Mendoza

A’s @ Astros 8:10 pm
Tommy Milone vs Erik Bedard

Rangers @ Mariners 10:10 pm
Justin Grimm vs Joe Saunders

Joe Frisaro of MLB.com reports on Logan Morrison’s progress:


The comparisons of the Marlins and the Astros to history’s worst team, the 1962 New York Mets are starting to rear their ugly heads:

  
Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:


Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:


TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: How many times have the Hurricanes won the ACC tournament in baseball? Tell you later, alligator.

In college baseball, FIU got two home runs from Edwin Rios to beat UALR yesterday, 4-3, and advance to today’s elimination game.  Game time tonight is 7:30 pm, against the loser of this afternoon’s game between South Alabama and Louisiana-Lafayette.  Meanwhile, in the ACC tournament, the University of Miami Hurricanes got pummeled by North Carolina, 10-0.  The Canes will take on North Carolina State today. 

I’m selling a little over three acres in the beautiful North Carolina mountains, overlooking the New River, a quick 35-minute drive from Boone and Blowing Rock.  Check out some photos here and feel free to contact me if you have any questions: 


THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: How many times have the Hurricanes won the ACC tournament in baseball?

Unfortunately, they have won only once, back in 2008.    

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Thursday, May 23, 2013


If you wanted a close game, it doesn’t get any closer and tighter than this.  The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers tipped off their Eastern Conference finals series last night at the AAA, and it was a doozie.  18 ties, 17 lead changes, a last-second desperation three-pointer to send the game to overtime, and a game-winning layup by LeBron James as time expired in the OT.  All that, and Miami takes the first game of the series 103-102.  LeBron finished with a triple double - 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists to lead the Heat to the hard-fought victory.  You know I love stats . . . LeBron became the first player in NBA history with a triple-double AND a game-winning buzzer-beater in the same game.  Dwyane Wade scored 19 points, Chris Bosh had 16, and Chris Andersen added 16 on 7-7 shooting. NOTE TO INDIANA COACH FRANK VOGEL: You may want to rethink your strategy of leaving your best defender and shot-blocker Roy Hibbert on the bench for the last 11 seconds of the game, when LeBron successfully scored two layups?  Do you really want to give the Heat and LeBron carte blanche to attack the rim with ease just because you were worried about what Chris Bosh may do away from the basket?  Oops.  Just another example of coaches doing too much thinking, and acting like legends in their own minds.  Game two is set for Friday night, also on TNT, at 8:30 pm. I’m sticking by my original pick - Miami in six games or less.  

TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: LeBron James is the second player in NBA history with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and three blocked shots in a game.  Who was the other?  Tell you later, alligator.

Former Heat beat writer Israel Gutierrez, now with ESPN, offers this look at LeBron:


In the Western Conference final series, the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies are off until Saturday in Memphis.  The Spurs lead that series 2 games to none.   

Just in case you missed it yesterday, the NFL is mulling some changes that may include reducng the number of preseason games from 4 to 2 and either adding two regular season games or expanding the playoffs.  ESPN has the complete story:


Commissioner Roger Goodell also officially announced yesterday that the NFL draft would be moved to May, sometime between the 8th and 17th of the month.

One of the greatest linebackers in NFL history, Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears, announced his retirement yesterday after 13 seasons in the NFL.  Here’s the full story from ESPN.com:


I hope you’re sitting down for this one and are not shocked.  The Marlins were shut out yesterday for the umpteenth time this season, falling to Cliff Lee and the Phillies, 3-0.  Truth be told, the Marlins have been blanked NINE times so far this season, in 47 games.  Do the math . . . that’s pretty much once every five games.  That is just awful.  It was Lee’s 12th career shutout.  The Marlins had the bases loaded and nobody out in the second inning, but Nick Green hit into a 5-2-3 double play to kill that possible rally.  The Fish will not lose tonight, as they have the night off.  They take on the Chicago White Sox in a three-game series starting on Friday.  They return to Florida and take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa on Monday and Tuesday and back to Miami for two more games against the Rays next Wednesday and Thursday.  

Of course, the Fish are still the worst run-scoring team in MLB, with 125 in their 47 games.  I will be posting the “bottom five” rankings in runs scored until the Marlins aren’t on the list. It looks like we’ll be here all season long. 

TEAM               W-L             Runs
Marlins 13-34              125
Dodgers          19-26              156
Nationals         24-23             159
White Sox       21-24             166
Phillies 23-24             167

In the major leagues yesterday, first in the National League,

Braves 8 Twins 3
El Oso Blanco, Evan Gattis, continues to impress, connecting a grand slam homer.  Ramiro Peña and BJ Upton also connected long distance for the Braves, who have won six games in a row.

Pirates 1 Cubs 0
Francisco Liriano threw seven shutout innings, striking out nine and allowing just two hits.  Garrett Jones drove in the only run of the game with a single.

Reds 7 Mets 4
Brandon Phillips hit a tie-breaking RBI double in the top of the ninth inning and Todd Frazier drove in two insurance runs later in the same inning.

Dodgers 9 Brewers 2 
Carl Crawford and Scott Van Slyke both drove in two runs

Rockies 4 D-Backs 1
Carlos Gonzalez tripled and homered and finished with two RBI.

Cardinals 5 Padres 3
Another day, another Cardinal rookie pitcher makes a successful major league debut.  Tyler Lyons held the Padres to one run in seven innings, a Jedd Gyorko homer.  

Nationals 2 Giants 1 (10 innings)
Ian Desmond’s RBI single in the top of the tenth was the difference.  Bruce Harper connected long distance for the Nationals for their only other run.

Over in the American League:

Rangers 3 A’s 1
David Murphy and Adrian Beltre blasted first-inning home runs to pace the Rangers.

Jays 4 Rays 3   (10 innings)
Jose Bautista homered twice and drove in the winning run in the bottom of the tenth.  Bautista finished 4-4 and drove in all four of Toronto’s runs.

Angels 7 Mariners 1
CJ Wilson threw eight innings of six-hit ball, and got all the support he needed from Alberto Callaspo and Josh Hamilton, who drove in a pair of runs each.

Orioles 6 Yankees 3
Chris Davis went 4-4 and connected long distance.  Nick Markakis and Matt Wieters also went yard.

Tigers 11 Indians 7
Miguel Cabrera drove in three runs, and Victor Martinez had two RBI.  

Red Sox 6 White Sox 1
David Ortiz and Daniel Nava each drove in a pair of runs.  Clay Buchholz improved his record to 7-0.

Astros 3 Royals 1
JD Martinez hit a two-run homer, Jason Castro went 3-4 and drove in the other Houston run.

Today’s games, first in the National League:

Cubs @ Pirates 12:35 pm
Edwin Jackson vs Jeanmar Gomez 

Over in the American League:

Orioles @ Blue Jays 7:07 pm
Kevin Gausman vs Brandon Morrow

Twins @ Tigers 7:08 pm
Scott Diamond vs Rick Porcello

Indians @ Red Sox 7:10 pm
Zach McAllister vs Ryan Dempster

Angels @ Royals 8:10 pm
Joe Blanton vs Ervin Santana

Here’s a very disturbing and really gross story from Houston.  


Here's the latest Yankee injury report from the New York Post:


Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:


Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:


In college baseball, FIU had a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the ninth inning against Louisiana Ragin’ Cajuns but Jace Conrad hit a three-run homer to end the game and hand FIU a 9-6 loss.  FIU faces UALR this afternoon at 12:30 pm in an elimination game of the Sun Belt Conference Championship.  Meanwhile, the University of Miami Hurricanes are the eighth seed in the eight-team ACC Tournament, and will square off against North Carolina at Durham, NC today at 3:00 pm.  

I’m selling a little over three acres in the beautiful North Carolina mountains, overlooking the New River, a quick 35-minute drive from Boone and Blowing Rock.  Check out some photos here and feel free to contact me if you have any questions: 


THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: LeBron James is the second player in NBA history with at least 30 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists, and three blocked shots in a game.  Who was the other?

Back in 1986, Ralph Sampson had 33 points, 17 rebounds, 10 assists, and 5 blocked shots against the Denver Nuggets.  By the way, blocked shots became an official stat in 1973-74.  

Don’t miss my two “Descarga Deportiva” radio segments (for the Spanish-challenged, “Sports Jam Session”) every day, Monday through Friday, at 9:25 am and 12:15 pm on Radio Esperanza, 1550 AM or on the internet on www.miradioesperanza.com. 

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013


The wait is over.  The Miami Heat and the Indiana Pacers kickoff their Eastern Conference finals series tonight at the AAA.  Game time is 8:30 pm, and you can watch the game on TNT on your cable or satellite system.  Game two is set for Friday night, also on TNT, at 8:30 pm. Some of the things to watch in this series is how Chris Bosh matches up with Indiana center Roy Hibbert and how Norris Cole plays on both sides of the court against George Hill.  I don’t expect any real drama in this series, and I’m sticking by my original pick - Miami in six games or less.  

The Miami Herald’s Greg Cote thinks Miami will dominate in the series:


In the Western Conference final series, the San Antonio Spurs held off a furious comeback by the Memphis Grizzlies and escaped with a 93-89 win in overtime.  Memphis outscored San Antonio 21-9 in the fourth quarter to force the extra period, but too much Tim Duncan and Tony Parker in the OT.  Parker finished with 15 points and 18 assists, and Duncan scored the first six points in OT for the Spurs, who leave San Antonio with a 2-0 lead in the series, which resumes in Memphis on Saturday.  

In the NBA Draft Lottery, for the second time in the last three years, the Cleveland Cavaliers will have the first pick in the NBA draft.  The Orlando Magic will have the second pick.  Kentucky Center Nerlens Noel is expected to be the first selection of the draft, which will be held on June 27th in Brooklyn, NY.  Here’s the complete story from Fox Sports:


In NFL news, team owners voted yesterday to award Super Bowl 50 to San Francisco and Super Bowl 51 to Houston.  


All I’m going to say:  South Florida again shows that they are very short-sighted and unwilling to face the facts.  Whether the Super Bowl comes to South Florida or not doesn’t do anything for the Miami Dolphins.  These events only benefit the community as a whole.  I’m not going to lose any sleep over this, but it is another example of tunnel vision.  Too bad, so sad.  No soup for you. 

The NFL is mulling some changes that may include reducng the number of preseason games from 4 to 2 and either adding two regular season games or expanding the playoffs.  ESPN has the complete story:


It’s back to the drawing board for the Marlins, who lost to the Phillies last night 7-3.  Ryan Howard drove in three runs, and Dominic Brown drove in a pair.  Marlins starter Jose Fernandez, who had not given up a run in 13 prior innings against the Phillies, gave up a homer to Delmon Young in his five innings of work and left in a 1-1 tie.  The bullpen was not up to the task, especially Duane Below who gave up three runs in an inning-plus.   The series with the Phillies concludes tonight.  Kevin Slowey will start for the Marlins, Cliff Lee will take the mound for the Phils.  Game time tonight is 7:10.  The Fish are off on Thursday, and will head up to Chicago for a weekend series against the White Sox.  They return to Florida and take on the Tampa Bay Rays in Tampa on Monday and Tuesday and back to Miami for two more games against the Rays next Wednesday and Thursday.  

Of course, the Fish are still the worst run-scoring team in MLB, with 125 in their 46 games.  I will be posting the “bottom five” rankings in runs scored until the Marlins aren’t on the list. We could be here a while. 

TEAM                  W-L          Runs
Marlins 13-32           122
Dodgers             18-26           147
Nationals           23-23           157
Phillies 22-24           164
White Sox          21-23           164

In the major leagues yesterday, first in the National League,

Braves 5 Twins 4 (10 innings)
El Oso Blanco, Evan Gattis, tied the game with a two-run homer in the ninth, and Freddie Freeman won it with an RBI single in the bottom of the tenth.  Brian McCann also homered and drove in two runs.

Pirates 5 Cubs 4
Travis Snider was the hero, belting a pinch-hit grand slam in the sixth inning.

Reds 4 Mets 0
Mike Leake allowed just three hits in his seven innings of work, Devin Morasco homered and finished with two RBI.

Brewers 5 Dodgers 2
Carlos Gomez drove in a pair of runs with a double, Ryan Braun and Yunieski Betancourt added an RBI apiece.

Rockies 5 D-Backs 4 (10 innings)
Wilin Rosario drove in the game-winner in the bottom of the tenth with a single.

Cardinals 10 Padres 2
Daniel Descalso went 3-3 and hit a grand slam.

Giants 4 Nationals 2 (10 innings)
Pablo Sandoval ended the game with a two-run homer in the bottom of the tenth inning.

Over in the American League:

Orioles 3 Yankees 2 (10 innings)
Nate McLouth blasted a leadoff homer in the bottom of the tenth inning as the Orioles stopped a six-game losing streak.

Tigers 5 Indians 1
Miguel Cabrera hit a two-run homer, Andy Dirks also connected long distance.

Rays 4 Jays 3
Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings hit solo homers.

A’s 1 Rangers 0
Yoenis Cespedes homered and Dan Straily combined with two relievers to shutout Texas.

White Sox 3 Red Sox 1
Jose Quintana didn’t allow a hit until after one out in the seventh inning.  Jeff Keppinger hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fifth inning.

Royals 7 Astros 3
Eric Hosmer had two hits and scored two runs as the Royals scored all their runs in the last three innings after Houston starter Bud Norris had shut them out for six frames.

Angels 12 Mariners 0
Mike Trout became the youngest player in AL history to hit for the cycle and finished with five RBI.  Jerome Williams threw eight scoreless innings.

TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Trout is the third 21-year to hit for the cycle.  Who are the other two?  Tell you later, alligator.

Today’s games, first in the National League:

Twins @ Braves 12:10 pm
Vance Worley vs Paul Maholm

Reds @ Mets 1:10 pm
Mat Latos vs Matt Harvey

Dodgers @ Brewers 1:10 pm
Hyun-Jin Ryu vs Wily Peralta

D-backs @ Rockies 3:40 pm
Trevor Cahill vs Jorge de la Rosa

Nationals @ Giants 3:45 pm
Gio Gonzalez vs Madison Bumgarner

Cubs @ Pirates 7:05 pm
Jeff Samardzija vs Francisco Liriano 

Phillies @ Marlins 7:10 pm
Cliff Lee vs Kevin Slowey

Cardinals @ Padres 10:10 pm
Tyler Lyons vs Burch Smith

Over in the American League:

A’s @ Rangers 2:05 pm
Jarrod Parker vs Ross Wolf

Rays @ Blue Jays 4:37 pm
Jeremy Hellickson vs Mark Buehrle

Tigers @ Indians 7:05 pm
Justin Verlander vs Ubaldo Jimenez

Yankees @ Orioles 7:05 pm
Hiroki Kuroda vs Jason Hammel

Mariners @ Angels 7:05 pm
Brandon Mauer vs CJ Wilson

Red Sox @ White Sox 8:10 pm
Clay Buchholz vs Chris Sale

Royals @ Astros 8:10 pm
James Shields vs Jordan Lyles

Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:


Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:


In college baseball, FIU enters the Sun Belt Tournament as the #6 seed, and will face #3 Louisiana-Lafayette, the hosts of this year’s tournament, tonight at 8:30 pm.  Meanwhile, the University of Miami Hurricanes are the eighth seed in the eight-team ACC Tournament, and will square off against North Carolina at Durham, NC, also tonight.  

Here is the web site for all the latest in high school baseball: 


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THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Trout is the third 21-year-old to hit for the cycle.  Who are the other two? 

Trout and Alex Rodriguez are the only two in the American League, Cesar Cedeño did it while playing for the Astros way back in 1972. 

Don’t miss my two “Descarga Deportiva” radio segments (for the Spanish-challenged, “Sports Jam Session”) every day, Monday through Friday, at 9:25 am and 12:15 pm on Radio Esperanza, 1550 AM or on the internet on www.miradioesperanza.com. 

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Tuesday, May 21, 2013


The Heat and the Indiana Pacers kickoff their Eastern Conference finals series tomorrow night.  Game time is 8:30 pm, and you can watch the game on TNT on your cable or satellite system.  Game two is set for Friday night, also on TNT, at 8:30 pm.

Joseph Goodman of the Miami Herald reminisces about last year’s playoff series against the Pacers:


Sam Gardner of Fox Sports compares the Indiana Pacers to former heavyweight champion Buster Douglas, who beat the “invincible” Mike Tyson.  Here’s Gardner’s sorry take, including a look at the “no-name” Pacers:


In the Western Conference final series, game two between the San Antonio Spurs and the Memphis Grizzlies is tonight.  San Antonio won game one, 105-83.  Tonight’s game two will be televised by ESPN and it tips off and 9:00 pm.

TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Tonight is the NBA’s ping pong ball extravaganza, where the lottery picks will be placed in order.  Who was the last player taken by the Miami Heat in the lottery portion of the draft?  Tell you later, alligator.

In NFL news, team owners will vote today to decide where Super Bowls 50 and 51 will be played.  According to Yahoo! Sports, it doesn’t look good for South Florida:


The Miami Dolphins opened their “OTA” practices yesterday, and safety Rashad Jones was a no-show.  Jones was intending to stay away from the sessions looking for a contract extension.  Armando Salguero reports this morning that Jones will be at work today:


After seven losses in a row, the Marlins have a positive streak going.  Justin Ruggiano and Nick Green drove in a pair of runs each and Alex Sanabia pitched into the seventh inning and the Marlins beat the Phillies 5-1.  Make it two wins in a row for the Fish, who managed to score more than three runs in a game for just the second time in the last 13 contests.  Tonight at 7:10 pm,   Jose Fernandez takes the mound for the Marlins, Tyler Cloud will toe the rubber for Philadelphia.  Fernandez has been brilliant so far this season against the Phillies, tossing 13 scoreless innings with 14 strikeouts in the two games he has faced them.

Of course, the Fish are still bringing up the rear in MLB in runs scored.  They’re still last in runs scored with 122 in their 45 games.  I will be posting the “bottom five” rankings in runs scored until the Marlins aren’t on the list. We could be here a while. 

TEAM                    W-L     Runs
Marlins 13-32     122
Dodgers               18-25      145
Nationals              23-22     155
Phillies 21-24   157
White Sox             20-23   161

In the major leagues yesterday, first in the National League,

Braves 5 Twins 1
Julio Teheran dominated over 8 1/3 innings and got all the support he needed from Dan Uggla, who connected long distance with two runners aboard in the first inning.

Reds 4 Mets 3
Brandon Phillips and Jay Bruce drove in a pair of runs each, Bruce belted the go-ahead homer in the sixth inning.

Dodgers 3 Brewers 1
Clayton Kershaw made easy work of the Brewers, tossing a three-hit complete game.  Andre Ethier and Matt Kemp both homered in the win.  The Brewers fell to a Marlins-like 3-15 record in May.

D-Backs 5 Rockies 1
Patrick Corbin improved to 7-0 this season.  The 23-year-old lefthander has held the opposition to two or fewer runs in all nine of his starts.

Padres 4 Cardinals 2
Will Venable homered and Chris Denorfia went 3-4 with an RBI.

Giants 8 Nationals 0
Angel Pagan drove in three runs and scored one, Brandon Belt went 4-5 with a homer and scored four runs.  Giants starter Ryan Vogelsong threw five shutout innings but had to leave the game with a fractured pitching hand after taking a fastball off his knuckle while swinging at a pitch.

Over in the American League:

Indians 10 Mariners 8 (10 innings)
Yan Gomes belted two home runs, including the game-winning three-run blast in the bottom of the tenth inning.  

Blue Jays 7 Rays 5
Edwin Encarnacion’s three-run double in the seventh inning was the key hit.  Toronto has won five of seven.

Yankees 6 Orioles 4  (10 innings)
Travis Hafner tied the game in the top of the ninth inning with a homer, and drove in Vernon Wells with an insurance run in the tenth after Wells drove in the go-ahead run with a double. Robinson Cano, David Adams, and Lyle Overbay also homered for the Yankees.  Mariano Rivera had a 1-2-3 inning in the tenth to record his 17th save of the season.

A’s 9 Rangers 2
Seth Smith went 2-4 with a homer, two RBI and three runs scored.  Bartolo Colon gave up the two runs in his seven innings of work.

White Sox 6 Red Sox 4
Adam Dunn belted a three-run homer, handing Jon Lester his first loss of the season.

Astros 6 Royals 5
Former Marlin Matt Dominguez connected long distance with two runners on base, Jason Castro also homered.
Today’s games, first in the National League:

Reds @ Mets 7:10 pm
Mike Leake vs Jon Niese

Phillies @ Marlins 7:10 pm
Tyler Cloyd vs Jose Fernandez

Twins @ Braves 7:10 pm
Mike Pelfrey vs Tim Hudson

Dodgers @ Brewers 8:10 pm
Zack Greinke vs Hiram Burgos

D-backs @ Rockies 8:40 pm
Ian Kennedy vs Jhoulys Chacin

Cardinals @ Padres 10:10 pm
Adam Wainwright vs Edinson Volquez

Nationals @ Giants 10:15 pm
Stephen Strasburg vs Matt Cain 

Over in the American League:

Tigers @ Indians 7:05 pm
Max Scherzer vs Corey Kluber

Yankees @ Orioles 7:05 pm
Phil Hughes vs Miguel Gonzalez

Rays @ Blue Jays 1:07 pm
Alex Cobb vs Ramon Ortiz

A’s @ Rangers 8:05 pm
Dan Straily vs Yu Darvish

Red Sox @ White Sox 8:10 pm
Felix Doubront vs Jose Quintana

Royals @ Astros 8:10 pm
Wade Davis vs Bud Norris

Mariners @ Angels 10:05 pm
Aaron Harang vs Jerome Williams

Just who is this Patrick Corbin and how is he doing it?


Great article by Jayson Stark of ESPN raving about this Mariano Rivera fellow:


Jon Paul Morosi of Fox Sports thinks he’s figured out what’s wrong with Aroldis Chapman: Pastelitos de guayaba y queso (Guava and Cream Cheese Pastries)


Here are the up-to-the-minute standings in MLB:


Here are the individual league leaders in MLB:


In college baseball, FIU enters the Sun Belt Tournament as the #6 seed, and will face #3 Louisiana-Lafayette, the hosts of this year’s tournament, tomorrow night at8:30 pm.  Meanwhile, the University of Miami Hurricanes are the eighth seed in the eight-team ACC Tournament, and will square off against North Carolina at Durham, NC, also tomorrow night.  

Here is the web site for all the latest in high school baseball: 


Speaking of websites, check out my new and improved site:


THE ANSWER TO TODAY’S TRIVIA QUESTION: Tonight is the NBA’s ping pong ball extravaganza, where the lottery picks will be placed in order.  Who was the last player taken by the Miami Heat in the lottery portion of the draft?        

 Michael Beasley, from Kansas State University, was the second pick in the 2008 draft.  The first pick that year?  Derrick Rose, selected by the Chicago Bulls. 

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