The Orioles went into Monday looking to close the gap on the Yankees in the AL East standings. Things didn't go as poorly for Baltimore as they did for Detroit on Sunday, but the result wasn't the best case scenario. Baltimore split a doubleheader with the Blue Jays, winning game one 4-1 and losing game […]

This is just unreal. Somehow, Jon Jay of the Cardinals hung on to this Jason Castro line drive. He initially misplayed the ball by coming in, but managed to knock it down with his glove. With the ball floating away from him, Jay snagged the ball with his bare hand to record the out. With […]

When you're winning, everything goes right for you and your team. In the fifth inning of game one of a doubleheader between the Orioles and Blue Jays, Orioles second baseman Ryan Flaherty hit a solo homer into the Baltimore bullpen…that reliever Luis Ayala snagged wtih his cap. Sitting in the bullpen, Ayala was just showing […]

Our next contestants on the Post-Mortem series are, in something of an upset, the third team in the AL Central to be eliminated and, in nothing of an upset, a popular favorite pre-season dark horse who completely failed to live up to that billing.  That's right, you know them, you mock them… the Kansas City […]

The Tigers came into Sunday's doubleheader with the Twins just a half game behind the White Sox in the AL Central. The Sox were facing a sweep in Anaheim, while the Tigers were staring at the prospect of either tying Chicago or moving a game up in the standings. The worst thing that could happen […]

Earlier this week, it looked like the Orioles and A's had the two wild card slots in the American League locked up. Now…not so much. Baltimore's spot is still secure, and hell, they're still just a game back of the Yankees after Saturday's 9-6 comeback win over the Red Sox. The A's lost in hearbreaking […]

The Cardinals lost yesterday, 5-4 to the Cubs in 11 inning walkoff fashion. The Brewers came back to beat the Nationals 4-2, the Phillies beat the Braves 6-2, and the Dodgers beat the Reds 3-1 in ten. Where does that leave us? Well, the Cardinals are still leading the race for the second wild card, […]

Ah yes, the odd baseball happening of losing a ball in your jersey…it happened on Friday night to Jarrod Parker of the A's. Ichiro Suzuki of the Yankees hit a comebacker to the mound, and the ball went through the neck hole in Parker's shirt. The Oakland starter couldn't find the ball for a second […]

In our Hope for the Hopeless series, we take a look at all of the teams in the league that finished under .500, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2012 season. As the Mets were the tenth team eliminated from the playoff hunt yesterday, this will be our final Hope […]

The Phillies thrashed the Mets 16-1 last night, and New York manager Terry Collins had some choice words for his team in a press conference after the game. Collins answered that he was embarrassed by the team's performance in the loss, and when asked if he thinks the team quit, Collins said "you'd have to […]

In our Hope for the Hopeless series, we take a look at all of the teams in the league that finished under .500, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2012 season. After the Marlins crazy spending binge this offseason, they were a chic pick to win the NL East. […]

Considering how bad everything looked for the Mets coming into the year, could we really call 2012 a disaster? They were six games above .500 and 4.5 games out in the NL East at the All-Star Break…and have gone 20-43 in the second half. But the fact that they played above .500 ball for half […]

Our first two playoff berths of the 2012 season were clinched within hours of each other on Thursday. The Reds defeated the Cubs behind a great Johnny Cueto pitching performance, and actually could clinch the NL Central outright on Friday (with a win and a Cardinals loss). The other playoff berth went to the Washington […]