AROLDIS CHAPMAN RUMORS
Cincinnati Reds closer Aroldis Chapman Honorary FatMan of the Day
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Reds' Chapman done in by pastries?
Reds closer Aroldis Chapman threw 12 pitches against the Marlins last Thursday. Ten were 100 miles per hour or higher; the slowest was 98.
Chapman threw 14 pitches Sunday in Philadelphia. None registered 100 mph, according to MLB.com game data. And all but four of them were 97 or below.
Chapman blew save opportunities in both games. Sunday, he issued a leadoff walk to Delmon Young...
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Reds Closer Aroldis Chapman Eats 18 Pastries Before Game Then Blows Save
Does this count as a quasi bizarre baseball injury, because if so this is a gem.
Reds formidable closer Aroldis Chapman blew a save on Sunday vs the Phillies. The Reds entered the 9th inning leading 2-1 until Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis both hit solo homers off Chapman and won 3-2 in walkoff fashion.
During the Spanish language broadcast of the game Phillies announcer Rickie...
Aroldis Chapman Blew Save Because He Ate 18 Cuban Pastries Before Game, Says Broadcaster
Aroldis Chapman is easily one of the most untouchable closers in baseball. With 242 strikeouts in just 154 innings pitched, the left-hander is a dominant force, having yielded only five home runs during his career.
On Sunday, however, Chapman was less than his typical self, and it turns out his sweet tooth may be to blame.
According to CBS Philadelphia, Phillies Spanish-language...
Aroldis Chapman slowed by Cuban guava and cream cheese pastries?
Aroldis Chapman uncharacteristically blew a save against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday by allowing two home runs in the ninth inning. The Cuban fireballer walked Delmon Young to start the inning, was gifted an out when Cliff Lee, who was pinch-running for Young, made a mistake on the bases, and then gave up back-to-back home runs to Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis to lose the...
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Pastries to blame for blown save?
Baseball players are notorious for suffering from bizarre ailments, but Aroldis Chapman's tale of why he blew a save might just take the cake...er, pastry.
Aroldis Chapman Blows Another Save, Phillies Win 3-2
For the second consecutive appearance, Aroldis Chapman has blown a save opportunity after converting eight straight save opportunities to start the 2013 season.
Entering the game with a 2-1 Cincinnati lead over the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth-inning, Chapman issued a four-pitch walk to Delmon Young, poorly locating his fastball and changeup.
Young would be replaced by pinch...
Despite minor struggles, Aroldis Chapman can lead the Cinncinati Reds to their sixth World Series title this autumn
Surrendering back-to-back solo homers to the Phillies’ Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis, Cinncinati Reds flamethrower Aroldis Chapman blew his second consecutive save opportunity in a 3-2 loss in Philadelphia on Sunday. Converting eight straight chances to open the season, the 25-year-old Chapman (3-1, 2.41 ERA) has struggled in May. Regardless, the 6-foot-4, 200 pound Chapman remains...
Phillies win on back-to-back walk-off; Howard and Ruiz MRIs
The Phillies took an otherwise boring game and brought some excitement to those who remained in Citizens Bank Park on this dreary Sunday. With the team trailing 2-1, just having broke their 16-inning scoreless streak, the Phils were staring down the barrel of Aroldis Chapman. Undeterred, Erik Kratz tied the game with a homer and Freddy Galvis won it with a line-drive shot that...
Video: Watch Aroldis Chapman throw mind-bending pitch
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We already knew Aroldis Chapman was filthy on the mound.
However, the final pitch he threw to Miami Marlins hitter Derek Dietrich Wednesday night was simply mind-bending, not to mention virtually unhittable.
Take another look as the Cuban Missile delivers an absolutely wicked slider that both boggles the mind and freezes the body of...
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