Maravillosa foto de la postemporada de las Grandes Ligas

A’s Name Chip Hale Third Base Coach; Remainder of Coaching Staff Returns

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Jeff Collins named Assistant Athletic Trainer; Josh Cuffe added as Strength and Conditioning Coach

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland A’s named Chip Hale as third base coach on Bob Melvin’s coaching staff for the 2017 season, the club announced today.  The A’s also named Jeff Collins as Assistant Athletic Trainer and Josh Cuffe as Major League Strength and Conditioning Coach.  The remainder of the A’s coaching staff will return in their same roles.

“We’re thrilled to bring Chip back to the organization and to retain the rest of our coaching staff,” said A’s General Manager David Forst. “Bob and his staff have done an outstanding job with our core group of young players, and keeping them together was an important step for us as we look towards 2017. Under Bob’s leadership, we’re confident that we have the right staff in place to continue our club’s growth and development.”

Hale returns to the A’s organization after spending two seasons as manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks.  The D-backs finished 69-93 this year after going 79-83 in Hale’s first season as manager in 2015.  Hale previously served as bench coach with the A’s under Bob Melvin from 2012-14.  He joined his first Major League coaching staff in 2007 as the third base coach with Arizona.  Hale spent three seasons with the Diamondbacks and two as the third base coach with the New York Mets before joining Oakland in 2012.

 

Hale replaces Ron Washington, who took a job as third base coach for the Atlanta Braves, and will also be responsible for infielders.  The rest of the coaching staff remains the same, with Mike Aldrete as first base coach, Darren Bush as hitting coach, Scott Emerson as bullpen coach, Marcus Jensen as assistant hitting/catching coach, Mark Kotsay as bench coach and Curt Young as pitching coach.

Collins joins a Major League training staff for the first time after spending 19 seasons working with A’s minor leaguers.  He joined the Oakland organization as an athletic trainer at Short-Season Southern Oregon (1998-99) and also served in the same capacity for Single-A Visalia (2000) and Short-Season Vancouver (2004).  Collins has also spent 16 seasons as the A’s minor league medical coordinator.  He replaces Walt Horn, who retired following the 2016 season.

Cuffe has spent the last five seasons as the A’s minor league strength and conditioning coordinator.  He began his career with five seasons in the Arizona Diamondbacks farm system, serving as strength coach at South Bend (2007), Visalia (2008), Mobile (2009) and Reno (2010-11).

Opinión de Henry Marrugo sobre los Gigantes de San Francisco

Henry Marrugo con su amigo Julio Teherán, abridor de los Bravos de Atlanta. Fotos ISCDeportes.

Opinión de Henry Marrugo,  de Cartagena, Colombia, sobre la desastrosa actuación de los Gigantes en la  postemporada de las Grandes Ligas frente a los Cachorros de Chicago. 

 

Los Gigantes de San Francisco nuevamente se despidieron tempranamente de la postemporada al caer 6-5 contra los Cachorros de Chicago, permitiendo 4 carreras en la parte baja de la novena entrada del juego numero 4 de la NLDS. 

Nuevamente El bullpen mostró ser el punto débil de los Gigantes, su irregularidad durante la segunda mitad de la temporada los ubico en el liderando la liga en juegos desperdiciados con 32, incluyendo 9 de ellos en la novena entrada. 

Esto, combinado con el  pobre poder ofensivo que tuvo un average de 0-55 cuando perdían después de la octava entrada, fue la receta perfecta para terminar una temporada que lucia muy promisoria en la primera mitad.  

Histórica la actuación de Javier Báez en las Mayores

Javier Báez se convirtió anoche en Chicago en el primer puertorriqueño en estafarse el plato en un juego de postemporada de las Mayores. 

En el primer juego por el campeonato de la Liga Nacional los Cachorros derrotaron 8-4 a los Dodgers de Los Angeles 

Además, Báez se convirtió en el tercer intermedista puertorriqueño en conectar dos dobles en un juego de postemporada.

Esta es la lista: Roberto Alomar: 9 de octubre de 1993, 7 de octubre de 1999 y 13 de octubre de 2001. Luis Alicea: 1 de octubre de 1996. Javier Báez: 15 de octubre de 2016. 

Miguel Montero de Venezuela, fue otro hispano que sobresalió al conectar un jonrón como bateador emergente en la octava entrada con las bases llenas y de esta forma contribuir con la primera victoria de Chicago. 

El criollo se convirtió en el cuarto bateador  emergente  en batear un gran slam en toda la historia de la postemporada de las Grandes Ligas. En 2015 los Cachorros perdieron la serie en cuatro juegos de postemporada frente a los Mets.  

Nelson Cruz, dominicano, Edgardo Alfonzo, Venezuela y Edgar  Martínez, Puerto Rico aparecen en los libros de la historia de las Mayores como emergentes que han conectado jonrones con las bases llenas en postemporada. 

 

CUBS AT GIANTS – GAME FOUR OF NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES

San Francisco Giants Notes

THE GIANTS: Marked just the second time they have lost a postseason game when leading after 8.0 innings (also: Oct. 17, 1911 vs. Philadelphia).

•        Had their streak of winning 10-consecutive postseason elimination games snapped (longest streak in postseason history).

•        Had their win streak of 11-straight postseason series snapped...this streak is tied with the 1998-2001 Yankees for the longest such streak in Major League history.

MATT MOORE: Struck out a postseason career-high 10 batters and became just the 10th pitcher in Giants franchise postseason history to record double-digit strikeouts.

•        Recorded just his second career RBI in the fourth inning (including regular season and postseason).

•        His go-ahead hit was the first by a Giants pitcher in postseason since Hal Schumacher in the 1933 World Series.

CONOR GILLASPIE: Went 4-for-4 at the plate and became just the 15th Giant to record four hits in a postseason game (last: Pablo Sandoval on Oct. 24, 2012 – WS 1).

BRANDON CRAWFORD: Is the first Giants player to commit two errors in a postseason game since Don Mueller on Sept. 29, 1954 (WS 1).

Chicago Cubs Notes

THE CUBS: Are just second team to come back from a three-run deficit in the ninth inning to win a postseason series clincher, joining 1986 Mets (NLCS).

•        Marked the third time in franchise history they have won a postseason game when trailing after 8.0 innings (last: Oct. 22, 1910 vs. Philadelphia).

•        Are advancing to the NLCS in back-to-back seasons for the first time in franchise history.

WILLSON CONTRERAS: Recorded just the fourth game-tying hit in the ninth inning or later in Cubs’ postseason history, joining Kris Bryant, Sammy Sosa and Frank Chance.

DAVID ROSS:  At 39 years-old, he became the oldest catcher to homer in a postseason game and the oldest player in Cubs history to homer in a postseason game, passing Moises Alou (37 - Oct. 15, 2003 - NLCS Game 7).

San Francisco Giants Notes

THE GIANTS: San Francisco has now won each of their last 10 elimination games, the longest streak by any team in postseason history.

WALK-OFF: Tonight marked the Giants' seventh postseason walk-off win (last: Oct. 16, 2014 vs. St. Louis – NLCS Game 5).

Date                Series(Gm#)    Opp.    Play                             Final (Inning)

10/25/1911     WS (5)             PHI       Fred Merkle, Sac Fly   4-3 (10)

9/29/1954       WS (1)             CLE      Dusty Rhodes, HR        5-2 (10)

10/14/2002     NLCS (5)          STL       Kenny Lofton, Single   2-1 (9)

10/20/2010     NLCS (4)          PHI       Juan Uribe, Sac Fly      6-5 (9)

10/14/2014     NLCS (3)          STL       Blanco, reach on error 5-4 (10)

10/16/2014     NLCS (5)          STL       Travis Ishikawa, HR     6-3 (9)

10/10/2016     NLDS (3)          CHC     Joe Panik, Double        6-5 (13)

MADISON BUMGARNER: Had his postseason scoreless streak snapped at 24.0 innings, tied with Lew Burdette for the third-longest streak in Major League postseason history.

•        Tonight marked the first time in his career he has surrendered a home run to a pitcher.

BUSTER POSEY: Recorded his 22nd postseason RBI and passed Barry Bonds for the highest total in franchise history.

CONOR GILLASPIE: Has driven in five of the Giants’ 11 runs this postseason.

Chicago Cubs Notes

WITH THE BATS: Cubs pitchers have combined to hit two home runs and six RBI this series…their six RBI are tied with the 1958 Braves (WS) and 1970 Orioles (ALCS) for most RBI by a team's pitchers in a postseason series.

•        Became first team to have two pitchers homer in same postseason series since the 1924 New York Giants in the World Series (Rosy Ryan in Game 3 and Jack Bentley in Game 5).

JAKE ARRIETA:  His three-run homer was the first by any pitcher in any postseason game since Steve Carlton off Don Sutton in Game 3 of the 1978 NLCS.

•        Is just the fourth pitcher in Major League history to win a Cy Young and slug a home run in the postseason (Bob Gibson, Rick Sutcliffe and Steve Carlton).

KRIS BRYANT: His game-tying HR in the ninth inning was the first by a Cubs' player in the postseason since Sammy Sosa in Game 1 of the 2003 NLCS vs. the Marlins.

 

A’s announce 2017 Spring Training Schedule at Hohokam Stadium

OAKLAND, Calif. – The Oakland Athletics today announced their 2017 Spring Training schedule, with Cactus League play beginning on Saturday, Feb. 25 against the Chicago Cubs at Sloan Park.

The A’s will play 18 of their 36 Spring Training games at Hohokam Stadium. The team will be home the entire weekend of March 17 - 19, taking on the D-backs (Friday, March 17), Padres (Saturday, March 18) and Mariners (split-squad, Sunday, March 19). The A’s will also host Team Italy on Wednesday, March 8 as Italy prepares to compete in the World Baseball Classic.

The club will conclude its exhibition schedule with the annual three-game Bay Bridge Series against the San Francisco Giants, March 30 – April 1, including a 12:05 p.m. game at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday, April 1.

Spring Training Season ticket deposits are currently being accepted at athletics.com/spring. Single-game tickets go on sale online on Nov. 15 at 9 a.m. PT and at the Hohokam Stadium Box Office on Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. For more information, including the complete schedule, ticket options, and details to plan a trip to Hohokam Stadium, visit athletics.com/spring.

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Oakland Athletics 2017 Spring Training Schedule

February

25. 25  at Chicago Cubs (Sloan Park)
    
26. 26  vs Los Angeles Angels (Hohokam Stadium)
    
27. 27  at San Francisco Giants (Scottsdale Stadium)
    
28. 28  vs Cleveland Indians (Hohokam Stadium)
    

March

1. 1  at San Diego Padres (Peoria Sports Complex)
   
2. 2  vs Texas Rangers (Hohokam Stadium)
   
3. 3  vs San Francisco Giants (Hohokam Stadium)
   
4. 4  vs Cleveland Indians (Hohokam Stadium)
   
5. 5  at Seattle Mariners (Peoria Sports Complex)
   
6. 6  OFF DAY
   
7. 7  at Arizona Diamondbacks (Salt River Fields at Talking Stick)
   
8. 8  vs ITALY (Hohokam Stadium)
   
9. 9  vs Cincinnati Reds (Hohokam Stadium)
   
10. 10  at Kansas City Royals (Surprise Stadium)
    
11. 11  vs Texas Rangers (Hohokam Stadium)
    
12. 12  vs Chicago Cubs (Hohokam Stadium)
    
13. 13  at Cincinnati Reds (Goodyear Park)
    
14. 14  vs Colorado Rockies (Hohokam Stadium)
    
15. 15  OFF DAY
    
16. 16  at Cleveland Indians (Goodyear Park)
    
17. 17  vs Arizona Diamondbacks (Hohokam Stadium)
    
18. 18  vs San Diego Padres (Hohokam Stadium)
    
19. 19  vs Seattle Mariners (Hohokam Stadium)
    at Texas Rangers (Surprise Stadium)
    
20. 20  vs Los Angeles Dodgers (Hohokam Stadium)
    
21. 21  at Seattle Mariners (Peoria Sports Complex)
    
22. 22  at Chicago White Sox (Camelback Ranch – Glendale)
    
23. 23  vs Milwaukee Brewers (Hohokam Stadium)
    
24. 24  vs Chicago White Sox (Hohokam Stadium)
    
25. 25  vs Cincinnati Reds (Hohokam Stadium)
    at Los Angeles Dodgers (Camelback Ranch – Glendale)
    
26. 26  at Milwaukee Brewers (Maryvale Baseball Park)
    
27. 27  vs Kansas City Royals (Hohokam Stadium)
    
28. 28  at Los Angeles Angels (Tempe Diablo Stadium)
    
29. 29  at Chicago Cubs (Sloan Park)
    
30. 30  at San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park)
    
31. 31  at San Francisco Giants (AT&T Park)
    

April

1. 1  vs San Francisco Giants (Oakland 
   Coliseum)
   
2. 2  OFF DAY 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Fotos: Luis Alberto Torres - ISCDeportes 2016