by Matt Birch | Aug 18, 2014
When Sunday afternoon’s slate of MLB games began, no player had hit for the cycle during the 2014 season. But during the second game of the Reds-Rockies doubleheader, outfielder Michael Cuddyer abruptly ended that streak. In the eighth inning of the game,...
by Matt Birch | Aug 15, 2014
When El Paso Chihuahuas pitcher Chris Smith first began his interview with a reporter, everything seemed normal. But he never could have predicted the events that would go on behind him as more time passed. Midway through the interview, pitching coach Mike Cather was...
by Matt Birch | Aug 15, 2014
When El Paso Chihuahuas pitcher Chris Smith first began his interview with a reporter, everything seemed normal. But he never could have predicted the events that would go on behind him as more time passed. Midway through the interview, pitching coach Mike Cather was...
by Matt Birch | Aug 12, 2014
Cubs fan Ken Keefer has made a name for himself by catching home run balls in the Wrigley Field bleachers and throwing back decoys, but PBA Senior Tour (now the PBA50) champion Mike Pullin did a pretty good job of it himself in Monday’s Brewers-Cubs game. When...
by Matt Birch | Aug 10, 2014
Lessons were learned when Houston Astros’ mascot, Orbit, was up to his usual heckling in Saturday night’s intrastate matchup. Unfortunately for him, Texas Rangers first baseman J.P. Arencibia was not down with being bullied, and Orbit ended up getting hit...