The Miami Marlins, who signed closer Heath Bell to a three year, $27 million deal this offseason, have removed Bell from the closer’s role due to repeated struggles. Bell has already blown four saves this season. Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen is thinking that he’ll replace Bell at the back of the game with Steve Cishek. The […]

The Baltimore Orioles are currently 1/3 of the way through a killer 15 game stretch that sees them playing nothing but contenders. I remarked at the beginning of the month, to no one in particular, that the Orioles would be lucky if they went 5-10 during this run…this would put them precipitously close to the […]

Evan Longoria hasn’t played for the Rays since Monday. He’s their offensive star, and without him, they were expected to struggle. Naturally, since Longoria has played in a game, the Rays are feasting on weaker competition. The Rays are 4-0 in May, with three wins over the Mariners and one over the A’s. They only […]

Albert Pujols, meet rock bottom.  Rock bottom, I’d like to introduce you to Albert Pujols. As if Pujols’ now infamous homerless streak wasn’t already bad enough, you can add a new ignominious achievement to his 2012 resume: he’s dropped below the Mendoza line.  After going 0-for-4 against Henderson Alvarez and Toronto tonight, Albert’s batting average […]

Earlier today, the news broke that Beastie Boys member Adam “MCA” Yauch had passed away at the age of 47, losing his three-year long battle with cancer.  To anyone that grew up in the 80’s or 90’s or just had even the most basic appreciation for music, this was truly sad news.  Fans all across […]

The big news yesterday was obviously Mariano Rivera’s torn ACL. He’ll miss the rest of the season, and in a tearful press conference last night, Rivera said he didn’t know if he’d ever pitch again. If this really is the end for Rivera, which is a completely rational expectation, it was a sad and anonymous […]

The Angels bullpen has blown as many leads as any team in the American League so far this season.  Perhaps in a well reasoned panic move, Los Angeles General Manager Jerry Dipoto chose to act quickly and acquire a dependable late inning reliever in Ernesto Frieri.  The Columbian born Frieri was utterly dominant in parts […]

Awful, terrible news out of Kansas City tonight: while shagging flyballs in the outfield before tonight’s Yankees-Royals game, legendary Yankees closer Mariano Rivera fell awkwardly on his knee. The verdict isn’t good:

There have been many shortstops that get talked about as prospects in the minor leagues, but the majority of them end up being utility players or second-division starters. That’s just what happens when you play the most demanding position on the infield, as the tools to succeed at the Major League level are higher than […]

Last night was a crazy night of baseball. Three walk-off homers, one go-ahead homer in the tenth, *and* a no-hitter to boot. Does it get any better than that? In the afternoon, old man Jason Giambi hit a three run bomb to walk off on the Dodgers. Later in the evening, Ian Desmond hit a […]

The eyes of the baseball world were on Anaheim tonight watching Jered Weaver throw a no-hitter against the Minnesota Twins.  It was an incredible performance and truly amazing to watch. But it wasn’t the only rarity for the Angels in the game.  No, something almost as incredible to behold was going on right underneath everyone’s […]