I'm not sure if there's a bigger surprise of a player in baseball this year than Pirates starting pitcher James McDonald. After defeating the Twins last night, McDonald's ERA sits at 2.19, with a .195 batting average, 0.95 WHIP, and an 83:24 strikeout to walk ratio in 90 1/3 innings. His ERA is fourth in […]

…balls start to fly out of the park across the country. The Braves 10-5 win over the Yankees saw nine balls leave the yard, while the Phillies 7-6 win over the Rockies saw four homers between the two teams. In Boston, the Red Sox and Marlins hit six total homers in a 15-5 rout for […]

On June 1st, the Chicago White Sox looked like a runaway frieght train in the AL Central. They had a 30-22 record, were a game and a half up on the Cleveland Indians, and six up on the highly hyped Detroit Tigers. The White Sox also had a +40 run differential, the best in the […]

In Tuesday night's Nationals-Rays game, Tampa Bay reliever Joel Peralta was ejected as he came in for the eighth inning after Washington manager Davey Johnson requested that the umpires inspect Peralta's glove. Upon examination, they found a foreign substance, and ejected Peralta from the game while confiscating his glove. Peralta is a former Nationals reliever, […]

Phillies rookie second baseman Freddy Galvis has been suspended 50 games for PED usage, as tweeted by the official MLB account. BREAKING: Phillies 2B Freddy Galvis suspended 50 games after testing positive for a banned substance. — MLB (@MLB)

It's been a rough year for the Diamondbacks. They haven't been above .500 since May 4th, when they were 14-13. After last night's win over the Mariners, Arizona is 33-34, and looking to get to that .500 plateau again. They got  to one game of .500 last night in style. Second baseman Aaron Hill, acquired […]

After watching my beloved NL East get shellacked this weekend (2-13 overall record, including four interleague series), I had a thought about the common talking point of the American League being the dominant league in baseball. Most teams in the league have four of their six interleague series for the season complete, and the results […]

I haven't done any significant research on the matter, but is it just me, or have there been a TON of near no-hitters and perfect games this year? Yesterday, we had a pair of one-hitters from interesting sources. Jason Hammel, one of the best comeback stories of the year, had a no-hitter through 6 2/3 […]

If you're not a diehard baseball fan, you might not know the name Brandon Moss. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox, and traded to the Pirates in the infamous Manny Ramirez/Jason Bay deal. Moss had a mediocre 2009 with the Pirates, and played in just 22 games in the majors over the next […]