Every MLB season, multiple teams that are supposed to do really well end up struggling. We then proceed to stumble all over ourselves trying to point the finger at why, and more often than not, the major culprit is a veteran player that turns in an unusually subpar year. This happens every year. Last year, […]

It’s that time of year – the Super Bowl is in the rear-view mirror, and Nevada casinos are starting to roll out their projected MLB win totals for the 2016 season. On Thursday, Atlantis Casino in Reno (typically the first casino to reveal the totals) unveiled the totals for degenerates like myself to scrutinize. As […]

The Baltimore Orioles aren’t letting their top slugger get away this winter. The team re-signed first baseman Chris Davis to a seven-year deal worth a monstrous $161 million on Saturday morning, ensuring that the 29-year old will be spending the bulk of his 30s in Baltimore. The contract is also the largest in franchise history. […]

The Baseball Hall of Fame will be adding two new members this summer, as Ken Griffey Jr and Mike Piazza were elected to the Hall on Tuesday. Griffey was voted in on his first year of eligibility, while Piazza earned induction on year number four. Griffey received votes on 437 of 440 ballots, earning a record […]

MLB offseasons generally aren’t “won” or “lost” in the span of a few weeks to close out the year. Hell, the Nationals “won” the offseason last winter when they signed Max Scherzer on January 21st. But make no mistake about it – what’s gone on, or hasn’t gone on, in Los Angeles this offseason has […]

On Monday, MLB Commission Rob Manfred ruled on Pete Rose’s ban from baseball. Rose’s ban, initially imposed by Bart Giamatti in 1989, was upheld by Manfred for numerous reasons, including the fact that Rose “has not presented credible evidence of a reconfigured life either by an honest acceptance by him of his wrongdoing, so clearly established […]

For the third time in two years, the Atlanta Braves have made a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks that is being widely regarded as a complete and utter robbery. The Braves traded starting pitcher Shelby Miller and reliever Gabe Speier to the Diamondbacks for a package of just three players – outfielder Ender Inciarte, pitcher […]

New Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker held court at the MLB Winter Meetings on Tuesday, and provided the media members in attendance with some deeply nuanced thoughts on domestic violence and race. Just kidding, his comments were ridiculous, confusing, stereotypical, and flat-out backwards. Baker was asked about the domestic violence allegations involving his former player, […]