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Hope for the Hopeless: Toronto Blue Jays

The Blue Jays are an interesting team. General manager Alex Anthopolous is making moves that are generally thought of as cunning, slick, or whatever word you want to use. But it still hasn't translated onto the field yet. The 2012 Blue Jays team got nailed with something that there's no way to prepare for: an […]

Hope for the Hopeless: Seattle Mariners

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. The Mariners are…well, I guess "getting there" would be an apt description. The best damn pitcher in baseball […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: Miami Marlins

What do you get when you combine $191 million in free agent signings, toxic clubhouse presences, a new stadium that drips sleaze, and an extremely hateable front office? Why, it's the 2012 Miami Marlins! If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: […]

Elliot Johnson plays catch with a fan

This certainly is unique. Getting Blanked brings us this video of Rays utility infielder Elliot Johnson playing catch with some fans before Tampa Bay's 13-3 blowout win over the Red Sox. What lot/section? RT @

Whether Trout or Cabrera wins AL MVP, prepare for outrage

Ask anyone who the AL MVP should be… OK, not anyone, that homeless guy that lives beneath the underpass near the freeway on-ramp you take to get to work probably doesn't have a ready answer, but ask any baseball fan who the AL MVP should be and you are certain to get a very definitive […]

Dugout Digest – keep rollin’ rollin’ rollin’…

Kris Medlen is awesome, and there's no denying it anymore. In Atlanta's 3-0 win on Wednesday, Medlen was once again dominant for the Braves. Atlanta won their 21st straight game started by Medlen, one shy of the MLB record of 22 held by Whitey Ford's Yankees and Carl Hubbell's Giants. The Braves are sitting pretty […]

Hey, the World Baseball Classic starts tonight!

Who's all excited for some awesome World Baseball Classic action? No? Wait, you don't even remember what this is? Oh…the first WBC was played in 2006 as MLB's answer to Olympic baseball. Japan won that year, despite just a 3-3 record in pool play and two losses to the South Korean team that they beat […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: Toronto Blue Jays

A season that started promising went down the tubes in the second half, but not everything is a lost cause north of the border…next up in our End of the Season Post-Mortem series is the Toronto Blue Jays. If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: Seattle Mariners

Our next contestants on the Post-Mortem series are the current red-headed step-children of the AL West.  That's right, it is the lone team in the division NOT challenging for a playoff spot… the Seattle Mariners! If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief […]

Rumor Analysis: Ike Davis on the outs in NY?

It's not often you hear team sources divulging off-the-field information about a player. Well, leave it to the Mets to take care of that. Adam Ruben from ESPNNewYork.com passed along some interesting information regarding Mets' power hitting first baseman Ike Davis, suggesting that they would be more than willing to trade the slugger due to his unwillingness to […]

Dugout Digest – Orioles magic

I don't like the terms "fate" or "destiny" or "magic" or anything like that….but there is definitely some Orioles magic going on in Baltimore. The Orioles were trailing the Mariners 2-0 goint into the ninth on Tuesday, and tied the game up at two thanks to a Chris Davis two-run single. Then, silence…until the 18th […]

Orioles call up top prospect Dylan Bundy

Tuesday's marathon game with the Mariners has required the Baltimore Orioles to do something quite rash: they've called up top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy, reports Ken Rosenthal of Fox.  Bundy's promotion isn't "for good", but after an 18 inning game that saw the leaders for the second wild card in the American League use seven […]

Everth Cabrera turns an acrobatic double play

Padres shortstop Everth Cabrera might not grade out too highly with defensive metrics, and isn't too great of a hitter, but he's had his share of great plays this season. A play in Tuesday night's Padres-Diamondbacks game might be near the top of the charts though. Cabrera fielded a Paul Goldschmidt grounder and took to […]

Perhaps the craziest play of the year

There was so much that went on in this play during Tuesday night's Rangers-Angels game. Texas pitcher Tanner Scheppers throws a wild pitch on just his second pitch of the evening, allowing Chris Iannetta to come home to score. Catcher Mike Napoli's threw came nowhere near Scheppers, covering the plate, and instead veered towards the […]

Ozzie Guillen’s take on Yunel Escobar is Guillen-esque

In light of this afternoon's press conference with Yunel Escobar's three game suspension was announced (and Escobar claiming that his hairdresser and interior decorator were both gay), Ozzie Guillen was asked to weigh in by Shi Davidi, columnist for SportsNet in Canada. Guillen's comments were typical of him at this point. Ozzie Guillen on Escobar: […]

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