It's a story that Joe Torre has told before, but it resonated on Sunday as former umpire Doug Harvey was inducted into the Hall of Fame. Torre was Harvey's first and last ejection in the big leagues, bracketing a career that spanned from 1962 to 1992. The last ejection, though, was choreographed.
It has been a long and winding journey back to the Major Leagues for Taylor Buchholz, who was recalled from Triple-A Colorado Springs after Friday's 6-0 loss. The Rockies optioned right-handed reliever Jhoulys Chacin to Colorado Springs.
The long ball ruled on Wednesday with a season-high 47 being slugged across the big leagues, but a trio of dominant hurlers took center stage on Thursday.
After arriving in the big leagues in June, Stephen Strasburg has lived up to the hype with a 2-2 record, 2.45 ERA and 53 strikeouts in six starts, but he was left off the NL All-Star roster.
Casey Fien bounced between the Tigers, Red Sox and Blue Jays this spring before landing back in the Tigers system. He's now back in the big leagues with the Tigers, who purchased his contract from Triple-A Toledo Tuesday morning to replace injured Joel Zumaya.
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