Soggy forecast on tap for Game 7 of the NLCS

By Craig CalcaterraOct 22, 2012, 11:33 AM EDT
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Given that the World Series starts on Wendesday, you can bet that the powers that be — not to mention the soon-to-be-traveling Detroit Tigers — want Game 7 of the NLCS to go down tonight. At the moment, however, there is some reason for concern. Here is the hourly forecast for game time:

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That’s from Weather.com.  Other sources have a higher percentage chance of precipitation.  As usual when weather comes up in baseball, I asked my dad, who is a retired meteorologist, which source he trusts the most.  His answer: “The hell do I know? I’ve been retired for nine years.”

21-year-old Gleyber Torres homers twice off of 44-year-old Bartolo Colon

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By Bill BaerMay 21, 2018, 10:16 PM EDT
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Yankees second baseman Gleyber Torres was born on December 13, 1996. That year, Bartolo Colon (who turns 45 years old on Thursday) was wrapping up a season he spent with Double-A Canton-Akron and Triple-A Buffalo. He would debut in the majors the following April.

In a clash of generations, the 21-year-old Torres and Colon squared off on Monday as the Yankees visited the Rangers. Torres won the battle twice, drilling a two-run home run off of Colon in the second inning and a solo shot off of Colon in the fourth. Colon wound up giving up six runs in total on eight hits (including four homers) and a walk with four strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings.

Here is video of the first homer Torres hit:

So much for respecting one’s elders. We’re currently seeing a youth movement in baseball. 19-year-old Juan Soto hit his first major league homer on Monday against the Padres. 20-year-olds Ronald Acuña and Mike Soroka debuted for the Braves earlier this year. Could 19-year-old Blue Jays prospect Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. join them soon?