Justin Masterson pitched quite well for the Indians yesterday; 6.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K. The relievers that followed him were charged with a grand total of zero runs. Matt Cain pitched quite well for the Giants yesterday; 7 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K. The relievers that […]

This is one of the stupider stories I’ve seen in awhile, but it irritates me to the point that I feel like I need to have a response to it. The jist of it: Mets COO Jeff Wilpon is pissed off at the Mets and actually *scolded his team* for not retaliating on Thursday after […]

One of the Philadelphia Phillies’ four aces, Roy Oswalt, was placed on the disabled list with back spasms.  Unfortunately for Oswalt, he has a long and troubled history with back injuries and back spasms.  This will be the sixth time in his career that Oswalt will be forced to miss time due to a back […]

James Shields picked up his 6th complete game of the season yesterday – his third in a row – in shutting down the Houston Astros and leading the Rays to a 5-1 victory. It was a dominating performance – 9 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 9 K – fairly representative of how he’s […]

Bringing in Jim Riggleman to replace Manny Acta back in 2009 was a quizzical move. Riggleman didn’t have a history of winning in the majors, and he would be the one taking care of prized prospect Stephen Strasburg’s arm. Riggleman of course, is the man who was leading the Cubs when Kerry Wood blew out […]

Oh, Josh Hamilton, you crazy fool!  How could you be so ignorant as to suggest that having blue eyes makes it harder for you to hit during day games?  Quick, everyone, let’s all point and laugh at Josh Hamilton’s stupidity!   Ha, we all scoff in your general direction!!! The above paragraph is what I wish […]

Joe Girardi has made his decision. Derek Jeter is going to lead off when he gets back from his calf injury. This is the wrong choice, and although lineup construction does not affect a team’s win-loss record very heavily, a few wins taken away could mean the Yankees miss the playoffs in 2011.   The […]

With 12 strikeouts against the Twins last night, Tim Lincecum has 30 career games with 10 strikeouts or more. If that seems like a lot, it is: it’s the most in baseball since the beginning of 2007. Actually, it’s the most in baseball in that span by a lot; Justin Verlander’s 18 ten strikeout games […]

Mariners rookie starter Michael Pineda did it again today, shutting out the Nationals over seven innings while allowing just four hits and one walk, and striking out nine. His ERA for the year now sits at 2.45, and he’s got 94 strikeouts over 95 2/3 innings. The concept of this post was originally going to […]

In a truly bizarre move, the Nationals announced over their team twitter account that manager Jim Riggleman resigned this afternoon, almost immediately after the Nationals’ 1-0 win over the Mariners. Their third win in a row. Their 11th win in 12 games. A win that put the Washington Nationals, who have never finished a season […]

When the San Francisco Giants were readying their postseason roster before the 2010 playoffs, the major point of contention was who their fourth starter would be. With Barry Zito faltering down the stretch, many fans were screaming for Madison Bumgarner, the then fresh-faced barely 21-year-old southpaw, to get that spot. Giants fans got their wish, […]

No time to waste with this week’s roundtable, we need to get it finished before Jack McKeon falls asleep or starts playing with the Twitter thing… Strike 1: Are the Cardinals in serious trouble with the Albert Pujols injury and will there be any ripple effect to later contract negotiations with the team if the […]

I was on a radio show yesterday morning, and the host started asking me questions about the Mets. I got to talking about Jose Reyes and blurted out, without necessarily thinking a lot about it, “he’s the MVP of the NL in my mind right now”. Reyes is having an excellent season thusfar, but is […]

Cardinals fans, take a deep breath — your team’s season isn’t over. It just seems like it. By now, we’ve all seen the cringeworthy video of Pete Kozma’s throw pulling Albert Pujols’ wrist into the path of a speeding Wilson Betemit. St. Louisans – and likely Kozma himself – will have nightmares about Pujols immediately crumpling […]

Boston fans might be in for a treat soon, as apparently manager Terry Francona* has approached Adrian Gonzalez about perhaps playing some outfield when the team goes to an NL park during interleague play. Gonzalez said he would do it, as it would get David Ortiz’s bat into the line-up. Is it really worthwhile though […]