Curt Schilling questions character of Kirby Puckett in Hall of Fame rant Kirby Puckett has had his dirty laundry aired in public (at least in the media) on multiple occasions, perhaps most notably in this 2003 Sports Illustrated piece, three years before his early death.
It is a part of the Puckett story that most Twins fans either honestly don’t know about or choose to forget about — or, at the most, gloss over when thinking about the baseball hero.
The less-than-perfect side of Puckett the human, in fact, gets buried so deep that it becomes somewhat shocking when someone brings up his name in a negative way. More
McCann drives in 3 as Braves beat Giants 6-3 Brian McCann hit a two-run homer and an RBI single in his third game this season after coming off the disabled list, and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Thursday night to begin a four-game series between NL division leaders. More
Royals snap Braves' 10-game win streak Wade Davis pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, Jeff Francoeur had a fourth-inning RBI single and the Kansas City Royals stopped Atlanta's 10-game winning streak with a 1-0 victory Wednesday. More
Sources: Verlander gets record $180M deal Justin Verlander and the Detroit Tigers have reached agreement on a new contract that could exceed $202 million, according to sources. Verlander's deal, which would make him the highest-paid pitcher in the game, is for seven years and worth $180 million, sources said. More
Islanders search for words and answers after crushing Game 2 loss: ‘It’s gonna hurt’ In the wake of an epic collapse on Monday in a 5-3 Game 2 loss against the Hurricanes, Roy’s Islanders better find a reservoir of resiliency. The way they blew a game they led 3-0 will stay with them ... 04/22/2024 - 4:49 pm | View Link
Mets blow lead, implode in disaster eighth inning in loss to Reds The Mets (2-6) snapped a brief, two-game winning streak in part because their bullpen arms were depleted, and in part because everything that could go wrong proceeded to go wrong at the wrong time ... 04/6/2024 - 1:08 pm | View Link
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