The Dodgers were getting left for dead earlier this week…and here we are today, with Los Angeles tied with the Cardinals for the second wild card spot in the National League after a 4-3 walkoff win on Saturday against the Cardinals. These two teams are at the top of the race, with the Pirates, Brewers, […]

OK, this wild card madness is getting a little ridiculous. There was movement in the back end of the National League wild card race. The Braves beat the Nationals 2-1, keeping their place at the top of the food chain. The Cardinals lost 8-5 to the Dodgers, moving LA to just a game out. The […]

Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton is heading towards free agency this winter, and he's doing everything in his power to make sure that he gets paid. in the third inning of Friday's Rangers game with the Seattle Mariners, Hamilton obliterated this Hisashi Iwakuma pitch into the second deck in right field at the Ballpark in […]

In utterly shocking news, there are incoming reports of an alleged murder-suicide in the parking lot of Kauffman stadium mere hours before the Angels and Royals are set to kick off their weekend series.  Bob Dutton of the KC Star is all over it: Reports of a shooting in the parking lot at Kauffman Stadium. […]

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. When the Cubs reset their front office regime this past offseason, hope was seemingly restored on the north […]

Who's up next in the End of Season Post-Mortem series?  Chicago Cubs, come on down! If you're new here (which about 90% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from the playoffs, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look […]

All of the talk around the baseball world this morning is Carlos Beltran throwing out Josh Beckett at first base during Thursday's Cardinals-Dodgers game. While that was a more embarrassing play, it wasn't the best throw of the evening. That honor goes to St Louis catcher Yadier Molina, who nailed Dee Gordon stealing with an […]

I'm sure everyone has heard of the Taiwanese animations that roll out every so often when there's a significant news event in America. Well, a new one just came out, and it goes after…the New York Yankees? In this video, the Yankees pending collapse is discussed. Both the Yankees and Orioles are on pirate ships, […]

Going into this week's opening series, the Orioles were a game back of the Yankees in the AL East, and the Rays were just one game behind the Orioles. Things have taken an interesting turn. The Yankees beat the Red Sox 2-0, and the Orioles swept the Rays after a 4-3 win in 14 innings. […]

This is some news that the Yankees absolutely needed:

While the Cardinals, Pirates, and Dodgers all struggle in the NL Wild Card race, the Phillies and Brewers just keep pushing forward. The Phillies beat the Marlins 3-1 on Wednesday to win their seventh game in a row, push themselves above .500 for the first time in three months, and move to within three games […]

In the wake of Brandon McCarthy getting hit in the side of the head last week and the horrifying aftermath, this is some scary, scary stuff. Houston Astros rookie reliever Mickey Storey was hit in the face with a line drive in Wednesday's game against the Cubs. The ball was hit in the eighth inning […]

During Wednesday's Braves-Brewers game, reigning National League MVP Ryan Braun hit a long fly ball to deep right field. Braves right fielder Jason Heyward got a good beat on the ball, and made a twisting, leaping catch to steal a homer from Braun that would have given Milwaukee the lead. In the first inning, Heyward […]