Larry Brown Sports
Brown Bag it, Baby
Gleyber Torres is getting rewarded for his scorching hitting in the ALDS. The New York Yankees infielder was moved up to the No. 3 spot in the lineup for Saturday’s ALCS Game 1 against the Houston Astros, per Bryan Hoch of MLB.com. The …
The Los Angeles Angels were quick to respond to a damning ESPN story about widespread opiate abuse in the team clubhouse. In a statement, Angels president John Carpino denied having any knowledge that a team employee had provided narcotics to any …
Justin Verlander has never been shy about speaking out about the state of Major League Baseball, and he was happy to hold court again Saturday ahead of Game 1 of the ALCS. Verlander suggested that the characteristics of the baseball aren’t a …
New information in the case of Tyler Skaggs’ death was reported on Saturday that provides more background on the matter and shares the role a Los Angeles Angels team employee played in the matter. Skaggs died on July 1 while the Angels were in …
Joe Maddon is the frontrunner to be the next Los Angeles Angels manager, but the team is still keeping their pool of options open. Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reported on Friday that the Angels interviewed San Diego Padres hitting coach Johnny …
Former Miami Marlins executive David Samson was ratio’d on Twitter after criticizing Washington Nationals reliever Daniel Hudson for missing Game 1 of the NLCS for paternity leave. Hudson was not with the Nats for Game 1 in St. Louis on Friday …
Perhaps one only needed to look at the umpiring crew for Game 1 of the NLCS on Friday night to know that Anibal Sanchez might have had a chance for a big game. Sports Info Solutions tweeted a scouting report on home plate umpire Mike Muchlinski prior …
Anibal Sanchez had an extremely classy response after losing his no-hitter in Game 1 of the NLCS on Friday night. Sanchez took a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals and got two outs before pinch-hitter Jose Martinez broke …
Anibal Sanchez wasn’t able to complete a no-hitter against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 1 of the NLCS on Friday night, but Ryan Zimmerman did his best to help the effort. Cardinals infielder Tommy Edman led off the bottom of the eighth …
Randy Arozarena reached base as a pinch hitter in Game 1 of the NLCS between his St. Louis Cardinals and the Washington Nationals on Friday night, but he probably should not have been given that benefit. Nationals starter Anibal Sanchez threw a pitch …
On the heels of a dominant ALDS, Gerrit Cole is slated to pitch Game 3 of the ALCS for the Houston Astros. While he has plenty of work yet to do, it’s growing impossible to ignore that Cole is going to be a free agent after the season ends. The …
Major League Baseball players who take a one-year qualifying offer instead of free agency will be making less money in 2020 than they would have in the past. The qualifying offer, which debuted in 2012, rose to $17.9 million for 2019. It will drop …
Many have assumed that the New York Mets will want to hire a manager with previous experience after giving Mickey Callaway his first MLB managerial job did not work out, but we know at least one candidate who does not meet those criteria is being …
A number of big names have already been linked to the Philadelphia Phillies since they announced the firing of manager Gabe Kapler on Thursday, and Curt Schilling is hoping to throw his into the ring. Schilling, who pitched for the Phillies during …
David Ortiz is far enough along in his recovery from a gunshot wound that he has been able to serve in his normal analyst role for FOX during the MLB playoffs, and the former Boston Red Sox slugger appears to be back to his old fun-loving self. Not …
Joe Maddon has understandably been considered the frontrunner to become the next manager of the Los Angeles Angels from the moment the Chicago Cubs parted ways with him, and that has not changed despite the rumblings we have heard about the …
Sign up today for free and get the best sports content sent to your inbox.
You can unsubscribe anytime. For more details, review our Privacy Policy.
Get instantly notified of the most viral news stories via Google!
