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Jean Segura stole first base last night

During Friday night's Brewers-Cubs game, Milwaukee shortstop Jean Segura had what can best be described as "an adventure" on the basepaths during the eighth inning of the Brewers' 5-4 win. After reaching on an infield single, Segura stole second base during Ryan Braun's at bat against Kevin Gregg. After Gregg walked Braun, Shawn Camp came […]

Dugout Digest – the rolling Rockies

The Rockies beat the Diamondbacks 3-1 last night to improve their record to 12-4, and a perfect 7-0 at Coors Field. But if you want to talk about a team feasting on a weak schedule, look no further than Colorado. They're 2-1 against Milwaukee, 6-0 against San Diego, 3-0 against the Mets, and a combined […]

Red Sox postpone game in wake of manhunt

In wake of the manhunt in Watertown, Massachusetts and the surrounding area for suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnev, the Boston Red Sox have announced that tonight's game at Fenway Park with the Kansas City Royals has been postponed. The area is still under a civilian lockdown, and with gametime approaching and Tsarnev still at […]

Dugout Digest – the best finish imaginable

OK, let's go down the hierarchy of walkoff finishes (starting from the least satisfying), shall we? -Walkoff wild pitch/balk/passed ball -Walkoff error -Walkoff walk/hit batsman -Walkoff single -Walkoff extra base hit -Walkoff homer What could possibly be better than a walkoff homer? Well, how about a walkoff grand slam? Because that's what happened in Baltimore […]

Padres president blames Greinke for brawl

San Diego Padres president and CEO Tom Garfinkel blamed Zack Greinke for causing the brawl between the Dodgers and Padres last week. During an event with Padres season ticket holders, Garfinkel went on the attack towards Greinke, managing to show his ignorance about several topics in one fell sweep. Yahoo has the audio and the […]

Dugout Digest – weather woes

Weather has played a role in more than a few games so far this season. Yesterday was the worst weather day of the bunch, as three games (Mets-Rockies, Rangers-Cubs, and Angels-Twins) were all postponed. Furthermore, making those games up is going to be difficult, because it's the only time each of those teams will visit […]

Brewers honor Boston with “Cheers” theme song

The most popular tribute to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing across baseball on Tuesday night was a rash of teams playing "Sweet Caroline", played during the seventh inning stretch at Fenway Park, at some point during the game. The Milwaukee Brewers did things a little differently, and after observing a moment of silence […]

Dugout Digest – homers, homers, and more homers

Going into the bottom of the seventh inning at Turner Field, there was a chance the Braves' winning streak could come to an end. The Royals led 2-1, and with a solid bullpen, it looked like they might be able to hold off Atlanta's offense. But then, Juan Francisco hit a solo homer to dead […]

Lance Berkman really hates Wrigley Field

Texas Rangers DH Lance Berkman isn't too thrilled about the Rangers' series with the Cubs in Chicago this week. In fact, Berkman not only hates Wrigley, but he hates Chicago as a whole, too. “If they’re looking for a guy to push the button when they blow the place up, I’ll do it,” he said. […] […]

The Rockies are removing snow by the cartload

Yesterday's Mets-Rockies game in Denver was postponed due to a snowstorm in Colorado. The teams are scheduled to play a doubleheader today (that is supposed to begin just one hour from the time I'm making this point), and the Rockies are frantically trying to clear the field of snow. They're chronicling the fun on

Dugout Digest – tragedy mars triumph

Monday was supposed to be a day celebrating the achievements of one of baseball's most figures, Jackie Robinson. And when the Red Sox beat the Rays 3-2 on Patriots Day to kick off a day of baseball, it was expected that the rest of the day would follow suit. Then, the nightmarish bombing at the […]

Ben Revere’s catch of the year contender

The Philadelphia Phillies acquired Ben Revere from the Minnesota Twins in part because of his amazing defense. On Monday night against the Reds, Revere made an amazing diving catch *going towards the wall* to rob Todd Frazier of what would have been a run-scoring double or triple and keep the Reds off the board. Revere […]

Why are the Blue Jays panicking already?

The Toronto Blue Jays are 5-7 after two weeks of baseball. Shortstop Jose Reyes has a severely sprained ankle, and will miss three months of action. Of course, considering all of the hype surrounding the Jays this winter, their lack of success this year has plenty of people wondering what's wrong with them and whether […]

Joe Maddon thinks bunting is overrated

Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, one of the more enlightened minds in the game, has the same opinion about the bunt as most educated fans of the game: that it's an overrated part of baseball that he's not a fan of. "For that group of people out there that want guys to bunt all […]

Dugout Digest – happy 200!

You know, even if he's not the same Roy Fargling Halladay anymore (TM Zoo With Roy), Doc is still a decent enough pitcher. On Sunday, the Philadelphia starter allowed one run over eight innings to the Marlins, and despite only getting five whiffs on 87 pitches, it was enough to carry the Phillies to a […]

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