The Phillies thrashed the Mets 16-1 last night, and New York manager Terry Collins had some choice words for his team in a press conference after the game. Collins answered that he was embarrassed by the team's performance in the loss, and when asked if he thinks the team quit, Collins said "you'd have to […]

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. After the Marlins crazy spending binge this offseason, they were a chic pick to win the NL East. […]

Considering how bad everything looked for the Mets coming into the year, could we really call 2012 a disaster? They were six games above .500 and 4.5 games out in the NL East at the All-Star Break…and have gone 20-43 in the second half. But the fact that they played above .500 ball for half […]

Our first two playoff berths of the 2012 season were clinched within hours of each other on Thursday. The Reds defeated the Cubs behind a great Johnny Cueto pitching performance, and actually could clinch the NL Central outright on Friday (with a win and a Cardinals loss). The other playoff berth went to the Washington […]

The Blue Jays are an interesting team. General manager Alex Anthopolous is making moves that are generally thought of as cunning, slick, or whatever word you want to use. But it still hasn't translated onto the field yet. The 2012 Blue Jays team got nailed with something that there's no way to prepare for: an […]

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. The Mariners are…well, I guess "getting there" would be an apt description. The best damn pitcher in baseball […]

What do you get when you combine $191 million in free agent signings, toxic clubhouse presences, a new stadium that drips sleaze, and an extremely hateable front office? Why, it's the 2012 Miami Marlins! If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: […]

This certainly is unique. Getting Blanked brings us this video of Rays utility infielder Elliot Johnson playing catch with some fans before Tampa Bay's 13-3 blowout win over the Red Sox. What lot/section? RT @

Kris Medlen is awesome, and there's no denying it anymore. In Atlanta's 3-0 win on Wednesday, Medlen was once again dominant for the Braves. Atlanta won their 21st straight game started by Medlen, one shy of the MLB record of 22 held by Whitey Ford's Yankees and Carl Hubbell's Giants. The Braves are sitting pretty […]

Who's all excited for some awesome World Baseball Classic action? No? Wait, you don't even remember what this is? Oh…the first WBC was played in 2006 as MLB's answer to Olympic baseball. Japan won that year, despite just a 3-3 record in pool play and two losses to the South Korean team that they beat […]

A season that started promising went down the tubes in the second half, but not everything is a lost cause north of the border…next up in our End of the Season Post-Mortem series is the Toronto Blue Jays. If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), […]

I don't like the terms "fate" or "destiny" or "magic" or anything like that….but there is definitely some Orioles magic going on in Baltimore. The Orioles were trailing the Mariners 2-0 goint into the ninth on Tuesday, and tied the game up at two thanks to a Chris Davis two-run single. Then, silence…until the 18th […]

Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera might not grade out too highly with defensive metrics, and isn't too great of a hitter, but he's had his share of great plays this season. A play in Tuesday night's Padres-Diamondbacks game might be near the top of the charts though. Cabrera fielded a Paul Goldschmidt grounder and took to […]

There was so much that went on in this play during Tuesday night's Rangers-Angels game. Texas pitcher Tanner Scheppers throws a wild pitch on just his second pitch of the evening, allowing Chris Iannetta to come home to score. Catcher Mike Napoli's threw came nowhere near Scheppers, covering the plate, and instead veered towards the […]