Month: August 2022

When I was growing up in Orange County, there was an annual GLASS Conference that had a night for attenders and guests at Disneyland. As a teenager in the early 1970s, spending that evening with friends at “the happiest place on Earth” was a big deal, even for us locals. I bring it up as…

The splitter has been nearly untouchable this season for right-hander Félix Bautista, but at a certain point, even the best pitches can be clobbered. The Orioles reliever had thrown three straight elevated fastballs to Cincinnati Reds first baseman Brandon Drury, so ahead in the count, Bautista tried to change eye levels. The splitter — which…

DENVER — The pundits were right — adding a left-handed hitting right fielder before the trade deadline really can have an impact. James Outman — who was still at Cal State Sacramento when Juan Soto hit his first big-league home run — made his first major-league start Sunday afternoon and hit a two-run home run…

It’s a rare sight to see Clay Holmes blow a save this season. It’s even rarer to see the sinker-baller get burned on a home run. Sunday was that weird day in the Bronx when the Yankees closer got burned on a Salvador Perez’s fly ball hammered to the deepest part of the Stadium. The…

When it comes to the midterm elections, national Republicans and Democrats have something in common: Both parties are banking on their early outreach efforts in Orange County’s Asian American communities.  “This is the biggest investment we’ve ever made in this community,” boasted Ronna McDaniel, chair of the Republican National Committee, at the unfurling of a…

MIAMI — It’s official. Jacob deGrom is going to pitch in a major league game. “He’s going to pitch Tuesday,” Buck Showalter set in stone. “His work day went well. He had a light side. He’s finishing up his work, but the plan is for him to pitch Tuesday in Washington.” “I’m definitely excited,” deGrom…