The Yankees and Cubs were rained out tonight, so they’ll play a day/night doubleheader tomorrow. Doubleheaders are fun as long as they don’t wreck the pitching staff. Anyway, here are two stray links for the weather-related off-night:
- Dan Barbarisi wrote a great, really fun article about Joe Girardi’s various nicknames for his players. Most get the “-ie” treatment (Jayson Nix became Nixie, for example) but others aren’t so lucky. Best part of the article was finding out Michael Pineda’s actual nickname is Big Mike. Love it.
- Speaking about Pineda, former Mariners stats guy Tony Blengino wrote about his comeback from shoulder surgery. History is short on pitchers who lost two full seasons after being so good at such a young age, so Pineda’s return is potentially unprecedented. One player who went through a similar situation: Hall of Famer Jim Palmer.
This is your open thread for the night. MLB Network will air a regional game and the Mets will play a little later tonight. They’re out on the West Coast. The Knicks and Nets are playing (each other!) as well. Talk about whatever you like right here.
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