I totally understand his being pissed because he is better than Coghlan, but it's not like Tommy La Stella is the best player to ever have to get sent to AAA for lack of other possibilities. Really sort of incredible how much of an horsefeathers he's being.
Rosenthal and Heyman both tweeted that Fielder is being declared 'medically disabled' and unable to play as opposed to retirement, so that's why he's still going to get paid. Half his remaining money is apparently being covered by insurance, so the Rangers aren't being completely left up a creek.
I was practically salivating at the prospect of facing STL last year because I knew we were much better than them by the time the series happened. I still think we are much better, but there's definitely a 'just don't screw it up' flavor to it now that we would be considered favorites in that series. And also, I just don't want those bastards to make it to the playoffs.
I've never heard of a game starting at 11pm ET The MLB TV listing on Verizon has the block for this game starting at 11 for some reason. You may have deduced this by now, but for some reason MLB Network didn't start coverage of this one until 11
I immediately thought of this guy http://www.csnbayarea.com/sportsnetBayArea/thumbnails/Sportsnet_-_Pacific_Associates/165/392/9.7_The_Brad_Penny_File_600x330.jpg
Pretty interesting first-person from Mark Prior about his struggles with injury. http://www.si.com/thecauldron/2016/08/03/mark-prior-chicago-cubs-no-regrets
Twice, isn't it? Less important, but ND's Aliz'e Jones, the team's second-leading returning receiver, becomes the winner of the annual 'which expected key performer(s) at ND is going to miss the year due to academics' lottery.