Phillip Humber of the White Sox threw a perfect game yesterday. And it was awesome. Of course, the game was on FOX’s national Saturday broadcast, and with a Red Sox-Yankees game going on during the game, not nearly as many people saw Humber’s dominance as maybe the MLB would have liked. I mean, look at […]

When you think of the phrase “perfect game”, you think of the most elite pitchers of the league. Except in reality, it seems like that aside from Roy Halladay, most of the pitchers to throw perfect games are the mediocre to above average guys as opposed to the huge stars. On Saturday, that trend held […]

The Philadelphia Phillies, who are already struggling with injuries to offensive players this year, took a hit to their pitching staff today, as starter Cliff Lee was placed on the 15 day DL with a strained oblique muscle.  The injury was suffered by Lee in the tenth inning of the Phillies 1-0 loss to the […]

Through two weeks of play, two teams have risen to the top of the NL East: the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals. The Braves won their fourth in a row last night, and have now won nine of ten games after starting the year 0-4. Oddly, their record is powered by a high octane […]

Felix Hernandez had an absolutely dominant performance last night against the Indians. He threw eight shutout innings, allowed five hits, walked just one hitter, and struck out 12. With the Mariners holding a 1-0 lead in the ninth inning, it was time for Seattle’s Capital C closer, Brandon League. Of course, League allowed two hits […]

The Arizona Diamondbacks were my pick to win the NL West before this season, and I’d say about 55% of people had the same general opinion as me. They’re off to a 7-5 start right now, second in the division, but their season is going to get a lot more interesting in the next month […]

I really wanted to write about the Braves and Diamondbacks series, which could be a major turning point in the National League. But over in the AL, there is a CLASH OF THE TITANS that begins today: the Rangers travel to Detroit to take on the Tigers in a rematch of the 2011 ALCS. Thusfar […]

Last night during the Phillies-Giants game, Cliff Lee threw ten scoreless innings for the Phillies. He allowed seven hits, struck out seven, and didn’t walk a batter. Of course, as soon as Lee was pulled for the beginning of the eleventh inning, the Phillies lost the game. It’s very rare to see a pitcher throw […]

The Cardinals beat the Reds 11-1 last night, their fourth win in five games against their division rival. Oddly, the Cardinals have played all buy one game so far this season against NL Central teams, and they’re 8-3 in those 11 games. This streak against NL Central opponents will continue for awhile, with 16 more […]

CBS’s Jon Heyman was the first to report that catcher Ivan Rodriguez will be retiring tomorrow. Rodriguez played for six teams over his career, and spent his last two seasons with the Washington Nationals. For his career, Rodriguez hit .296/.334/.464, won the 1999 AL MVP award, and won 13 Gold Glove awards. He won a […]

The Los Angeles Angels completed an oft-rumored four year, $35 million contract with shortstop Erick Aybar today. Aybar is coming off the best season of his career in 2011, and the deal will take him through the 2016 season, when Aybar will be 32 years-old. Aybar is making $5.075 million this year, and was scheduled […]

The Boston Red Sox have demoted reliever Mark Melancon to Pawtucket, reports

Last week, I reported that Terry Francona wouldn’t be attending the Boston Red Sox celebration of the 100th anniversary of Fenway Park. Well Francona has apparently changed his mind, and an ESPN report indicates that Francona will in fact attend the celebration on Friday against the Yankees.  In the ESPN report, Francona is quoted as […]

After last year’s campaign that saw Matt Kemp of the Los Angeles Dodgers finish just one homer shy of a 40/40 season, Kemp has gotten off to a flying start this year with six homers in his first 11 games. This, of course, is leading to various reporters from major outlets pondering the possibility of […]

One day after the critical Bobby Valentine comments about Kevin Youkilis (and the Red Sox losing to the Rays in a game many are blaming Valentine for), the Red Sox welcomed the Texas Rangers to town for a two game series. The first game didn’t go exactly as Bostonians planned. Red Sox starter Jon Lester […]