The Chase for… .500? Yes, it’s early, but given the attention Larry Walker and Sean Casey are getting for having batting averages around .400, it’s probably not unreasonable to mention that John Olerud’s OBP is .505. In 1998, Mark McGwire spent a few weeks around the magic mark, and in 1994, Frank Thomas ran a…
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS Optioned infielder Hanley Frias to Tucson of the Pacific Coast League (AAA); recalled pitcher Bobby Chouinard from Tucson. [5/22] Given the innings the D’backs normally get from their rotation, you wonder if they have any real use for an extra pitcher, much less one of Chouinard’s dubious qualifications. That said, they also ride…
IT’S A HIT! “They were all real slow knuckleballs that just happened to drift on me for whatever reason. They felt good coming out of my hand. It’s just part of the game and part of the frustration for anybody throwing the knuckleball.” — Steve Sparks, Angels pitcher, on hitting four batters “I was trying…