Everyone remembers last year's epic Atlanta Braves collapse that kept them home in October. What you might *not* remember is that in the final game of the year where the Braves were officially eliminated, a Freddie Freeman double play was the last play of the year that officially put the final nail in Atlanta's coffin. […]

The National League playoff picture was clarified a little more on Tuesday night. The Braves came from behind to walk off on the Marlins, winning 4-3 to clinch a playoff spot in the NL. There's just one spot remaining, and it's currently held by the defending World Champion Cardinals, who have a 4.5 game lead […]

Phillies fans are excited about Darin Ruf, who spent the year with AA Reading and broke the team record for home runs in a season, blasting 38 dingers on the season. However, he turned 26 in July and was way too old for the level. While that's true, the fact that he's a power threat […]

And after a brief respite from bad teams getting eliminated, we're into the part of the season where teams roughly around league average are getting booted from the playoff race. First up are the San Diego Padres, who rebounded from an awful first half of the year to post a 39-27 record after the All-Star […]

After last night's Packers-Seahawks disaster in Seattle, the entire sports world is talking about officiating. While last night's terribly blown call might not go down in league history at the end of the day, it will certainly be remembered for the rest of this season. That call got me thinking about some of the worst […]

The Orioles went into Monday looking to close the gap on the Yankees in the AL East standings. Things didn't go as poorly for Baltimore as they did for Detroit on Sunday, but the result wasn't the best case scenario. Baltimore split a doubleheader with the Blue Jays, winning game one 4-1 and losing game […]

This is just unreal. Somehow, Jon Jay of the Cardinals hung on to this Jason Castro line drive. He initially misplayed the ball by coming in, but managed to knock it down with his glove. With the ball floating away from him, Jay snagged the ball with his bare hand to record the out. With […]

When you're winning, everything goes right for you and your team. In the fifth inning of game one of a doubleheader between the Orioles and Blue Jays, Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty hit a solo homer into the Baltimore bullpen…that reliever Luis Ayala snagged wtih his cap. Sitting in the bullpen, Ayala was just showing […]

The Tigers came into Sunday's doubleheader with the Twins just a half game behind the White Sox in the AL Central. The Sox were facing a sweep in Anaheim, while the Tigers were staring at the prospect of either tying Chicago or moving a game up in the standings. The worst thing that could happen […]

Earlier this week, it looked like the Orioles and A's had the two wild card slots in the American League locked up. Now…not so much. Baltimore's spot is still secure, and hell, they're still just a game back of the Yankees after Saturday's 9-6 comeback win over the Red Sox. The A's lost in hearbreaking […]

The Cardinals lost yesterday, 5-4 to the Cubs in 11 inning walkoff fashion. The Brewers came back to beat the Nationals 4-2, the Phillies beat the Braves 6-2, and the Dodgers beat the Reds 3-1 in ten. Where does that leave us? Well, the Cardinals are still leading the race for the second wild card, […]

Ah yes, the odd baseball happening of losing a ball in your jersey…it happened on Friday night to Jarrod Parker of the A's. Ichiro Suzuki of the Yankees hit a comebacker to the mound, and the ball went through the neck hole in Parker's shirt. The Oakland starter couldn't find the ball for a second […]

In our Hope for the Hopeless series, we take a look at all of the teams in the league that finished under .500, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2012 season. As the Mets were the tenth team eliminated from the playoff hunt yesterday, this will be our final Hope […]