LSU hurler Alex Lange began his outing in dominant fashion, sitting down the first six batters he faced. His 91-93 mph fastball was locating well, and Oregon State had no early answer for that heat. Not until the bottom of the third did the Beavers manage a buildup to load the bases, then a walk … ∞
Jim Bunning, the pitcher-turned-legislator who had a pair of high-profile careers on the national stage, has died at age 85. Bunning’s son, David, tweeted Saturday morning that Heaven got its No 1 starter today. The Baseball Hall of Famer had suffered a stroke last October. Bunning grew up in the Cincinnati area and signed with … ∞
Why that’s surprising: Zimmerman’s resurgence this year is rather stunning, honestly. He was coming off three seasons lost to injuries and ineffectiveness ‘ he averaged only 90 games and produced a combined WAR of exactly 0.0 ‘ heading into 2017, his Age 32 season. Safe to say expectations weren’t too high for the veteran. Oops. … ∞