We all expeted the NL West to be a tight race this year, but we expected it to be between the Giants and Dodgers. But this morning, there's a three-way tie at the top of the division, and the Dodgers aren't involved. The Giants, Rockies, and Diamondbacks all have 26-21 records, and are 4.5 games […]

We're past the quarter mark of this season. 25% of the way into the year, there are several players that are playing pretty well, and some that are playing…not so well. While there is still 3/4 of the season left, we thought it would be pretty cool to take a look at the teams and […]

"Mike Trout is a flash in the pan," they said. "Mike Trout's 2012 was a fluke," they said. "Mike Trout is going to really regress in 2013," they said. And through April, "they" were right, as Trout hit just .261/.333/.432 with two homers and four steals in April. A month later, Trout's overall statline has […]

Back in January, we brought you the story of the independent league Florence Freedom, who would be giving away Lennay Kekua bobblehead dolls for a game in May. Well, that day has arrived, and courtesy of our friends at Larry Brown Sports via

If this isn't rock bottom for the new and improved Washington Nationals, it has to be close. Washington got pounded 8-0 on Monday in a game started by Zach Duke, thanks to the shockingly effective Ross Detwiler missing his start thanks to an oblique injury. Washington is now just a game above .500, 3.5 games […]

The Phillies beat the Reds 3-2 on Sunday in walkoff fashion after Erik Kratz and Freddy Galvis hit solo homers off of Cincinnati flamethrowing closer Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning. The Cuban lefty's fastball velocity was slightly down (but not enough for people to get worried about an injury) during the 14-pitch outing and […]

The long-powerful bullpen of the Atlanta Braves is undergoing a huge overhaul six weeks into the 2013 season. First, Jonny Venters had Tommy John surgery, ending his season. Next, newly-acquired Jordan Walden was placed on the DL with an inflamed shoulder. Finally, this weekend, Eric O'Flaherty was placed on the DL with a torn UCL, […]

Felix Hernandez vs Justin Masterson. Man, when you heard about that pitching matchup yesterday, I'm sure you all figured that while both pitchers would do well, Hernandez would stand head and shoulders above Masterson…right? Well, not so much. Masterson shut out the Mariners in Cleveland's 6-0 win, and Hernandez's day was done after just five […]

Diamondbacks starter Brandon McCarthy was having a hard luck year, to put it mildly. While his 5.63 ERA coming into Saturday night's tilt with the Marlins wasn't pretty, McCarthy was the victim of some bad luck, and still hadn't put a notch in the win column. In his last start against the Phillies, McCarthy threw […]

Matt Harvey just cannot be stopped. The Mets rookie improved to 5-0 on the season in New York's 3-2 win over the Cubs on Friday night, giving up just two runs in 7 1/3 and striking out six without a walk. His fastball averaged 96 over the 106 total pitches he threw over the evening, […]

Everyone was extremely excited about the Yu Darvish-Justin Verlander pitching matchup in Texas on Friday night. When all was said and done and all the smoke was cleared…the matchup was an extreme disappointment. In the Rangers' 10-4 win, Verlander tallied just eight outs and allowed eight runs on six hits, walking two (with the bases […]

Atlanta Braves reliever Jonny Venters, who hasn't thrown a pitch this regular season, will miss the 2013 season following the second