Posted inBaseball Bochy, Bruce Instant Replay (Sports) Major League Baseball Officiating (Sports) Padres and Rangers Both Deal With Controversial Plate Blocking Calls A night after Bruce Bochy said a replay ruling was “one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen,” another controversial call on a play at the plate added even more confusion. Posted by By Benjamin Hoffman
Posted inBaseball Bochy, Bruce Instant Replay (Sports) Major League Baseball Officiating (Sports) Home Plate Blocking Call Gives White Sox Win Over Rangers Catcher Jonah Heim of the Rangers was baffled by a game-deciding call. His manager called it “absolutely one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen.” Posted by By Benjamin Hoffman
Posted inBaseball Basketball Bronx (NYC) Columbus Circle (Manhattan, NY) Draft and Recruitment (Sports) Height (Stature) National Basketball Assn National Basketball Players Assn San Antonio Spurs Schmidt, Clarke (1996- ) Stadiums and Arenas Subways Trevino, Jose (1992- ) Wembanyama, Victor Victor Wembanyama Takes the Subway to Yankee Stadium to Throw First Pitch Wembanyama, the 19-year-old French basketball star, is in town for the N.B.A. draft. At more than seven feet tall, he’s hard to miss. Posted by By Tania Ganguli and Desiree Rios
Posted inBaseball Brooklyn Dodgers Craig, Roger (1930-2023) New York Mets San Francisco Giants Memorial Honors Roger Craig Whose Baseball Career Spanned Generations At a memorial service for Roger Craig, a writer recalls time spent with a player, coach and manager who connected generations of baseball history. Posted by By Scott Miller