I noticed something interesting after all the games concluded last night. In both Eastern divisions, there was just one team under .500: the Boston Red Sox at 18-20. Compare that to the Central divisions, which have a total of three teams above .500, and the West, which have three above .500 and one at .500. […]

Tonight, we were supposed to get the marquee pitching matchup of Trevor Bauer vs Danny Hultzen in the AA Southern League. But, it’s not going to happen: Bauer has been promoted to AAA Reno. Bauer is the second of three dominant starters in AA Mobile to get called up, following Pat Corbin’s promotion to the […]

In the first Angels game post-Mickey Hatcher, the Angels offense had a good night against a pretty good pitcher in Gavin Floyd. The Angels cranked out 12 hits and seven runs in their 7-2 win over the White Sox. Albert Pujols had a three run homer to push his slugging percentage over .300. Mark Trumbo […]

There was a very scary moment in tonight’s Red Sox-Rays game. Boston reliever Franklin Morales hit Rays second baseman Will Rhymes in the right forearm with a 95 mph fastball, and Rhymes looked dazed as he went down to first. He eventually passed out, and many online are assuming it was due to the pain […]

Three teams are tied for the best record in the American League. Two are expected, in the Rays and Rangers. The third is the Baltimore Orioles, who are tied with the Rays at the top of the AL East, 2.5 games ahead of the Yankees. Baltimore’s fatal 15 game stretch ended last night, and I […]

Someone had to fall on the sword for the Angels poor start, and that someone was hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, who the team fired tonight. Hatcher will be replaced by the hitting coach at AAA Salt Lake for the Angels, Jim Eppard. With top free agent signee Albert Pujols scuffling his way to a .536 […]

Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie went nuts after a called third strike tonight. The pitch was pretty far off the plate, and Lawrie was completely in the right for being pissed off about the call. But then, he spiked his helmet…and the helmet hit home plate umpire Bill Miller. Not good. Lawrie will […]

Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp was placed on the 15-day DL yesterday with a strained hamstring, and the team recalled Jerry Sands from AAA to replace him on the roster. Kemp is only expected to miss the minimum 15 days, and should be ready to go on May 29th. The Dodgers might not miss him all […]

Placido Polanco of the Phillies got his 2000th career hit last night. Now, what does this mean in the long run? Well….nothing. It’s just catering to our fetish of round numbers. Since 1980, there are 89 people with 2000 hits. Really, 89? And that’s only 30 years. Some of the players with 2000 hits include […]