There are wins in MLB, there are walk-off wins, and then there are balk-off wins. A game between the Cincinnati Reds and Tampa Bay Rays ended in bizarre fashion on Friday when, with runners on the ...
The Mets had no intention of being here, seven games back of a wild card berth the day after the trade deadline, but the die was cast early this season and the Mets had to roll with the punches. They ...
But, seriously, what is a balk, anyway? Baseball has a fair amount of rules that are open to subjectivity, but none more famous than a balk. While there are letter-of-the-law rules regarding a balk, ...
In 1988, the A’s won 104 games. The Dodgers won 94. But Los Angeles won four of five against Oakland in October, which is all that really matters, and the Dodgers’ Kirk Gibson’s Game 1 walkoff homer ...
For those fortunate enough to witness Jim Balk coaching Radnor High School’s baseball team at any time during his 35 years on the bench, last Friday represented a special day that was both ...
MLB rules changes have been all the rage this spring. One rule that hasn’t been changed but will be more heavily enforced is the balk. But what is a balk? Major League Baseball has made some changes ...
The New York Mets lost to the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night 7-6 in ten innings. The loss was the latest embarrassment in a lost season for the Mets. After coming in with expectations of winning ...
Orioles reliever Darren O’Day earned his first career ejection Monday in the ninth inning of a 5-3 loss to the Seattle Mariners after a balk call erased a popout by slugger Nelson Cruz. Manager Buck ...