Normally, we wouldn’t need to talk about potential free agent landing spots for a star player of a playoff-bound team at this point of the season, but thanks to Prince Fielder being a little too honest in a recent interview, we really don’t have a choice but to look at where he might end up […]

The Tampa Bay Rays are longshots to win the AL wild card. Even if they sweep the Red Sox this weekend, their schedule down the stretch is much tougher than Boston’s and it might not end up mattering. That doesn’t mean the Rays aren’t doing everything they can to vault themselves into the playoffs.  Entering […]

Mariano Rivera saved his 600th game on Tuesday night. That immediately led to people running their mouths about how he was THE BEST CLOSER EVER. But honestly, it shouldn’t have taken a round number to make this claim about Rivera. He’s been the best reliever in the game for years, and it has nothing to […]

Time for another edition of the three strikes roundtable. This week, the staff will take a look at the chances of the Rays and Cardinals making the playoffs, if the Angels can catch the Rangers in the AL West, and what team puts TEH FEEEEEEEEEAR into your heart come October. 1) Do you think that […]

The same franchise that brought you Logan Morrison’s “We Swear This Isn’t About Twitter” Suspension embarrassingly proudly presents Mike Cameron: Released for Detrimental Conduct (in theaters now). Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the Florida Marlins are back up to their old disciplinary tricks.  This time the subject of their misguided wrath is veteran outfielder Mike Cameron, […]

Making his major-league debut with much less hype than rotation mate Stephen Strasburg, Brad Peacock went 5 innings, giving up 2 hits and 0 runs while striking out 2 and walking 3. While the K/BB ratio wasn’t stellar, it was a momentous occasion for the 23-year old as he notched his first major-league victory with […]

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 […]

With a 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals this afternoon, the Pittsburgh Pirates clinched their record (as in, “all North American sports” record, not just Major League Baseball) 19th consecutive losing season. The Pirates have actually held this record since they clinched their 17th consecutive losing season in 2009, which broke the previous North […]

The 2012 schedule was announced today to a little bit of fanfare. Obviously, scheduling isn’t a huge deal in baseball like it is in football, because you generally know who you’re going to be playing the majority of your games against. But there are some little quirks that we all look at, like where the […]

The Story about how MLB stopped the New York Mets from wearing NYPD and FDNY hats on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 has been all over the media this week. Yesterday, the New York Post broke a story about how the Mets may have given into MLB’s wishes due to a “secret” loan of around $25 million that helped to […]

This time of year always brings about the heated debate as to what the term “valuable” means when applied to MVP voting. Regardless of which side you are on, you can’t deny the fact that some of baseball’s best players are playing for non-contending teams and that they still provide “value” for their franchise. You […]

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 […]

On his ninth try, it finally happened: Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox won his 200th career game. It looked to be in doubt after the first three innings of the game, when the Blue Jays held a 5-4 lead over Boston. But then, the Red Sox proceeded to score 14 straight runs to take […]

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 […]