Rumors of Milwaukee being home to the happiest clubhouse in the Major Leagues are apparently unfounded. Scott Miller of CBSSports.com is reporting today that Brewers’ key midseason acquisition Francisco “K-Rod” Rodriguez is unhappy in his role as the 8th inning guy, setting the table for the team’s rock-solid closer John Axford. Quoth K-Rod: “I’m not […]

Mariano Rivera’s entrance into the rarified air of 600 Major League saves came not on one of his trademark cut fastballs baffling yet another hitter or a groundout to Yankees captain Derek Jeter as so many other have in the past. No, the final out of No. 600 came when catcher Russell Martin threw out […]

It’s rare that we post job openings here at TOC but this one…this was too good to pass up. The Frontier League’s Normal CornBelters are seeking a few good men – and women – to fill the role of Corny, their official mascot. According to his bio on the official team website: “He was born on […]

The first pitch forecast for tonight’s game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Colorado Rockies is sunny and 64 degrees, an ideal night for baseball if there ever was one in Southeastern Wisconsin. And yet the Brewers have made the decision to close the roof at Miller Park tonight. Because of something that’s happening in Minnesota. […]

It’s a little early to be making assumptions about 2012 based on a couple of meaningless games in September. But then again, that’s what Cubs fans do — make sweeping generalizations based on small sample sizes, anything really to give them some semblance of hope. Team history is littered with guys who got a shot […]

The defining moment of the St. Louis Cardinals’ 2011 season may have happened in the 10th inning of Friday night’s game against the Atlanta Braves, the team they’ve been chasing for the NL Wild Card. With his team’s season literally hanging in the balance at 7.5 games behind the Braves for that final playoff spot, […]

A bizarre season for the defending world champion San Francisco Giants took yet another snakebitten turn on Thursday. Reliever Jeremy Affeldt has been ruled out for the season because of a backyard BBQ. No, really. Per MLB.com’s Adam Berry: “Affeldt hurt his hand while slicing frozen burgers in his backyard, and the paring knife cut […]

The human condition isn’t defined by how we respond in times of joy. After all it’s easy to maintain a clear head and a strong heart when things are going your way. Rather who we are as individuals and as a society is defined by how we respond when the odds are stacked against us, […]

(Reality TV show producers — make this happen.) The greatest potential athlete reality show was born today in the form of an innocuous

(The Brewers’ unofficial good luck charm is apparently a pool enthusiast) It’s been entirely too long since we brought you an update on the saga of “Front Row” Amy Williams so as a public service announcement, we’re going to take care of that now. Front Row Amy’s life changed for good about a week ago […]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4N1iwQxiHrs?version=3 There are few British bands with baseball-themed names that have tasted success in mainstream American popular culture…in fact, now that I think about it, I can’t recall any. Except for, of course, The Outfield. Wait a second, who? That’s the general reaction I get when mentioning the band who is best remembered for “Your Love”, […]

When you step in to the seating bowl at Wrigley Field, you’re almost blown away by the amount of green that comes at you. For nowhere else in the city of Chicago will you find as much of the color as you will at the well-manicured but emotionally forlorn corner of Clark and Addison in […]

(This jersey soon to be appearing on Straight Cash Homey) In a down economy, it must be nice to be able to abandon over $14 million as a sunk cost. That’s exactly what the San Francisco Giants did today when they decided to cut both Miguel Tejada and fan favorite Aaron Rowand. The move seems […]