Strike Zone with George Tsamis is a weekly show that will air each Monday during the American Association League season. This gives fans the opportunity to ask questions of the St. Paul Saints Skipper and hear his insights into the Saints, baseball, sports, and even life in general.
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier examines the list of American Association players who have already had their contracts purchased by Major League affiliates and Mexican teams since the end of the 2018 season. The list is growing, and could very well reach 20-plus before May 4 when spring training begins for the league.
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report and This Week in the Association name the third team all-stars for the American Association from the 20o18 season.
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report and This Week in the Association name Kansas City T-Bones starter Tommy Collier American Association Pitcher of the Year, edging out the Wichita Wingnuts Travis Banwart and the St. Paul Saints Eddie Medina for the award.
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report and This Week in the Association name their Manager of the Year in the American Association, as Kansas City T-Bones skipper Joe Calfapietra narrowly defeats the Sioux City Explorers Steve Montgomery and the St. Paul Saints George Tsamis to earn the honors.
The Kansas City T-Bones found themselves trailing for the second straight night but, as they had done the night before, the team rode a huge home run to retake the lead. Alay Lago delivered the big hit, a two run blast in the sixth, helping the T-Bones to the 5-3 victory over the St. Paul […]
They say baseball is a game of inches, and the Kansas City T-Bones were finding themselves on the bad side of that cliché on Friday night as two balls fell a mere inch or two from being home runs early. However, Todd Cunningham left no doubt about his shots, blasting his first two home runs […]
On Tuesday night, the St. Paul Saints were only able to hold the Kansas City T-Bones off the scoreboard in three innings, as their pitching staff was pounded for 11 runs and 20 hits. On Wednesday night, Eddie Medina accomplished that feat in just three innings as he dominated Kansas City by allowing three hits […]
The American Association Championship got underway on Tuesday night, but it was not the kind of contest the St. Paul Saints had been hoping for as former Saint Noah Perio, Jr. hit a pair of home runs and the Kansas City T-Bones crushed St. Paul 11-4. Every player in the Kansas City lineup had at […]
Strike Zone with George Tsamis is a weekly show that will air each Monday during the American Association League season. This gives fans the opportunity to ask questions of the St. Paul Saints Skipper and hear his insights into the Saints, baseball, sports, and even life in general.
In American Association Daily, it’s time from the American Association Championship series, and Robert Pannier analyzes the series between the St. Paul Saints and the Kansas City T-Bones, breaking down the two teams, while providing who he believes will win the title.
It had been seven seasons since the St. Paul Saints had reached the American Association championship series. One of the longest droughts in the league. However, that drought came to an end on Saturday night as Trevor Foss combined with three relievers to blank the Gary Southshore RailCats 1-0, helping St. Paul to win the […]
The Gary Southshore RailCats returned home hoping that the confines of U.S. Steel Yard would help to reinvigorate a team that scored just two runs in the first two contests of the North Division playoffs. That proved to be the case, as the team wrapped out 11 hits in a 5-0 victory over the St. […]
A night after watching Chris Nunn blank the Gary Southshore RailCats, right-hander Eddie Medina was trying to replicate the feat, putting his team just one victory away from reaching the American Association championship series. It looked like he would fall short, as two early runs staked the RailCats to the lead, but Medina was brilliant, […]
The series started late, having to wait a day due to rain, but the delay did not have a negative impact on St. Paul Saints starter Chris Nunn, who allowed 3-hits and no runs in 8-innings to lead the Saints to a 4-0 victory over the Gary Southshore RailCats. Burt Reynolds had the big hit […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier of the Minor League Sports Report examines the first round matchup between the two playoff teams from the North Division, the St. Paul Saints and the Gary Southshore RailCats, breaking down what to expect in the series, providing a position-by-position analysis, as well as providing who he believes will win the series and advance to the American Association championship round.
For eight innings Tuesday night, the St. Paul Saints offense looked dormant as they were held to no runs on four hits. However, they would come alive in the ninth, thanks to two home runs, to down the Winnipeg Goldeyes, 3-2. The victory, coupled with a Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks loss, clinched a playoff spot for the […]
The St. Paul Saints entered Monday night’s competition with a magic number of three to clinch a spot in the playoffs. They were facing their nemesis in the Winnipeg Goldeyes, who would have loved to have dashed those playoff hopes, or at least delayed them for two games. However, Jake Matthys had other plans, blanking […]
The St. Paul Saints had to feel pretty good about their chances of sweeping the Chicago Dogs on Saturday, as they sent ace Eddie Medina to the hill, who had the third best ERA in the American Association heading into the contest. However, two home runs by Kenny Wilson and three total by Chicago led […]
Friday night proved to be a banner day all the way around for the St. Paul Saints, as they not only defeated the Chicago Dogs, 10-3, but saw the Gary Southshore RailCats nearly get no-hit by the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks, increasing their lead in the North Division to two games. The victory, coupled with the RailCats […]
The St. Paul Saints were looking to extend their winning streak to four on Thursday night. Trevor Foss helped to make that reality, holding the Chicago Dogs to just one run in 6.1-innings as the Saints pulled off the 3-1 victory, despite a 20 minute delay in the seventh inning to accommodate a firework show. […]
The St. Paul Saints were looking to sweep their series over the Sioux Falls Canaries, and used their impressive offense once again, downing the Canaries 13-8. St. Paul rapped out 15 hits, moving their batting average to. 331 in August. Max Murphy had four hits and drove in two, and Jake Matthys won his third […]
With the Gary Southshore RailCats sweeping their doubleheader with the Chicago Dogs on Tuesday night, the St. Paul Saints were in need of a victory to maintain their lead in the North Division of the American Association. After falling behind 4-1, it didn’t look very good for St. Paul, but three outstanding innings of relief […]
The St. Paul Saints traveled to Sioux Falls on Monday night looking for their fourth straight victory over the Canaries, and thanks to five home runs and seven outstanding innings from Eddie Medina they would walk away with a 9-5 victory. Dante Bichette, Jr. homered twice in the contest and both he and Brady Shoemaker […]
Many were expecting a playoff atmosphere as the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks came to visit the St. Paul Saints, trailing by two games in the North Division. However, a five run fourth and four home runs in the game made this a blowout as the Saints went on to win, 10-1. Jake Matthys pitched his best game […]
It had been two seasons since the St. Paul Saints had hit a grand slam, and Zach Walters found the most opportune time to break the drought, drilling his 10th homer of the year to give the Saints an 8-4 victory over the Sioux Falls Canaries. The victory put St. Paul ahead of the idle […]
It was an early afternoon affair in St. Paul for the Saints and the Sioux Falls Canaries, but it looked like the team had missed their early wakeup call. The Saints found themselves trailing by five three innings into the game, but used a four run third and a six run seventh to send them […]
In American Association Daily, Robert Pannier features St. Paul Saints slugger Burt Reynolds, who joined the team in June and, since then, has been one of the most feared hitters in the league, helping the Saints reach the top of the North Division while also buoying his chances of returning to affiliate ball.
The St. Paul Saints had lost their last three games to the Sioux Falls Canaries, but the streak would not reach four. St. Paul scored seven runs in the third, and Dante Bichette, Jr. and Joey Wong each hit homers in the 11-4 victory. Eddie Medina won his eighth game of the season for St. […]
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George Tsamis Determined to Keep Saints Tops in the North
In American Association Daily, the Minor League Sports Report’s Robert Pannier examines the challenges St. Paul Saints Manager George Tsamis faces trying to repeat as North Division champs, as he has already lost five of his players to affiliate clubs over the last two months.