Best and worst players of the first half of 2015

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/15/2015

We’ve reached the midway point of the 2015 season, and though we dished out awards earlier this week, how about a more objective view of the best and worst players of the first half? Sure. a lot of the names will be the same, but we’re also going to be pointing the finger at some […]

American League prevails over National League 6-3, Mike Trout wins MVP again

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/14/2015

The American League knocked off the National League 6-3 in Tuesday night’s All-Star Game, their third straight win in the midsummer classic. The AL champion will now have homefield advantage in October’s World Series. The win went to David Price and the loss went to Clayton Kershaw, who allowed two runs on three hits in […]

Reds fans lustily boo Yadier Molina during ASG intros

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Yadier Molina wasn’t starting the All-Star Game on Tuesday, but he *is* on the bench for Bruce Bochy’s NL side. During the pregame introductions, the partisan Reds crowd at Great American Ballpark let their Cardinal rival what they thought of him. COLD. All of the Cardinals (and Ryan Braun, naturally) got booed, but none were […]

during the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders at the Great American Ball Park on July 13, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Here are all 39 of Todd Frazier’s Home Run Derby dingers

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Todd Frazier of the Cincinnati Reds won the 2015 Home Run Derby on Monday night at the Great American Ballpark, his home park. Frazier went deep 39 times over the course of the tournament to seal the win, and here are all 39 of those homers. His Derby started with an impressive 14 homer performance […]

CINCINNATI, OH – JULY 13: National League All-Star Todd Frazier #21 of the Cincinnati Reds celebrates with the trophy after winning the Gillette Home Run Derby presented by Head & Shoulders at the Great American Ball Park on July 13, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Todd Frazier outlasts Joc Pederson in thrilling Home Run Derby

0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/13/2015

MLB tweaked the rules for this year’s Home Run Derby, instituting a bracket system and a timer for each player’s round. The changes were initially met with much scorn, but after Monday night, the critics have been silenced. Todd Frazier of the hometown Cincinnati Reds prevailed over Joc Pederson in the final, 15-14, hitting the […]

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 04: Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees follows through on a first inning RBI base hit against the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium on July 4, 2015 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

The ten most interesting stories of the first half

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Now that the first half of the 2015 season is in the books, what storylines caught our attention the most? There were plenty of interesting talking points throughout the first three months of the year, but these are what we were compelled to watch the most. The revitalization of Alex Rodriguez. No one know what […]

Here are your 2015 All-Star starting lineups

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On Monday, Bruce Bochy and Ned Yost revealed the starting pitchers for the National and American Leagues, and also revealed their starting lineups. Zack Greinke gets the nod for the NL, while Dallas Keuchel gets the start for the AL. Andrew McCutchen, CF Todd Frazier, SS Bryce Harper, RF Paul Goldschmidt, 1B Buster Posey, C […]

SEATTLE, WA – JULY 10: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim hits a solo home run against the Seattle Mariners in the seventh inning at Safeco Field on July 10, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Your 2015 TOC midseason awards

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We’ve hit the halfway mark of the 2015 MLB season, and as we do every year during the All-Star Break, the TOC staff put our heads together and came up with our midseason award winners. For the MVP and Cy Young awards, ballots required five candidates, while just three were required for the Rookie of […]

CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 14: Nick Swisher #33 of the Cleveland Indians reacts fter striking out against the St. Louis Cardinals during the eighth inning of their game on May 14, 2015 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio. the Cardinals defeated the Indians 2-1. (Photo by David Maxwell/Getty Images)

Report: Braves, Indians talked Chris Johnson-Nick Swisher deal

0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/12/2015

The Atlanta Braves nearly managed to rid themselves of third baseman Chris Johnson and his contract….and all they would have needed to do was take on Nick Swisher’s equally as burdensome contract from the Indians. Fox’s Ken Rosenthal had the initial report on Sunday night. Johnson has been even worse for the Braves in 2015 […]

Mike Moustakas, Carlos Martinez win All-Star Game Final Vote

0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/10/2015

Next week’s All-Star Game just got a double dose of Missouri added to the festivities. The winners of the All-Star Game Final Vote were announced on Friday evening, and baseball’s two Missouri teams each claimed a winner – Mike Moustakas of the Royals in the AL, and Carlos Martinez of the Cardinals in the NL. […]

Anibal Sanchez mocks Torii Hunter’s post-ejection tirade

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During batting practice before Friday night’s Tigers-Twins game, Detroit pitcher Anibal Sanchez had some fun with ex-teammate Torii Hunter. Last month, Hunter was ejected from a game against the Royals and went on a child-like tirade. Sanchez took things just a bit farther. Classic. And everyone screaming in horror as Sanchez starting taking his pants […]

DENVER, CO – JULY 7: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim singles against the Colorado Rockies in the ninth inning of a game at Coors Field on July 7, 2015 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

The longest home runs for the week ending July 9th

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We’ve ended our second Giancarlo-less Friday…and that’s not a good thing. However, some of his friends tried to pick up the slack for him this week. They didn’t really succeed all that much, but hey, at least they tried! Also, all five of the homers are from the last three days. This wasn’t by design […]

Twitter will be overrun with MLB Final Vote emojis today

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Today is the painful part of the year where Twitter hashtags count as votes in the MLB Final Vote campaign. So prepare to filter out those hashtags so your timeline isn’t completely destroyed between 10 AM and 4 PM eastern. But MLB has teamed up with Twitter this year to generate emojis for each hashtag, […]

during the 2015 Laureus World Sports Awards show at the Shanghai Grand Theatre on April 15, 2015 in Shanghai, China.

Bill Murray: Cardinals fans are “Satan’s messengers on Earth”

0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/9/2015

Comedian Bill Murray, a noted Cubs fan, participated in the Quad-City Open on Wednesday. During the long round of golf, Murray had a lot to say to some of the fans in attendance. He took a couple of shots at Cardinals fans that were around too, much to the pleasure of Cubs fans across the […]

Justin Upton robs Andrew McCutchen of a home run

0 comments by TOC Locker on 7/7/2015

Earlier on Tuesday night, Andrew McCutchen helped out the PNC Park grounds crew, and his good karma was paid off with an RBI double. Well, no good deed goes unpunished. Check out this incredible catch by Justin Upton in the fifth to rob McCutchen of a homer. I mean….bruh. Here it is in GIF format. […]

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