Author Archives: Eric Favaloro

Across the AL: Despite Losing Streak, Success Inevitable for Oakland A’s, Reddick

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
josh reddick

The Oakland Athletics, after getting swept by the Rays in their previous three-game series, were certainly looking for a win when they visited Fenway on Monday.  They did not get it, however, as they lost to the Red Sox, 9-6.  Through their first 16 games, the A’s were 12-4 and outscored their opponents, 96-63.  The ...

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Former Yankees Transitioning into New Roles, Teams

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
nick-swisher

With the Yankees currently in Cleveland for a four-game series, players and fans alike were able to get an up-close look at Nick Swisher donning an Indians uniform in Monday’s 11-6 win over the Tribe.  Swisher, now the starting first baseman in Cleveland, went 1-3 yesterday with two walks and a run scored.  With a ...

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Across the AL: Opening Day Recap

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
justin-verlander

The date is April 2, 2013, which means Opening Day has come and gone.  The 2013 Major League Baseball season has finally begun and is already off to an exciting start.  To lessen the blow of the rival Red Sox defeating the Yankees, 8-2, this article will not even mention the soon-to-be-forgotten game any more ...

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Across the AL: Rangers, Astros Set to Meet on Opening Night of MLB

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
Harrison & Norris 2

With less than a week to go until the Texas Rangers visit Minute Maid Park on Sunday, March 31 to play the Houston Astros, the 2013 MLB season will be underway shortly.  The Rangers will be sending lefty Matt Harrison to the hill, while right-hander Bud Norris will start for the Astros in the team’s ...

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Across the AL: Baltimore Orioles Unlikely to Repeat 2012 Success

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
jair jurrjens

The Baltimore Orioles shocked many baseball fans in 2012, when they not only won 93 games and nearly won the AL East, but also managed to secure a spot in the postseason.  After all, it had been 15 years since the Orioles last had a winning season or made the playoffs.    Despite eventually losing in ...

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Across the AL: Undefeated Royals Look Strong in Spring

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
james shields

With an 8-1 victory over the Reds on Sunday afternoon, the Kansas City Royals earned their ninth straight win and thus remain undefeated in the Cactus League this spring, with a record of 9-0-1.  If a team is having a bad spring, it is easy to disregard it simply because it is Spring Training.  However, ...

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Across the AL: The effects of Red Sox injuries

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Eric Favaloro
Red Sox pitching staff

The fracture sustained by Curtis Granderson in his first at-bat of the spring is certainly a huge blow to a Yankee offense that, according to Joe Girardi, already had to “find different ways to score runs.”  While no team likes to see its players get injured, it can be argued that if an injury is going ...

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