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Dugout Digest – what the hell, Brandon Moss?

If you're not a diehard baseball fan, you might not know the name Brandon Moss. He was originally drafted by the Red Sox, and traded to the Pirates in the infamous Manny Ramirez/Jason Bay deal. Moss had a mediocre 2009 with the Pirates, and played in just 22 games in the majors over the next […]

Spotlight Series: Yankees at Nationals (June 15-17)

When choosing a spotlight series, it's usually a difficult task. Most of the time, I have to choose between a team hovering around the .500 mark taking on a contender, or in some cases, the best matchup involves a team I just wrote about. Well, that's not the case this weekend. I glanced over the […]

VIDEO: Mark Grace predicts Jason Kubel’s homer

Your browser does not support iframes. During last night's Diamondbacks-Rangers game, Arizona announcer Mark Grace says "aaaaand Kubel's going to homer here" right as Rangers pitcher Scott Feldman releases a pitch to Jason Kubel. Sure enough, Kubel connects on the pitch from Feldman, and it leaves the park. OK, now that is pretty awesome. There's […]

Dugout Digest – the Orioles are ready

The Baltimore Orioles just won't die. They've fallen out of first in the AL East, but are only a half game behind the Yankees for the division lead. However, this isn't Baltimore's fault. They've won five straight games against the National League's pair of teams from Pennsylvania, the Phillies and Pirates. While both wins against […]

VIDEO: Carlos Santana levels fan

Your browser does not support iframes. During today's Indians-Reds game, newly acquired Indians reliever Esmil Rogers was facing Reds third baseman Todd Frazier in the fifth inning. Frazier popped the ball foul towards the first base line, and Indians first baseman Carlos Santana (who is typically behind the dish as a catcher for Cleveland) barreled […]

The worst All-Star ballot possible

Every year fans and media members alike spend a great deal of time wringing their hands over the results of the All-Star voting.  Sure, sometimes someone not 100% deserving gets voted into the game, but we're focusing on the wrong problem here. The real issue is that the ballot everyone is filling out is littered […]

Dugout Digest – well, aside from the perfect game…

Matt Cain threw a perfect game, and it was awesomely dominant. But hold the phone for a minute. There were two other absolutely amazing pitching performances from last night that are going to get completely shut out of the spotlight because of Cain's efforts. RA Dickey absolutely obliterated the Rays lineup, allowing one unearned run […]

VIDEO: Gregor Blanco preserves Matt Cain’s perfect game

Your browser does not support iframes. Gregor Blanco of the San Francisco Giants had a huge role in helping Matt Cain preserve his perfect game, making this amazing diving catch in the seventh inning on a deep fly ball off the bat of Astros center fielder (and former Blanco teammate in Atlanta) Jordan Schafer. Blanco, […]

Matt Cain throws perfect game against Astros

San Francisco Giants starter Matt Cain, who got a six year contract extension this spring, threw the 22nd perfect game in MLB history tonight against the Houston Astros. Cain's perfection was one of the best pitching performances in baseball history, totaling a game score of 101, due to Cain's 14 strikeouts in addition to his […]

Dugout Digest – making headway

The Washington Nationals won AGAIN last night, defeating Toronto 4-2 in part to a three hit game from Bryce Harper. It's their fifth straight win, and eighth in ten games this month. Their lead over the second place Braves is four games, which is a half game behind the Dodgers lead over the Giants for […]

Rodriguez ties Gehrig for most grand slams all-time

Your browser does not support iframes. Alex Rodriguez's esteemed career took another step towards history on Tuesday night, as he hit his 23rd career grand slam against the Braves, tying him with Hall of Famer and Yankee legend Lou Gehrig for the most all-time. Rodriguez's slam came in the eighth inning of the game against […]

The Rockies rotation is the worst thing ever

Pitching in the thin air at Coors Field is not easy to do, not even with the involvement of the humidor the team adopted a few years ago.  But even factoring in the high degree of difficulty, the starting pitchers for the Colorado Rockies this season have been absolutely nightmarishly terrible. Through games on June […]

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