In light of this afternoon's press conference with Yunel Escobar's three game suspension was announced (and Escobar claiming that his hairdresser and interior decorator were both gay), Ozzie Guillen was asked to weigh in by Shi Davidi, columnist for SportsNet in Canada. Guillen's comments were typical of him at this point. Ozzie Guillen on Escobar: […]

The Rays' hopes and dreams to make the playoffs appear to be fading. Last night, Tampa Bay fell to Boston 5-2, moving them five games back of the Orioles (who beat Seattle 10-4) for the AL's second wild card spot. Hell, the Rays have even been passed by the Angels in the standings and are […]

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. Ah yes, the Colorado Rockies. I have bad news for Rockies fans out there: it's not getting better […]

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. Calling the Boston Red Sox "hopeless" is unfortunate, but that's just how the series rolls. Anyway, the Red […]

Our next contestants on the Post-Mortem series are the first team from one of the Western divisions to be eliminated from the playoff race and the only team out west without 70 wins…please welcome, the Colorado Rockies! If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's […]

I don't think this is very possible….but could the Nationals have their supremacy in the NL East threatened over the final two and a half weeks of the season? The Braves defeated Washington 5-1 on Sunday to complete a three game sweep, and Atlanta is now 5.5 out in the NL East, which is the […]

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. Unlike a lot of teams that we're going to be profiling in this series, the Indians really aren't […]

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 Twins are having a pretty bad 2012 season. But there are some things to positively look at […]

It's a double dose of the AL Central! Please welcome the Cleveland Indians to the Post-Mortem arena. If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from the playoffs, we're going to put their season under a microscope […]

The Dodgers were getting left for dead earlier this week…and here we are today, with Los Angeles tied with the Cardinals for the second wild card spot in the National League after a 4-3 walkoff win on Saturday against the Cardinals. These two teams are at the top of the race, with the Pirates, Brewers, […]

OK, this wild card madness is getting a little ridiculous. There was movement in the back end of the National League wild card race. The Braves beat the Nationals 2-1, keeping their place at the top of the food chain. The Cardinals lost 8-5 to the Dodgers, moving LA to just a game out. The […]

Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton is heading towards free agency this winter, and he's doing everything in his power to make sure that he gets paid. in the third inning of Friday's Rangers game with the Seattle Mariners, Hamilton obliterated this Hisashi Iwakuma pitch into the second deck in right field at the Ballpark in […]