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...
Ladies and Gentlemen, Your 2013 MLB All-Star Teams: National League Manager: Bruce Bochy, GiantsStarters: C – Yadier Molina, Cardinals 1B – Joey Votto, Reds 2B – Brandon Phillips, Reds 3B – David Wright, Mets SS – Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies OF – Carlos Beltran, Cardinals; Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies; Bryce Harper, Nationals Pitchers and Reserves: Buster Posey, C, Giants Allen Craig, 1B, Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt, 1B, Diamondbacks Matt Carpenter, 2B, Cardinals Marco Scutaro, 2B, Giants Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Pirates Everth Cabrera, SS, Padres Jean Segura, SS, Brewers Domonic Brown, OF, Phillies Michael Cuddyer, OF, Rockies Carlos Gomez, OF, Brewers Andrew McCutchen, OF, Pirates Madison Bumgarner, Giants Patrick Corbin, Diamondbacks Jose Fernandez, Marlins Matt Harvey, Mets Clayton Kershaw, Dodgers Cliff Lee, Phillies Jeff Locke, Pirates Adam Wainwright, Cardinals Travis Wood, Cubs Jordan Zimmermann, Nationals Aroldis Chapman, Reds Jason Grilli, Pirates Craig Kimbrel, Braves Final Vote candidates: Ian Desmond, SS, Nationals Freddie Freeman, 1B, Braves Adrian Gonzalez, 1B, Dodgers Hunter Pence, OF, Giants Yasiel Puig, OF, Dodgers American League Manager: Jim Leyland, Tigers Starters: C – Joe Mauer, Twins 1B – Chris Davis, Orioles 2B – Robinson Cano, Yankees 3B – Miguel Cabrera, Tigers SS - J.J. Hardy, Orioles OF – Adam Jones, Orioles; Mike Trout, Angels; Jose Bautista, Blue Jays DH – David Ortiz, Red Sox Pitchers and Reserves: Jason Castro, C, Astros Salvador Perez, C, Royals Prince Fielder, 1B, Tigers Jason Kipnis, 2B, Indians Dustin Pedroia, 2B, Red Sox Ben Zobrist, 2B, Rays Manny Machado, 3B, Orioles Jhonny Peralta, SS, Tigers Nelson Cruz, OF, Rangers Alex Gordon, OF, Royals Torii Hunter, OF, Tigers Edwin Encarnacion, DH, Blue Jays Clay Buchholz, Red Sox Bartolo Colon, A’s Yu Darvish, Rangers Felix Hernandez, Mariners Hisashi Iwakuma, Mariners Justin Masterson, Indians Chris Sale, White Sox Max Scherzer, Tigers Justin Verlander, Tigers Brett Cecil, Blue Jays Jesse Crain, White Sox Joe Nathan, Rangers Glen Perkins, Twins Mariano Rivera, Yankees Final Vote candidates: Joaquin Benoit, RP, Tigers Steve Delabar, RP, Blue Jays David Robertson, RP, Yankees Tanner Scheppers, RP, Rangers Koji Uehara, RP, Red SoxTo celebrate the ASG selections, here's the best of this weekend's Instagram Ass:msashleycee brufiikaysha_louise
This guy closed the game in a 7-0 Tigers' victory over the Tribe.The LA Dodgers continued their mastery over the San Francisco Giants with a 10-2 Dodgers' win on Friday night,Juan Uribe matched a career high with a double, triple, a homer and 7 RBIs.These are the curves of Italia Kash...
The Hot Baseball Wife Hall of Fame is slowly slipping into vacation mode, so please excuse the lackadaisical posts.I was in Toronto on the weekend and attended the Canada Day game between the Blue Jays and Tigers. It was a beautiful day and a great party.The giveaway was this sweet Canada Day Blue Jays cap...The Rogers Centre hosted a sellout crowd of 45,766 and everybody was in the party spirit.Members of the Canadian Armed Forces unfurled a massive Canadian flag...We watched Miggy lauch some bombs during BP...R.A. Dickey pitched a beauty: 7 innings, 6 hits, 2 runs, 1 walk and 4 Ks in an 8-3 Blue Jays victory.Some summertime pics: Here's Chantelle Vee with her bike...Here's Ashley Sky with her bike...Here's Mariah Lee shotgunning a beer...
