After signing a two-year cope with a membership possibility final offseason, infielder Daniel Descalso was the brand new Cub on the block in spring coaching. One of his solely mates on the workforce when he arrived was pitcher Tyler Chatwood, who was Descalso’s teammate on the Rockies for 2 seasons. Descalso by no means actually had these first-day jitters when he joined the Cubs. He instantly meshed together with his new teammates and stated the family-like ambiance of the clubhouse made him really feel welcome. After attending to know the Cubs during the last 4 months, Descalso spilled the tea on a few of his teammates, comparable to naming the best-dressed Cubs participant and who wants
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By the numbers: David Bote, Daniel Descalso and the reality
Baseball analysts don’t deny the existence of clutch hitting. David Bote’s game-winning RBI single within the Cubs’ 2-1 victory Sunday towards the Diamondbacks was clutch. When Daniel Descalso singled within the seventh to drive within the first run in a 2-Zero victory April 11 towards the Pirates, that was clutch, too. But whereas clutch hitting is actual, clutch hitters have proved elusive. No actual sample has been discovered when it comes to who comes by means of and who falters when the sport is on the road, and there's no clutch-hitting element in WAR. Fangraphs.com does have a stat labeled ‘‘Clutch‘’ on the win-probability portion of every participant and chief web page. It’s primarily based on win chance
‘Pressing’ Daniel Palka nonetheless searching for first hit
Daniel Palka was one of many highlights of the 2018 season, hitting a stunning 27 house runs and wowing followers with spectacular exit velocities. So far in 2019, Palka continues to be ready to make an influence. Entering Sunday’s sport towards the Mariners, Palka was zero for 21 on the season with 9 strikeouts. “There are positives, things feel good, it’s just a little bit of pressing right now,” Palka mentioned. “Kind of took a step back after yesterday and just restarted. Mechanically, everything looks good. It’s just a matter of one dropping in there and getting started. I think the thing that annoys me most is that I’m not contributing to wins. I want to give
Daniel Theis Injury: Danny Ainge Reveals Celtics Big Man’s New Timetable
It appears Daniel Theis’ “indefinite” absence will be shorter than expected. Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge provided a positive update Thursday morning on the veteran big man, who suffered a torn plantar fascia Saturday night against the Detroit Pistons. “We got good news from Daniel this week,” Ainge said during his weekly interview with 98.5 The Sports Hub’s “Toucher & Rich.” “It looks like it will be a few weeks as opposed to six or eight weeks. So, it’s not maybe quite as bad as initially thought.” Theis said earlier this week he expects to be in a walking boot for two weeks then ... NESN.com
UFC 220 Results: Daniel Cormier, Stipe Miocic Defend Championship Belts
BOSTON — Daniel Cormier and Stipe Miocic showed why they are champions in the City of Champions on Saturday night at UFC 220. Cormier knocked out Volkan Oezdemir in the second round to defend the light heavyweight title and Stipe Miocic defeated Francis Ngannou via unanimous decision to defend the heavyweight title for a record third time in a wildly entertaining night of mixed-martial arts at TD Garden. In the heavyweight title fight, Ngannou and Miocic traded blows in an extremely scintillating first round. However, it appeared Ngannou tired out after trying to land a series of his trademark knockout blows during the first round. Miocic was succ... NESN.com
Daniel Murphy Leads Mets To NLCS With Sneaky Steal, Clutch Home Run (Videos)
Murphy’s Law states that if something bad can happen, it will. Daniel Murphy plays for the New York Mets, but it was the Los Angeles Dodgers he haunted Thursday night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. With the Mets trailing by one run against Zach Greinke, the odds-on favorite to win the NL Cy Young Award, Murphy created a run when he took an extra base on a walk. He later scored to tie the game. A few innings later, Murphy again took things into his own hands, this time roping a line drive into the right field sears to put the Mets ahead for good. New York
Mets’ Daniel Murphy Hits Impressive Home Run Off Of Clayton Kershaw (Video)
Clayton Kershaw was going toe-to-toe with Mets’ ace Jacob deGrom during Game 1 of the teams’ National League Division Series on Friday, but that all changed when Daniel Murphy stepped into the batter’s box in the fourth inning. The Mets second baseman absolutely crushed a home run to right field off of Kershaw, giving the Mets a 1-0 lead at the time. Check out the towering home run for yourself in the video below. Thumbnail photo via Richard Mackson/USA TODAY Sports Images ...