When Manny Acta got the Indians' managerial job, he spent hours studying video, and one of the things he noticed was that Fausto Carmona was pitching from the first-base side of the mound, and Acta believed it took away from Carmona's command and ability to run his sinker on both sides of the plate. Acta went to visit Carmona while he was playing winter ball, and when he saw him pitch, Carmona had already moved to the third-base side of the rubber. "Jose Lima advised him to make the change," said Acta - link
1986 Mets vs. 1998 Yankees from subwaysquawkers : - In Game 1, the pitching matchup features Ron Darling over Andy Pettitte. And Strawberry hits a two-run homer to help lead the 1986 Mets to victory over the 1998 Yankees (he didn't play in the Yankees' lineup that night, though.) The '86 Mets beat the '98 Yankees in Game 1, 11-6. Read the box score and game summary here. And come back every day this week to Subway Squawkers to see how this WhatIfSports series ends!
On September 29th the Brooklyn Dodgers ended the 1957 season at Connie Mack Stadium against the Philadelphia Phillies. Ed Bouchee hit a two-run homerun to give Philadelphia the only runs they needed in a 2-1 victory. Brooklyn born Sandy Koufax was the last pitcher to throw a pitch for the Brooklyn Dodgers when he retired Willie Jones on a strikeout. The catcher who caught Sandy's last pitch was Brooklyn-born Joe Pignatano. In the ninth, Bob Kennedy hit a fly ball to Phillies centerfielder Richie Ashburn for the final out of the game and season. - link
Chris Coste was claimed off waivers by the Nationals, according to Brian Costa of The Newark Star-Ledger. Coste was waived over the weekend by the Mets, who signed him in December. With Jesus Flores starting the year on the disabled list, Coste will battle Wil Nieves for the right to back up behind Pudge Rodriguez. Coste, 36, hit .224/.301/.317 with two homers and 18 RBI over 88 games between the Phillies and Astros in 2009, playing catcher and first base.
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