Jason TurbowAstros Spy Scheme Outed By One of Their OwnKen Rosenthal and Evan Drellich of the Athletic have posted an enormous piece detailing illegal sign stealing within the Astros…Nov 13, 2019Nov 13, 2019
Jason TurbowNo Strike 3 For You: The High Cost Of Scuffing An Umpire’s Ego During the World SeriesGame 5 of the World Series gave us a particularly interesting moment during the course of an otherwise dull blowout: After a host of…Oct 29, 2019Oct 29, 2019
Jason TurbowPitch Tipping Tempest Tops Tampa As Astros Off To ALCSThe Astros are moving on to the ALCS, and a lot of people are pinning at least some of their success Thursday on the way Rays starter…Oct 11, 2019Oct 11, 2019
Jason TurbowUp 13–1, Cardinals Had Leeway To Respond To Atlanta However The Hell They PleasedTensions are heightened come playoff time, which may explain why Ronald Acuña Jr.’s excitable response to his ninth-inning, two-run homer…Oct 10, 2019Oct 10, 2019
Jason TurbowRed Sox Play Petty In Failed Attempt To Deny Minor His StrikoutsBaseball has a long history of acknowledging superlative performances from the opposing dugout, but precedent be damned, things in…Sep 27, 2019Sep 27, 2019
Jason TurbowMikolas Calls Out Galvis For Mound Trespass, Reignites Debate Over Whether Such A Thing Even ExistsOn April 22, 2010, Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees ran across the mound at the Oakland Coliseum on his way back to the dugout.Sep 3, 2019Sep 3, 2019
Jason TurbowSign Stealing Intrigue Grips Little League World SeriesBaseball’s unwritten rules have reached the Little League World Series, and serve to illustrate the difference between what goes on in the…Aug 15, 2019Aug 15, 2019
Jason TurbowKey, Late-Game Homers Let Braves, Reds Provide Contrast In Ways To Celebrate … Or NotSo I don’t much mention bat flipping much in this space anymore because the bat flip is becoming so thoroughly integrated within the…Aug 5, 2019Aug 5, 2019
Jason TurbowRetaliation Gone Wrong: Reds, Pirates Boil Over After Beanball AttemptKeone Kela told the truth. Among the ranks of big league pitchers, this is virtually unheard of when discussing message pitches. It’s the…Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
Jason TurbowRangers Are The Latest To Have Trouble Letting The Kids Play, And Ramon Laureano’s Bat Bears The…We’ve repeatedly discussed the disconnect between MLB’s official “Let the Kids Play” stance and the reality on the ground when it comes to…Jul 30, 2019Jul 30, 2019
