We have officially hit the most depressing part of the 2012 MLB post-mortems: the teams that had legitimate playoff hopes this year, before things went terribly wrong. To be fair, it's hard to think of a sadder baseball story than these 2012 Pittsburgh Pirates. After 19 straight losing seasons, the Pirates were in the cat-bird […]

Well, this is certainly something. Injured Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden, who is typically very proud of his upbringing in Stockton, California, was nearly ejected from an anti-violence rally in the town on Wednesday. Braden began to yell at the police chief who was speaking at the rally, claiming that the police in town are […]

After what seems like six months of underachieving, the Detroit Tigers are finally all alone in first place in the AL Central. It comes at a great time in the season, with just seven games to go in the year for Detroit and the second place Chicago White Sox, who have led the division for […]

Tampa Bay Rays pitcher David Price posted this video on his Twitter of this fantastic bit of rookie hazing before tonight's Rays game in Boston against the Red Sox. Tampa's rookies dressed like Jane Fonda, complete with colored leotards, headbands and wigs, and did a little dance in the outfield while "Call Me Maybe" played […]

Everyone remembers last year's epic Atlanta Braves collapse that kept them home in October. What you might *not* remember is that in the final game of the year where the Braves were officially eliminated, a Freddie Freeman double play was the last play of the year that officially put the final nail in Atlanta's coffin. […]

Not all playoff berths are created equal.  Depending on the team, reaching the post-season can mean simply living up to expectations or quelling an uprising amongst the fanbase and everything in between.  As we enter the final games of the season, let's take a look at which of the still alive American League teams "need" […]

The National League playoff picture was clarified a little more on Tuesday night. The Braves came from behind to walk off on the Marlins, winning 4-3 to clinch a playoff spot in the NL. There's just one spot remaining, and it's currently held by the defending World Champion Cardinals, who have a 4.5 game lead […]

Phillies fans are excited about Darin Ruf, who spent the year with AA Reading and broke the team record for home runs in a season, blasting 38 dingers on the season. However, he turned 26 in July and was way too old for the level. While that's true, the fact that he's a power threat […]

And after a brief respite from bad teams getting eliminated, we're into the part of the season where teams roughly around league average are getting booted from the playoff race. First up are the San Diego Padres, who rebounded from an awful first half of the year to post a 39-27 record after the All-Star […]

Not all playoff berths are created equal.  Depending on the team, reaching the post-season can mean simply living up to expectations or quelling an uprising amongst the fanbase and everything in between.  As we enter the final games of the season, let's take a look at which of the still alive National League teams "need" […]

After last night's Packers-Seahawks disaster in Seattle, the entire sports world is talking about officiating. While last night's terribly blown call might not go down in league history at the end of the day, it will certainly be remembered for the rest of this season. That call got me thinking about some of the worst […]