Well, the All-Star Game rosters have finally been announced, and the Padres going to Cleveland are… Kirby Yates. Yes, the lone representative from San Diego will be the closer, which at this point must be written into the MLB rules somewhere. Now, I don’t want to downplay Kirby’s accomplishments, because he’s been incredible and absolutely…
It’s always been tough to respect an organization that includes Joe West, Angel Hernandez, and C.B. Bucknor. but the MLB Umpires Association has well and truly crossed the Rubicon today. After Manny Machado was ejected from Saturday’s game against the Rockies, MLB hit him with a one game suspension for touching home plate ump Bill…
If you’ve been begging the Padres to promote Luis Urías, you’re getting your wish. But at what cost? As Dennis Lin reported, the second baseman is getting called up today, but Franchy Cordero will be going on the 10-day injured list in exchange. Franchy was pulled early in Saturday’s game against the Cardinals after he…
