Podcasts about Yunel Escobar

Today we lock in and discuss Bobby Cox and Chipper Jones' favorite player, Yunel Escobar. Tune in and hear about how Yunel got away from Cuba, was apart of a stacked draft class, and even faced controversy over the course of his 11 year career. It's a fun episode about a fairly flashy and exciting player.

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Justin Nicolino attended University High School in Orlando Florida before being drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2010. He was traded to the Marlins in a deal that included Yunel Escobar, Jeff Mathis, Jake Marisnick, Mark Buehrle, and José Reyes. In 2015 he made his debut for the Marlins until going to the Reds, Twins, and White Sox. He is currently with the Rakuten Monkeys of the CPBL. Follow Justin on Twitter @J_Nicolino22

The Architect joins us. Alex Anthopoulos, former GM of The Toronto Blue Jays, joined Barry and Matt to discuss his time with Jays and the magic of the 2015 season. Alex is exceedingly candid when analyzing and assessing the moves he made for Canada’s team. He discusses the trading of Roy Halladay and how that trade affected him as an early GM. The guys recount the Yunel Escobar incident, one that affected Alex deeply and one that he felt helped to learn some valuable lessons. He’s open and affable and Toronto misses him. The First Pitch talks Tulo and dives into the recent trend of Blue Jays GM Ross Atkins being more transparent than he ever has. Ask Barry Davis touches on players being managers, hot dogs and eBay and Dwight Howard’s brother. Eye injuries at MLB games are laughed at. Raj Suppiah joins us from the medical room to discuss back spasms and how to deal with them. Speaking of Hot Dogs, the Fair or Foul Poll has its bun steamed. All that and much more. Lets sit in the front office and let AA hold court.

Yunel Escobar and Mike Trout homered, but the Angels faltered late. Mike Scioscia breaks down the bullpen's woes following the game.

AJ Mass and David Schoenfield discuss Adrian Beltre's historic home run, Miguel Montero's future, the values of Yunel Escobar, Jose Quintana and Alex Cobb, Jon Gray's return and more.

Yunel Escobar had two hits and two RBIs while Ricky Nolasco struck out five in a scoreless outing to pick up the win. Mike Scioscia and Martin Maldonado give their thoughts on the win following the game.

Angels manager Mike Scioscia and outfielder Ben Revere break down Alex Meyer's outing, and Yunel Escobar talks about finding his swing in the Angels' 7-3 win over the A's.

Yunel Escobar hit a pair of solo homers, but the Angels were undone by a four-run third inning by the Astros. Angels manager Mike Scioscia discusses the team's tough 5-3 defeat to the Astros at home.

The whole gang's in town tonight to toast the awesomeness of all thngs American Sports-related. Mike got an early start but HdP is in this for the long haul... In other news: Iron Mike gives restaurant advice; Dan ran 10k but just missed out on Americarnage Sponsorship Place and makes up for it by getting scatological in under 5 minutes; Calexico get a much-deserved plug; Brandon Wheedon gets discussed; Kellen Who?; scab refs must go; Mike's mate Danny Amendola looks spectacular; Jay Cutler's backfiring wishes; Andrew Luck won his first game in the NFL in a close run thing against the Vikes, and Ryan Tannehnhill also got off the mark against the Raiders; Peyton comes back down to earth with a bump; the gang do fantasy league, hear about how badly; Jeremy Lin has bought a bed; the Knicks are reportedly keen on Kenyon Martin, which would round out their roster of extremely old men; It's a Lockout in the NHL for the 4th time in 20 years; Metallurg Magnitogorsk is the best team name in the KHL and indeed the world; shortstop Yunel Escobar has homophobia written all over his face; MLB playoffs could be Oakland, Baltimore, Texas, NYY, White Sox, Reds, Giants, Nats, Card & Braves - no dodgers despite spending a bazillion dollars on players; awesome questions in the Bodeans Mailbag and much, much more...

The Washington Nationals, behind another solid start by Joe Ross, beat the San Diego Padres, 4-2, to take two of three in the nation's capital. Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman homered, but Yunel Escobar and Michael Taylor left the game with injuries. 

There were 21 runs scored, 28 hits, four errors, wild pitches, 11 walks (10 by Colorado Rockies' pitchers) and tons of fun in the Washington Nationals' 15-6 win in Coors Field, which snapped the Nats' six-game losing streak... and it took just 3 hrs and 45 minutes... 

The Washington Nationals scored nine runs on 14 hits and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 tonight in PNC with Ian Desmond, Michael Taylor and Yunel Escobar all connecting for multiple hits in support of Gio Gonzalez. The Nats knocked A.J. Burnett around again and stopped a two-game slide. 

Episode 255 The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live! In this episode, Paul Sporer and Eno Sarris analyze the two big trades of the day and then talk about the rumors w/Carlos Carrasco. They check in on the performances of Ubaldo Jimenez, Masahiro Tanaka, Yunel Escobar, Chris Tillman, and R.A. Dickey. They finish […]

Episode 60 – Newest Prospective Downloader The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live! In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Marco Estrada’s legendary performance, Matt’s neighbor, the rise of Josh Phegley, Robin Ventura’s surprisingly strong move, selling on Yunel Escobar, Steven Matz’s upcoming debut, changing the order in which picks are […]

The Washington Nationals handed the Pittsburgh Pirates, who started the series on an eight-game winning streak, three straight losses. 9-2 today in the nation's capital with Gio Gonzalez earning the win and the sweep in Nationals Park. Bryce Harper and Yunel Escobar homered in a nine-run first.

Episode 51 – Now and Forever Brian McCann The latest episode of “Field of Streams” is live! In this episode, Dylan Higgins and Matthew Dewoskin discuss Matt’s new weird DFS strategy, obligatory Logan Forsythe mentions, Yunel Escobar’s great but boring season, an interesting Andrelton Simmons stat, the mixed feelings of comparing your stats to Jered […]

The Washington Nationals knocked Arizona Diamondbacks' right-hander Josh Collmenter out early and cruised to an 11-1 win in the series opener in Chase Field. Yunel Escobar went 5 for 5 for the second time this season. Max Scherzer cruised to his third win of the season. 

Yunel Escobar's fifth hit of the night capped off an eighth-inning comeback and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-4 in tonight's series-opener in Nationals Park... and Tanner Roark got the save... by striking Giancarlo Stanton out!!

Episode #38 We talk about the Ben Zobrist before the second Yunel Escobar trade.

Alex was ready to lead off the show with a self-congratulary tone, as he wanted to gloat about how he had been calling for the Red Sox to re-sign Stephen Drew since November. But that would’ve been akin to wearing summer colors to a funeral. The Red Sox are in the midst of a 10-game losing streak, and have dropped to nine games below .500 and eight games out of first place. At this rate, Drew’s signing will just be an exercise in futility. The anemic offense got even thinner over the weekend, as Shane Victorino or Mike Napoli were placed on the disabled list. It’s time for Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz – the faces of the franchise – to step up and carry the team for the next week. It’s easy to get carried away with hyperbole when this kind of skid occurs, but Alex believes it’s fair to second-guess the club’s strategy in free agency last winter. For the second consecutive year, the Red Sox refused to sign players to lucrative, market value long-term contracts. They signed A.J. Pierzynski, Grady Sizemore and Edward Mujica to short-term deals, and all three players have struggled mightily. The Red Sox didn’t acquire the necessary reinforcements to safeguard themselves from the regression that most teams face after a championship season. The Red Sox shouldn’t be adverse to handing out long-term contracts; they should be prudent about finding the right players to give those deals to. It’s all about finding the proper fit. Alex recaps the disappointing series against the Blue Jays and Rays, and explains why the Red Sox seem intent on keeping Clay Buchholz in the rotation despite his struggles. The Red Sox embarrassed themselves in the finale of the weekend’s series against the Rays when David Ross jarred at Yunel Escobar for swiping third base in the bottom of the eighth inning with a five-run lead. If the Red Sox don’t want to be “embarrassed,” they shouldn’t put themselves in that situation. Alex takes a closer look at the AL East stands in the “Around the League” segment, and highlights the Blue Jays’ terrific play of late. It seems as if one team in the division is starting to pull away from the pack, which is bad news for the Red Sox. Josh Beckett thew a no-hitter Sunday, much to the dismay of many baseball fans in this region. It ended poorly with Beckett here, but that shouldn’t dilute the fact that this is a praiseworthy turnaround story. What probably did damper Beckett’s no-hitter, however, is the fact that few people in the Los Angeles region could see it. Most cable and satellite providers in southern California refuse to pay the fee that’s required to carry SportsNet LA. The Dodgers have the most lucrative television contract in Major League Baseball history, but nobody can see the team’s games. It’s another example of how this league’s greed has caused it to alienate so many fans. On a positive note, Manny Ramirez is back in professional baseball. The Cubs signed him to be a player-coach for its Triple-A affiliate. Let’s just hope that he can still attend the 2004 reunion Wednesday night. Email Alex at ajreimer0@gmail.com, and follow him on Twitter at @AlexReimer1. Read him all week on BostInno.com, and listen to him Fridays from 3-6 p.m. EST on Glenn Ordway’s “Big Show Unfiltered.”

Jason Martinez of MLBDepthCharts discusses all the latest trades and signings before Ben Nicholson-Smith calls in from the Winter Meetings in Nashville for some discussion on rumors around the league.

Ben and Sam answer listener emails mostly (but not entirely) about things that happened on day two of the Winter Meetings.

Yunel Escobar’s decision to print a homophobic slur on his eye-black is an example of a team that is not sufficiently focused on professionalism and athlete development to win. The post Yunel Escobar and the Blue Jays Culture appeared first on Coach Brock Bourgase.

The Red Sox, though mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, can take solace in the fact they've also eliminated the Rays from realistic playoff contention. Then again, the Red Sox also lost 13-3 on Wednesday night... Alex recaps the first three games against Tampa Bay, including the growth of Ryan Lavarnway as a defensive catcher, and Mauro Gomez's impressive late season performance. Plus, Felix Doubront earned his first win since July 23rd this week. Wednesday night's game was a debacle, however, as the Red Sox lost by 10 runs. Alex recaps the atrocities displayed during the game including Daisuke's continued horribleness, Alfredo Aceves' first appearance in a week, and the continuation of Daniel Bard's meltdown. It's time to shut Bard down. In the "Around the League" segment, Alex analyzes the AL East standings, as the Yankees saw the return of Andy Pettitte on Wednesday while simultaneously receiving negative news on Mark Teixeira's rehab. Plus, Alex further explains his support behind the two-team wild card format, even though it does reward mediocrity. Yunel Escobar took to the field last Saturday with the homophobic Spanish phrase, "tu eres maricon" written on his eyeblack. He has been suspended three games without pay for his actions. Alex explains what the Escobar incident says about the homophobic culture that still pervades Major League Baseball clubhouses, and teams. Email Alex at areimer@bu.edu, and follow him on Twitter @AlexReimer1. Post on the message boards at www.thesportsstuff.com/boards.

Yunel Escobar’s decision to print a homophobic slur on his eye-black is an example of a team that is not sufficiently focused on professionalism and athlete development to win. The post Yunel Escobar and the Blue Jays Culture appeared first on Coach Brock Bourgase.

Your starting 5 are suited up and ready to talk baseball once again. We touch on the happenings around baseball from Yunel Escobar to the Playoff Panic meter for each team involved in these closely contested Playoff races. The movie critics come out as well, when we discuss our favorite baseball movies in lieu of "Trouble With the Curve" debuting on Friday. All that and more inside this episode of "Three Up, Three Down".