Category Archives: american league central

Down to the Wire

Posted on September 11, 2016 by vzbaseball

Is Williams Pérez the next Big Sexy? There are three weeks to go in the MLB season. With ten playoff positions in the offing, there’s plenty to play for, and a number of Venezuelans are in the mix. In the … Continue reading →

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Back in the Race, in a New York Minute

Posted on August 28, 2016 by vzbaseball

Ronald Torreyes, Wilmer Flores, and Asdrubal Cabrera bring the Gotham squads to the precipice of respectability–and the vaunted Wild Card. Asdrubal has, in a low-key-veteran way, led the Mets this season, and it’s perhaps no surprise that he was out … Continue reading →

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August 13: Pitchers and Catchers

Posted on August 13, 2016 by vzbaseball

This week we saw a couple of catchers step to the fore while a surprise pitching duo made their mark. And yes, they’re all Venezuelans. The Mets of Flushing continue to, well, flush their season down the local sewage pipes, … Continue reading →

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Cookie and the King, on the border

Posted on July 21, 2016 by vzbaseball

The outside world invades our sporting entertainment: on Colombian Independence Day, tens of thousands of Venezuelans are thankful to the neighbors for opening the border for a short period and allowing them to buy the household necessities which are nonexistent … Continue reading →

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As the July 12 All-Star Break approaches, we take a look at Venezuelans who’ve been noteworthy, for better or worse, this season: Good: Jose  Altuve, Houston. After a slightly slow start the mighty mite of Maracay is posting MVP-like numbers, … Continue reading →

Posted on July 3, 2016 by vzbaseball | Leave a comment

Which Tiger for the Hall?

Posted on June 28, 2016 by vzbaseball

Detroit has been a font of Venezuelan talent for years now; three intriguing cases for the Hall of Fame will arise in the near future; who’ll be the next of Luis Aparicio’s countrymen to join him in Cooperstown?   Victor … Continue reading →

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Philly Phever

Posted on June 2, 2016 by vzbaseball

After years of Detroit leading the Majors in Venezuelan players, it seems the Phillies have taken their place this year–with surprising results. Many pundits foresaw the Mets-Nationals duel for supremacy in the NL East. But not many would have had … Continue reading →

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Getting Rough-ned

Posted on May 17, 2016 by vzbaseball

Roughned Odor is only 22 years old. And he’s now established himself as a baseball bad-ass. Jose Bautista has been mocking pitchers for the past few seasons with a theatrical bat flip after he hits home runs. How this is … Continue reading →

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All Time Great Luis Aparicio turns 83. Continue reading →

Posted on April 30, 2016 by vzbaseball | Leave a comment

The Alpha and the Omega

Posted on April 7, 2016 by vzbaseball

The Detroit Tigers have hosted a conclave of criollos for years. Even their first base coach, Omar Vizquel, is a VZ baseball legend. Today, Aníbal Sánchez started the game for Los Tigres, and Caraqueño Francisco Rodríguez finished it, each buffing … Continue reading →

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