At around 2:30, news broke that the Blue Jays had scheduled a 3:30 press conference. Some fans were wondering whether this had something to do with Wandy Rodriguez, who was apparently claimed on waivers by a team this afternoon. We’ve since confirmed that the press conference has nothing to do with Rodriguez, and instead, has […]

As if the Cardinals’ August collapse hasn’t been bad enough, now the insects are turning on the Cards too. While most of the baseball world was busy going ga-ga over Ben Revere’s impression of a spider climbing the outfield wall, Matt Holliday was busy being attacked by… a moth. According to a team spokesman, the […]

The White Sox are fighting keep pace with the division leading Detroit Tigers, but there have been a few holes in their lineup that have held them back all season long. Adam Dunn is the most glaring bust. His contract and track record are a deadly combination when discussing his fall-off-the-face-of-the-earth 2011 season. However, there has been another […]

On Friday morning, it looked like the AL Central was shaping up to be one of the better division races in baseball. The Indians had reeled off seven wins in ten games to close a four-game Detroit lead to a 1 1/2 game gap. A three-game set between the Tribe and the Tigers — the […]

Fantasy baseball, like any good addiction, has its fair share of high highs and very low lows. I am currently in the midst of a very low low. My team is fading fast. It must mean something, even though I’m not really too sure the intent of the meaning. The league has been together for […]

Sometimes, you just can’t please everyone. With the 2nd pick of the 2010 draft, the Pittsburgh Pirates selected Jameson Taillon, who many compared favorably to Josh Beckett at this stage of their careers. That, of course, causes expectations to skyrocket, and as one of the most polished high school arms in recent memory, people expected […]

The Astros traded their two best players three weeks ago. Phillies fans seem to love Hunter Pence (and the new meme he brought to town – “good game, let’s go eat”), and Braves fans are enamored with Michael Bourn and his blazing wheels. You never hear anything about the Astros’ end of the deal, though. […]

For a team that runs itself based on Christian ethic, you’d think that the Colorado Rockies would have a better record for games played on Sunday.  And by better, I mean not losing 17 straight games on God’s holiest of days. For years, the Rockies organization has prided itself on placing an extremely high value […]

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The Diamondbacks and Giants had an audition of sorts over the past couple of weeks against the cream of the National League crop, the Braves and Phillies. The Giants played in Philadelphia at the end of July, and in Atlanta this past week. The Diamondbacks played in Philadelphia this past week and in Atlanta this […]

The Rangers lost 3-2 to the White Sox yesterday, but that was largely because Ian Kinsler couldn’t get any offensive help. Kinsler homered twice (both solo shots, obviously), giving him 20 longballs on the season as part of a .246/.349/.446 line that looks pretty darn good considering he has only a .244 batting average on […]

The Major League career of former University of Pittsburgh backup quarterback/punter Chris Jelic was nothing if not historically unremarkable. But how does an outfielder who hit .091 have a permanent spot in Major League Baseball’s record books? Retrosheet shows that Jelic finished his career with one hit in 11 at bats, striking out three times, […]

The Brewers beat the Mets 6-1 yesterday, with Shaun Marcum pitching 7 quality innings (1 run on 6 hits and a walk, with 3 K’s). It was their 20th win in their last 23 games, and moved them to 7 and a half games up in the NL Central. It has been quite a run; […]

One of the greatest players in Little League history announced his retirement from professional sports today. But Chris Drury, the one-time ace of the 1989 Trumbull, CT Little League team that beat Chinese Taipei to win the 1989 Little League World Series, never grew up to be the Major League Baseball player that some thought […]

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