BOOM!!!! The cat left out of the All-Star Game won the whole enchilada! Yoenis Cespedes won the Home Run Derby on Monday night, becoming the first player left out of the All-Star game to take home the crown. Cespedes cranked 17 homers in the 1st round. This sent him directly to the finals, however, he smacked another 6 dingers in Round 2 to add to the American League total.Cespedes, then, faced Bryce Harper in the final. He beat Harper 9-8 to capture the title.The Oakland A's wunkerkind belted his 32nd, and final, homer 455 feet off the wall in center field...Miggy & Prince's son chillin' at the Home Run Derby...A little summer booty for a hot week in July...
The Hot Baseball Wife Hall of Fame attended Sunday's Tigers vs Rangers game at Comerica Park.Before the game, Miguel Cabrera, Max Scherzer, Jhonny Peralta, Torii Hunter and Prince Fielder received their All-Star jerseys...Justin Verlander went 6 2/3 No-hit innings until Mitch Moreland hit a two-out double.JV's line: 7 innings pitched, 1 hit, 0 runs, 3 walks and 3 Ks.It was also Justin Verlander Mini-Bobblehead Day...Torii, V-Mart and Peralta all went YARD and Detroit beat Texas 5-0.It was a beautiful day. Scoreboard temperature registered 85 degrees. Had a nice sausage smothered in fried onions...Then I brought the kiddies home to hop in the pool and I boiled-up some Peaches & Cream sweet corn under the watchful eye of Justin Verlander...
It's always great to see someone who has been struggling end up with great success.So, I truly enjoyed what happened to Tim Lincecum on Saturday night.Timmy threw an incredible 148 pitches over 9 innings to get his 1st career No-Hitter.Lincecum's line: 9 innings, 0 hits, 0 runs, 4 walks and 13 Ks.(Last pic is courtesy of the excellent work of THECITYGRAPHICS)Italia Kash hydrating...
Here's your Final Vote MLB All-Stars...Chris Davis hit his league-leading 34th home run last night. 34 dingers before the All-Star break!!!There's a new book out about the the 2nd greatest Detroit Tiger (after Ty Cobb) - 'Hammerin' Hank Greenberg...Here's the link to an excerpt from Sports Illustrated: The Hero of HeroesHere's some more Italia Kash goodness...
On Wednesday night, David Ortiz went 2-for-3 with a homer and 3 RBIs in an 11-4 Red Sox win over the Seattle Mariners.In his first at-bat, Big Papi racked-up his 1,689th hit as a designated hitter surpassing Harold Baines as the all-time leader among DHs.One of the Hot Baseball Wife Hall of Fame's favourite women has been busy lately - out on the town, shooting selfies and shooting guns - Holly Peers...
While Justin Verlander gives up 12 hits, 5 runs and 2 homers in 7 innings, 40-year-old, rotund hurler Bartolo Colon is 12-3 with a 2.69 ERA. Verlander is 9-6 with a 3.71 ERA - but, heck, he's an All-Star...The Athletics closer, Grant Balfour, earned his 24th save of the season last night.Balfour's 23rd save broke Oakland’s franchise record for consecutive saves - previously held by Dennis Eckersley. Of course, you're all familiar with the Grant Balfour Ragin' Gnome...Here's Audrey Allen - Playboy's Miss June 2013...
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Manny Machado is 20 years old.He's batting .312 with a fielding percentage of .978 He's playing third base. His natural position is shortstop. He is the BEST defensive player in Major League Baseball.Orioles Flashback: Hot Baseball Wife Hall of Famer Anna Benson...
