While it’s been reported for a while that Brady Aiken had come to terms with the Houston Astros on a $6.5M bonus, it’s been revealed that Aiken has an “irregularity” in his elbow. The team still wants to sign the lefty, but reportly at a discount. The Astros are looking to sign the pitcher for…
We’re into the second week of the baseball season; here’s 10 thoughts on what we’ve seen so far. Injuries, leave, and player thoughts. Tommy John’s impact on the game: No player’s name has had more of an impact on the game than Tommy John’s…since everyone knows about Tommy John Surgery. It seems as if there…
The New York Mets were concerned with the health of closer Bobby Parnell, but they weren’t expecting that he could be out for 12-14 months. Parnell has a partial tear of his UCL, which could mean Tommy John Surgery. Parnell had surgery last season on a herniated disk in his back; the team was planning…
While the Angels’ system is weak, it has taken a step forward in the last 12 months. That’s even with 2013 top prospect Kaleb Cowart struggling in Double A; can he retain the top spot for 2014? These are not your normal prospect rankings; these are compiled from first hand viewing, scouting reports, and other…
Hangar 24 Introduces Double IPA “Essence” Local Fields Essence to be Released in 22oz Bottles May 22, 2012 — Hangar 24′s first 22oz. bottle release in the Local Fields Series is set for Saturday, June 2. The debut of our packaged Local Fields beers features Essence, a Double IPA brewed with navel oranges, blood oranges…
Review: Boulevard Irish Ale My grocery store started carrying this Boulevard product for the first time, and I’m a sucker for Reds. Beer: Boulevard Irish AleBrewery: Boulevard Brewing CompanyStyle: Irish Red AleABV: 5.80% The beer poured a dark amber, almost cooper, color. There was a good inch of head that quickly receded. It left a…
Review: McSorley’s Irish Pale Ale After drinking my disappointing Irish Red (more to come on that later), I needed to find a Red that was much better. McSorley’s was one I’d seen and never tasted, so I figured I’d give it a shot. Beer: McSorley’s Irish Pale AleBrewery: Pabst Brewing CompanyStyle: Irish Red AleABV: 5.50%…
Brooklyn Brewery News from April 5th The Brooklyn Brewery is one of the breweries that is working with Pints of the Roundtable to get the news out on Microbrews. One of the most recent items was their “First Runnings: Fresh Brooklyn Brewery News (April 5). Sorry for the delay, but here’s their update. First Runnings…
St. Louis Cardinals Homestand Highlights: 07/04/2011 St. Louis (July 4, 2011) – The Cardinals return to Busch Stadium from a six-game interleague road trip that took the team to Baltimore (3-0) for the first time in the regular season and down to Tampa Bay (1-2) for just the second meeting between the teams at Tropicana…
2011 MLB Draft Signing Matrix Here is 85% Sports MLB Draft Signing Matrix. It’s broken into 2 parts. The first table shows the picks, the amount they signed for, slot for that pick, and the difference between the signing and slot. If anyone has information I’m missing (a signing, slot value, etc), let me know…
Bruins Extend Patrice Bergeron The Boston Bruins have agreed to an extension with forward Patrice Bergeron, keeping him with the team until the 2013-14 season. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bergeron was the Bruins’ second round pick in 2003. He’s scored 99 goals and 181 assists over 7 seasons; he tied for the…
