Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images Here’s a Spring Training fun fact as we start to look forward to camp next month: Ronel Blanco has allowed only one earned run — a solo home run in 2023 — in 22 1⁄3 innings, or 235 pitches, dating back to camp in 2020. Blanco looked rather impressive in camp last year, striking out 17 and only walking three across 14 frames. A 0.64 ERA, … [Read more...] about Ronel Blanco, Pitch Control, And Caution About Spring Training Stats
Archives for January 2024
Former Blue Jays, Red Sox and Astros manager Jimy Williams dies at age 80
Jimy Williams, the 1999 American League Manager of the Year for Boston who won 910 games over a dozen seasons that included stints with Toronto and Houston, has died. He was 80. The Red Sox said he died Friday at AdventHealth North Pinellas Hospital in Tarpon Springs, Florida, after a brief illness. Williams lived in nearby Palm Harbor. Williams was voted AL Manager of the Year … [Read more...] about Former Blue Jays, Red Sox and Astros manager Jimy Williams dies at age 80
15 Most Impactful Texans of 2023: No. 13 Tank Dell
The Houston Texans had an unbelievable year. After three consecutive, dreadful campaigns in 2020, 2021 and 2022 respectively, they turned things around in a big way under first year head coach DeMeco Ryans and rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud. In a season that saw players step up across the board, it’s a fruitful exercise to look at who made the biggest impact on the Texans … [Read more...] about 15 Most Impactful Texans of 2023: No. 13 Tank Dell
Astros Crawfish Boil: January 29, 2024
Billy Hatcher | Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Welcome back to the workweek. Here’s your Boil, with Chapter 85 of Everystros. Another week without baseball is upon us, but not that many more. It’s about time for it to be nearly about time for us to start thinking about there soon being some Spring Training. Until then, you have the Boil, and Everystros, and … [Read more...] about Astros Crawfish Boil: January 29, 2024