Mike Morrow is a member of the communications team at the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and writes about baseball at tnprobaseball.com. All photos on this site are his own.
Somehow it figured that former Nashville Overton High School star Mookie Betts would be the one who would have to do something about the Boston Red Sox. They were playing like the 1962 New York Mets to begin the season. Boston was not only losing, the team looked […]
With all the hubbub about Vladimir Guerrero Jr., the universally top-ranked prospect in baseball, it’s a moment to note the other member of the Guerrero family who played in Jackson. Gabriel Guerrero — as a Jackson General in 2015 he was known as Gabby — looks more like […]
He doesn’t get as much attention as highly ranked outfield prospect Taylor Trammell. For that matter, he doesn’t get as much attention as prospects Tyler Stephenson, or Jose Siri, or Tony Santillan, or T.J. Friedl, all teammates on the Chattanooga Lookouts, the Reds’ Class AA farm team. But […]
It’s always sad to see a retirement in baseball, even if it is a player who never existed or an old guitar that wasn’t really a guitar. Two iconic figures in Tennessee baseball history are outta here. One was the giant old-time baseball player who splendidly graced the […]
Greatness in the realm of the Los Angeles Dodgers is defined mostly by two factors — success and longevity. You find it in those storied careers like Tommy Lasorda’s 59 years with the organization, 21 years as the manager. Or Walt Alston’s 23 years as manager before that. […]
Statistics don’t tell the whole story of the major-league prospect, but they tell the story of statistics. And while anyone can look at Southern League statistics in terms of who is leading the Class AA circuit, that’s no reason not to break down statistical leaders just among the […]
Seldom has an 0-3 pitcher been given such good notices as Sonny Gray. Gray is still looking for his first victory as a Cincinnati Red, and he is scheduled to start Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. But he’s getting good reviews, especially after his last outing, which was […]
Usually, it’s the fans who hit the panic button first. Or it’s the media who begin speculation that things are so bad for a team it’s time to start trading people. But in Boston, well, there’s an intensity in Boston that few other baseball franchises have. It’s so […]
A slew of injuries have beset the St. Louis Cardinals, but it turned into an opportunity for former Knoxville Bearden High School standout Lane Thomas, who made his big-league debut Wednesday. Thomas, ranked the seventh best prospect in the Cardinals’ system by both Baseball America and MLB Pipeline, […]
It’s hard not to look at the struggles of the Chicago Cubs and the blazing start of the Seattle Mariners and wonder if the Cubs regret letting Daniel Vogelbach get away. The Cubs traded Vogelbach in 2016. It’s not hard to see why. They had a promising first […]
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