The one year contract is becoming something that's used more and more by GMs across the league. One reason it gets used is as a buy low option for a player coming off an injury who can't get the multiple year contract he desired. Another reason it gets used is for players that had a […]

The results of yesterday's games were the absolute best result for neutral fans and baseball as a whole. The Dodgers beat the Cardinals 6-4 to send the NLCS back to St Louis, and the Tigers beat the Red Sox 7-3 to tie the ALCS at two games apiece and ensure the series is going to […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 6-4 in Game 5 of the NLCS, cutting the Cardinals lead to 3-2 and sending the series back to St Louis. The Dodgers led this one from the bottom of the third inning on, adding to their lead with solo home runs in the third, fifth, […]

With the Dodgers one loss from elimination after losing Game 4 of the NLCS 4-2 on Tuesday night, the team is looking for three straight wins to keep their season alive. But it didn't need to be that way. The club was in decent position to win Game 4 and turn the series into a […]

There were two games yesterday, and the results of both were pretty telling. The Red Sox beat the Tigers 1-0, but Justin Verlander made just one mistake on the hill for Detroit. The Cardinals beat the Dodgers 4-2, and Ricky Nolasco really had just one bad inning. But hey, when your opponent isn't making mistakes, […]

The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-2 in Game 4 of the NLCS, taking a 3-1 series lead. One big hit is all it takes. And in Game 4, Matt Holliday had that one big hit, homering in the third inning to drive in Matt Carpenter and give the Cardinals a 3-0 […]

The Colorado Rockies and manager Walt Weiss have agreed to a three-year contract extension. Weiss was surprisingly hired by the club before the 2013 season despite no managerial experience in the major or minor leagues. While Colorado scuffled to a 74-88 record in 2013, they were just four games under .500 at 46-50 at the […]

The Dodgers are on the board in the NLCS after their 3-0 win on Monday night. But perhaps the bigger stories coming out of Game 3 were Yasiel Puig gloriously pimping a triple and the "Rally Bear" causing chaos at Dodger Stadium. Oh, and then a video surfaced from after Game 7 of the 1965 […]

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the St Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game 3 of the NLCS, cutting the Cardinals' series lead to 2-1. Hyun-Jin Ryu got the start for the Dodgers and had himself a great night, allowing three hits over seven shutout innings, walking one and striking out four. The Cardinals didn't have an […]

Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig is one of the most electrifying players to watch in baseball, and he proved that on Monday night – while probably pissing off a lot of his critics in the process. In the bottom of the fourth with Adrian Gonzalez on third, Puig hit a ball to deep […]

According to multiple reports, 20-year MLB veteran umpire Wally Bell has passed away. He was 48 years old. Bell, who had open heart surgery in 1999, apparently died of a heart attack at a hospital in Youngstown, Ohio. Bell last worked the Cardinals-Pirates NLDS series last week, with his final assignment being third base for […]

After taking a couple of days to recharge my batteries and enjoy life, I'm back with your morning Dugout Digest. So…what have we missed over the weekend? PIC OF THE DAY David Ortiz furthers his legend. (Greg M. Cooper-USA TODAY Sports) The Cardinals lead the Dodgers 2-0 in the NLCS thanks to a pair of […]

We've got our final four teams left in the MLB season – the Cardinals, Dodgers, Red Sox, and Tigers. Detroit punched their ticket to the ALCS on Thursday night, beating Oakland 3-0 behing another dominant effort from Justin Verlander. PIC OF THE DAY Haka dance celebration? Haka dance celebration. (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports) Yesterday, we […]