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Esteban Loaiza had quite the big league career. Over 14 seasons (1995-2008), he played for eight different franchises. He managed to squeak out over 120 victories, and he struck out over 1,300 batters. However, a lot of his other statistics aren’t quite as impressive. When he retired, his career ERA+ was two points below league […] READ MORE
Rangers 3, Rays 0 ARLINGTON, Texas, May 31 — On Tuesday night, the Texas Rangers took the second game in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays by a final score of 3–0. The bats of Corey Seager and Adolis Garcia came to life in this one. They both hit solo home runs in […] READ MORE
Last Word on Baseball is running a tournament pitting all 30 all-time rosters against each other. Here is the Washington Senators/Minnesota Twins All-Time team. As a note, the Washington Senators baseball team was one of the American League’s eight charter franchises and relocated to Minnesota for the 1961 season. Each roster has the eight position […] READ MORE
Every fan base has those games that rip you apart emotionally. Some fan bases have many more to choose from than others. In my years as a New York Mets fan, there are many games and moments that have ripped me apart. I have rounded this down to the Ugly Eleven All-Time Met losses in […] READ MORE
As Jared Shuster struggled throughout his first two seasons at Wake Forest, many pro clubs wrote him off. Shuster had shown a solid fastball-changeup combination and had improved in wood-bat summer leagues. However, the lefty from New Bedford, Mass. surprised many and shot up draft boards in his shortened 2020 season. MLB Draft Profile Shuster […] READ MORE
The New York Mets have always been a franchise that has had some of the best pitchers in all of baseball. They have had some tremendous pitchers throw incredible games throughout their careers in both regular season and postseason games. Here is a list of the top-ten pitching performances in Mets history. 10. Ron Darling; […] READ MORE
The New York Mets did not get off to a strong start when they came into the league in 1962. Since then, they have grown into one of the more popular teams in baseball and had two historic World Series titles. Throughout their history, they had many different players contribute from all around the world. […] READ MORE
Bobby Bonilla Day On July 1st, the New York Mets celebrated Bobby Bonilla Day. For those who don’t know, Bobby Bonilla Day is an annual day where the Mets make good on a contract stipulation that pays the former player more than one million dollars a year. In 2000, the Mets bought out Bonilla’s contract […] READ MORE
February 2nd, 2008 was a day that many Minnesota Twins fans remember. On this day, the Twins traded their ace pitcher Johan Santana to the New York Mets in exchange for outfielder Carlos Gomez, and pitchers Deolis Guerra, Phillip Humber, and Kevin Mulvey. Looking back on this trade, one may wonder how it panned out […] READ MORE
The 2018 Hall of Fame Ballot has plenty of worthy contenders to join the Hall of Fame this upcoming year. 14 players return to the ballot, and 19 new players have been listed on the ballot. Today, we look at the career of pitcher Johan Santana. Many compared Santana to Los Angeles Dodgers legend Sandy Koufax […] READ MORE
