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NLDS Game 4: Dodgers finish off Braves with dramatic 4-3 victory

Oh, sweet irony. Entering tonights NLDS Game 4 between the Dodgers and Braves is was Don Mattingly being openly questioned for his decision to start Clayton Kershaw on short rest. By the time the game was over, it was Fredi Gonzalez subjected to an intense line of second-guessing. Things were had been shaping up so […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 Cleveland Indians

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Post-season narratives you will soon be tired of

October baseball is upon us. With the official commencement of the playoffs comes the opening of the floodgates when it comes to all the various narratives and storylines for each of the contenders. For many a writer, these storylines take a higher precedence than the actual games themselves. Like it or not, you are about […]

End of season post-mortem: 2013 Los Angeles Angels

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

End of season post-mortem: 2013 Arizona Diamondbacks

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Jerry Seinfeld to announce Tuesday’s Mets game

In a season when you are playing for nothing, what better idea is there than to have a comedian renowned for creating a show about nothing announce for you? The famous comedian and noted Mets fan will be joining the SNY broadcast of the Mets-Giants game this Tuesday. Unlike his previous announcing stint of one […]

End of season post-mortem: 2013 New York Mets

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

End of season post-mortem: 2013 Colorado Rockies

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

End of season post-mortem: 2013 Chicago White Sox

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

End of season post-mortem: 2013 Miami Marlins

Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]

Orioles acquire Morse from the Mariners for Avery

With the waiver trade deadline coming up fast, the remaining contenders are doing their best to shore up their holes. No team has been more active on waivers than the Baltimore Orioles who finally landed the power bat they've been looking for. Xavier Avery for Mike Morse. O's all in — Peter Gammons (@pgammo)

The Angels are crumbling from within

Nearly two years ago when the Angels announced the signing of Albert Pujols, Arte Moreno and the Angels wanted us to believe that there had been a changing of the guard in Southern California baseball. The time of the Dodgers was over. This was to be the age of the Angels. Since Moreno purchased the […]

Mariners give half-hearted contract extension to GM Zduriencik

According to Ryan Divish of the News Tribune, GM Jack Zduriencik has been given a one-year contract extension: Sources close to major league baseball and the organization have said that Zduriencik has received a one-year extension for 2014.  But that it has yet to be announced. Armstrong, who is in Oakland with team along with […]

Phillies part ways with Charlie Manuel

In a move that has seemed inevitable for months, reports out of Philadelphia are that the Phillies and long-time manager Charlie Manuel have parted ways. Phillies to make manager change, sources say. Press at 230. — Jim Salisbury (@JSalisburyCSN)

Expanded replay is coming in 2014… but with manager challenges

Ready or not, MLB is set to expand the use of instant replay starting with the 2014 season. After years of considering options, studying different implementations and a few false starts of expanded replay, Bud Selig and his VP Joe Torre have gotten approval from the league's executive committee on their grand scheme for giving […]

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