As we approach June 1st, a certain few major league teams have taken it upon themselves to not go quietly into the basement of their respective divisions as was expected.  Year in and year out, there’s a surprise team that just refuses to go down without a fight, and we as fans respect them all […]

It is never too early to start talking about the trade deadline, especially when we can talk about would-be contenders that might unexpectedly end up being sellers rather than buyers at the deadline.  Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a look at many of these such teams, and there is a surprisingly large […]

The Pirates obliterated the Cubs yesterday 10-4, to complete a three game sweep. The Cubs have dropped 21 straight, and are tied with the Twins for the worst record in baseball at 15-32. There’s really no singular person to blame. The Cubs have only scored 33 runs over the 12 game skid, and have allowed […]

Quintin Berry is certainly making the most of his cup of coffee with the Detroit Tigers while Austin Jackson nurses a strained abdomen. In fact, Berry has played so well that it’s likely the Tigers make an unexpected move to keep Berry around after Jackson returns. On Sunday against the Twins, Berry became

Roy Halladay hasn’t been himself in the month of May (5.40 ERA before Sunday’s start) and it might have something to do with the sore shoulder that forced the Phillies to pinch hit for their ace in the bottom half of the second inning of Sunday’s game against the St. Louis Cardinals.  Halladay had given […]

A common baseball adage is throw [the barrel of] your bat at the ball. Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier took that to heart on Sunday while facing the soft-tossing, 49-year-old lefty Jamie Moyer. With the bases empty and one out in the bottom of the fourth inning, Frazier waited back on a 72 mph […]

Just one week ago, the Atlanta Braves were in first place in the NL East, 1.5 games ahead of the Washington Nationals, sitting ten games above .500 with a +40 run differential. Today, they’re in fourth place, three games out and four games above .500, and that run differential is down to +25. The key […]

Last year for the White Sox, Adam Dunn was left for dead in the gutter. He only hit 11 homers. His OPS for the year was just .569. His batting average, which normally is low to begin with, was only .159. He was worth -2.9 fWAR, one of the worst totals I have ever seen. […]

The Home Run Derby contest has gone much the way of the NBA Slam Dunk contest or the NFL Pro Bowl.  It’s losing its popularity that it once so gloriously carried in the 1990’s.  Thankfully for Major League Baseball, once every few years, they get an unforgettable performance from someone like Josh Hamilton that revives […]

Chicago White Sox Hitters: C-. It is a minor miracle that this team has scored 193 runs.  For most of this season, they’ve had two full-time starters, Brent Morel and Alexei Ramirez, who currently have sub.500 OPS.  And then there is Gordon Beckham and Dayan Viciedo who play almost everyday with OBPs well under .300.  […]