Thanks a lot, Theo Epstein.  Because of you, we now live in a world where some anonymous fan who totally thinks he saw you at a Starbucks is actually a credible source for breaking news.  Yes, that’s right, the guy we roundly mocked was on to something because it has been revealed that Theo Epstein […]

Oh nos!  Delmon Young is hurt and can’t play in the ALCS!! Double oh nos!  Magglio Ordonez is even hurter!!  He can’t play at all anymore!!! Hoorays!  Delmon Young is all betters!! OK, seriously, what the heck is going on in Detroit?  Far be it from to question a team that has advanced all the […]

And now, a brief break from our round-the-clock coverage of Front Row Amy’s boobs. While the baseball world is focused on the playoffs, Buster Olney dropped this juicy little tidbit on

The Tigers defeat the Yankees, three games to two.  Yeah, New York, that just happened. Key stat: 11-for-47.  That’s what the Yankees hit with runners in scoring position over the course of the entire series, and that includes their 6-for-14 effort in their 10-1 Game 4 blowout.  The Yankees supposedly had a killer lineup, but […]

Whether he really meant it or just shot his mouth off in a moment of frustration following his team’s ALDS ouster, Tampa Bay Ray owner Stuart Sternberg didn’t make any friends this week with comments about his franchise and its future. “We’ve replicated last year [on the field] and our attendance numbers were down 15 […]

Just when you thought it was safe to return to Busch Stadium, the Rally Squirrel is back! Clearly, this squirrel has become an unlikely source of good luck for the St. Louis Cardinals as they’ve now clawed back in the NLDS to tie the series with the Phillies and force a Game 5.  This should […]

If the Milwaukee Brewers thought a team lead by Kirk Gibson was just going to roll over, play dead and get swept, they better think again. Faced with the prospect of elimination, the Diamondbacks decided to show the Brewers what their version of Beast Mode looked like and wasted no time in doing it.  Miguel […]

It happens every year.  One of the teams in the post-season comes up with some goofy gimmick that garners national attention that fans can’t help but want to emulate. In 2008, it was the Tampa Bay Rays rocking the “Rayhawk.” In 2009, the Yankees literally rubbed it in everyone’s face with the old fashioned “shaving […]

It says here in my MLB post-season manual (oh, I’m sorry, #postseason according to all the signage and TV ads, apparently MLB only cares about Twitter now) that teams are not supposed to fall behind one of Philadelphia’s many aces by four runs, especially the heretofore unbeatable Cliff Lee, have their own ace get pulled […]

A month ago, nobody would have ever guessed that Tampa would even be involved in the post-season but a big September (and a horrible Red Sox collapse) later and the Rays are poised to be the Cinderella of the playoff ball.  However, with the defending AL Champion Texas Rangers standing in there way, could the […]

When they say everything is bigger in Texas, they aren’t kidding.  The Rangers were a big surprise when they won the AL pennant in 2010.  They made that fantastic run, the first real post-season success in the franchise’s history, on the strength of a potent lineup and the arm of Cliff Lee.  Lee may be […]

After months of speculation, it looks like the long rumored divorce between Ozzie Guillen and the Chicago White Sox is official: Monday night ended the eight-year run of Ozzie Guillen managing the White Sox after the say-anything skipper met with board chairman Jerry Reinsdorf at the United Center earlier in the day. The meeting lasted […]

Your wish has been granted, baseball fans.  Meaningful games will be played in the final three days of the baseball season, and in both leagues no less. First and foremost, the Boston Red Sox entered today facing a potentially season-defining doubleheader and managed to just barely survive with a split, but only thanks to an […]

Pay attention, Florida/Miami Marlins, you are about to get schooled on what a new logo should look like.  Behold the new logo for the Toronto Blue Jays: Notice the lack of what appears to be rainbow vomit all over the place.  Already this logo is one hundred times better than the monstrosity the Marlins unveiled […]

Before the season, most anyone would have told you that Theo Epstein is one of the top general managers in all of baseball.  Heck, that would have been true a month ago too, but thanks to the Red Sox going into a tailspin the last few weeks, it has suddenly become immensely popular to throw […]