Since June 1st, the Los Angeles Dodgers are 39-19, a .672 clip that has thrust them to the top of the NL West standings in a romp over the rest of the division. The team has picked up a mind-numbing 12 games on the now second place Diamondbacks over that span of time, The playoff […]

Despite the Blue Jays' retooling this offseason, Toronto is still struggling immensely. They're ten games under .500, putting them in last place in the AL East. Their winning percentage puts them in the same general group with the Phillies and Mets, ahead of the Giants and Cubs, but below teams like the Rockies, Padres, and […]

The Oakland Athletics beat the Texas Rangers 4-2 on Saturday afternoon. Rangers starter Matt Garza got victimized early on by the A's thanks to Oakland's aggressive approach. Coco Crisp started the game with a bunt single, and Eric Sogard immediately bunted him over to second. Jed Lowrie followed with an RBI single, and Yoenis Cespedes […]

In the fourth inning of Friday night's Blue Jays-Angels game, Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays hit a ball deep to left field. Angels left fielder JB Shuck, not known for his glove, tracked the ball to the wall, leapt into the air, and made the catch, falling into the stands in the process. He […]

There's going to be a very tight race for the NL Rookie of the Year award, especially after Evan Gattis has fallen off the map and Yasiel Puig has slightly cooled since his torrid June. But one player who has been there all year has been Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez. On Friday, Fernandez became the […]

In the third inning of Thursday night's Blue Jays-Angels game, Toronto left fielder Melky Cabrera fielded a single hit by Erick Aybar. Cabrera went to throw the ball inot the infield…and the ball squirted backwards out of his hand, landing behind him, allowing Mark Trumbo to score.and Aybar to go to second on the play. […]

The Atlanta Braves are falling a bit under the radar this season, but lately, they're playing some pretty good baseball. The Braves have won seven straight games, sweeping both the Cardinals and Rockies at Turner Field to move to 11.5 games up in the NL East.. Their lead is so large in fact that their […]

July marked a dramatic shift in the performances of several players that were having awesome seasons up until that point. Things might be just a little bit different in this one. AL Hitter of the Month Kyle Seager, Mariners. Flipping my coin gives Seager the nod by a nose over Mike Trout. While the Mariners […]

August 1st, 2013. The Pittsburgh Pirates are a major league best 65-42, and are first place in the NL Central by 2.5 games over the St Louis Cardinals. To put those 65 wins inn perspective, Pittsburgh won their 65th game last year on August 16th, a full two weeks later than this year. They also […]

The Bud Norris saga is finally over.

The Arizona Diamondbacks solidified their bullpen at the cost of depleting their major league rotation, sending

Mere hours from the trade deadline, the St Louis Cardinals are scrambling and it's for something they haven't had to worry about for years: