Brad Ausmus has rightfully received plenty of criticism for the Tigers’ play in 2015. The team has gone from worst to first in the AL Central, and Ausmus has been in the crosshairs for his on-field decisions. But Tigers fans hoping for him to be the scapegoat got a rude awakening on Saturday when GM Al […]

Rich Hill of the Boston Red Sox threw his second career complete game shutout on Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles, but his sphincter had to be clinched pretty tightly in the ninth inning. Hill had a hefty 7-0 lead, so the win wasn’t in question. But Chris Davis drove this ball to deep right […]

The Washington Nationals are desperately clinging to their playoff lives, and the Philadelphia Phillies are going to do everything in their power to make this a long weekend for the soon-to-be dethroned NL East champions. In the third inning of Friday’s game, Aaron Altherr hit a sinking liner to center field that Michael Taylor dove […]

Joe West is a terrible, attention whore of an umpire. During Thursday night’s Giants-Padres game, Bumgarner walked Jedd Gyorko in the sixth inning. A frustrated Bumgarner yelled at himself, and home plate umpire West took exception (because that’s what he does). The two then began a staredown, which resulted in something you rarely see. Joe […]

During Wednesday night’s Orioles-Nationals game at Nationals Park, Manny Machado hit his 30th homer of the year in the 7th inning, a 435 foot blast that put Baltimore in front 4-3. Machado reacted with all the exuberance you’d expect from a 23-year old. This pissed off Jonathan Papelbon, who decided to throw at Machado when […]

Is Matt Williams coming back to the Washington Nationals in 2016? Well…the odds of that happening may have taken a hit on Wednesday when GM Mike Rizzo refused to give him a vote of confidence during an interview on DC’s 106.7 The Fan. That…doesn’t sound promising for Williams’ future in DC. But then again, it’s […]

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials in 1985 were just before my time, but was a monumental event in baseball history. 30 years ago, several MLB players testified about cocaine use in baseball. 11 players were suspended for varying lengths of time, though those suspensions were eventually commuted. Seven dealers were convicted in the trials. ESPN’s latest […]

Take one managerial job off the market for 2016 – the Philadelphia Phillies will be retaining interim manager Peter Mackanin for next season. Mackanin’s Phillies have struggled overall this year, but the club is 30-46 since he took over for Ryne Sandberg at the end of June. Sandberg went 119-159 as Phillies skipper, and was just […]

Let’s put all of the Matt Harvey drama behind us. The Mets, agent Scott Boras, and Dr. James Andrews have agreed to a plan to monitor the health of Harvey’s elbow and ensure he starts in the playoffs for the Mets. ESPN’s Buster Olney explored the details. As the regular season winds down and the […]