Tag Archives: pitchers

September 25, 2016

Send A Prayer

And on the Field of Dreams a new pitcher steps to the mound…

Miami Marlins ace pitcher, José Fernández, was killed in a boating accident early Sunday morning in Miami Beach. He was 24 and had been pitching for the Marlins since 2013, his entire Major League career.

And heaven certainly gained an ace starter. During his brief career, his ERA was never above (or even reached) 3.00.

But it’s obviously a devastating loss for his family, his friends and teammates, and for baseball in general. A sad day for all baseball fans.

Rest in pitching, dude!

1 Comment | tags: Jose Fernandez, Major League baseball, Miami Marlins, MLB, peace, pitchers | posted in Baseball

February 20, 2015

Baseball Battery

By Wyrd Smythe

snowball It’s snowing here in Minnesota right now (exactly why we call it “Minnesnowta”). The recent temperatures rival — sometimes excel — the temperature in my freezer (which is to say: zero degrees Fahrenheit). To be clear, by “excel” I mean ‘colder than’ — we would disdain a February that didn’t chill our bones and nip our nose.

But down south, in Florida and Arizona, MLB pitchers and catchers are reporting for Spring Training after having the winter off. (Teachers get summers off, baseball players get winter.) Depending on the team, the report date varies from the 19th to the 22nd. The rest of the players, depending on team, report from February 23rd through the 27th.

So, I thought now would be a good time to talk about pitching.

4 Comments | tags: batters, breaking ball, Cactus League, catchers, curve ball, fast ball, Grapefruit League, Major League baseball, Minnesota Twins, MLB, pitchers, pitching, Spring Training, strike zone | posted in Baseball