At around 2:30, news broke that the Blue Jays had scheduled a 3:30 press conference. Some fans were wondering whether this had something to do with Wandy Rodriguez, who was apparently claimed on waivers by a team this afternoon. We’ve since confirmed that the press conference has nothing to do with Rodriguez, and instead, has […]

The White Sox are fighting keep pace with the division leading Detroit Tigers, but there have been a few holes in their lineup that have held them back all season long. Adam Dunn is the most glaring bust. His contract and track record are a deadly combination when discussing his fall-off-the-face-of-the-earth 2011 season. However, there has been another […]

The Astros traded their two best players three weeks ago. Phillies fans seem to love Hunter Pence (and the new meme he brought to town – “good game, let’s go eat”), and Braves fans are enamored with Michael Bourn and his blazing wheels. You never hear anything about the Astros’ end of the deal, though. […]

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The Diamondbacks and Giants had an audition of sorts over the past couple of weeks against the cream of the National League crop, the Braves and Phillies. The Giants played in Philadelphia at the end of July, and in Atlanta this past week. The Diamondbacks played in Philadelphia this past week and in Atlanta this […]

Randall Delgado of the Braves had a no hitter through six innings last night. He had faced the minimum of 18 batters, walking one and having him erased on a double play. That all went to hell when Cody Ross led off the seventh inning with a game-tying solo home run. Delgado was immediately pulled […]

The winner of the AL Central could do something that I can’t remember seeing in awhile: make the playoffs with a negative run differential. Right now, the Tigers are up two games on the Indians and are at -17 on the season. Cleveland is at +2, and the third place White Sox, who are 3.5 […]

There has always been something sexy about the 30/30 hitter. Back in the day, when you hit 30 homers and stole 30 bases, you were a rare breed of power and speed. Before the 1980’s rolled along, there were only ten 30/30 seasons in history, five of which were by Bobby Bonds. Hank Aaron had […]

The Tigers announced today that they’ve acquired Delmon Young from the Twins for Cole Nelson and a PTBNL. Young is the big piece of the deal, but how much does he really improve the Tigers? It’s believed that Young will be taking some playing time from Magglio Ordonez in right field. This is a good […]

The Diamondbacks have been on fire since the All-Star Break, and have now opened up a two game lead on the defending World Champion Giants in the NL West. This week will play a huge part in determining the division winner, due to the schedules of both teams. The Giants play four in Atlanta before […]

In today’s Braves-Cubs game (which I was at, by the way), the Cubs pulled off a feat that only one other team in major league history has: they walked zero times, struck out 18 times, and won the game. The Cubs only got runs in the sixth and seventh innings, thanks to a bullpen implosion […]

After tonight’s 3-0 loss to the Giants, the Marlins made some personnel moves. One of them was releasing struggling veteran bench bat Wes Helms, which doesn’t make much sense because they probably could have traded him to a contender for something of value. The second move for the Marlins made even less sense. They demoted […]

I’ve been doing a lot of driving lately on my way down to Atlanta. Now that I’m here, I saw Dan Uggla extend his hitting streak to an Atlanta-high (and major league high this season) 32 games. On my way here, I was listening to a lot of sports podcasts, and the prevailing thought was […]

They’ve all gotten stints in Atlanta this year, but the first member of the Braves “holy trinity” of young pitchers has earned a spot on the roster, more than likely for the long run. Highly touted Arodys Vizcaino was called up from AAA Gwinnett yesterday, and veteran Scott Proctor was released. Vizcaino’s first appearance in […]

This is footage from last night’s game between my hometown Harrisburg Senators and the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Squirrels pitcher Eric Surkamp catching Harper looking on a pitch that looks to be a tad bit off the plate. Harper assumes it’s a ball and starts trotting down to first before being called out. Predictably, he completely […]