What happened at Turner Field Wednesday night was ridiculous. But it wasn't the Brewers' Carlos Gomez admiring his home run, then jawing at the opposing pitcher and infielders as he rounded the bases.  No, what was absurd was Braves catcher Brian McCann taking it upon himself to act as the arbiter of baseball's unwritten rules […]

Hard Rock Cafe, which is apparently still a thing, will be honoring Yankees closer Mariano Rivera by retiring his entrance music, Metallica's "Enter Sandman", from all of their restaurants worldwide, except for the Hard Rock Cafe in Yankee Stadium. Here's the guts of the story from ESPN's Darren Rovell. In a ceremony before Thursday night's […]

The Detroit Tigers clinched the AL Central on Wednesday, meaning that we're down to just two playoff spots left: the two AL Wild Cards, currently led by the Rays and Indians. The only team that can push either team from the Postseason is the Rangers, who trail Cleveland by one game for the second spot. […]

The eighth of ten playoff teams has been decided, and it's a familiar face: the Detroit Tigers. Detroit won their third straight AL Central crown on Wednesday night after beating the Twins 1-0 as Max Scherzer let a first inning run stand up thanks to a solid pitching performance against Minnesota. With a record of […]

Perhaps you’ve heard that Mariano Rivera, the greatest closer in the history of baseball, will be retiring after the 2013 season. As the Yankees have all but been eliminated from postseason contention (the team’s elimination number stands at one heading into Wednesday’s game versus the Rays), the stage is set for Rivera’s final home game […]

This week, TOC will be looking at five players who recently announced their retirements from the game and their potential Hall of Fame cases. Today, things get a lot more interesting, as we look at Andy Pettitte. Andy Pettitte's reputation might actually be stronger than his actual resume. The guy has a lot of wins […]

Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha nearly continued the dandy little trend of Cardinals rookies throwing no-hitters. Wacha made it through 8 2/3 without allowing a hit on Tuesday night in St Louis' 2-0 win over Washington, but all it took was a cue shot from Ryan Zimmerman over Wacha's head that Pete Kozma couldn't field cleanly […]

The leg injury suffered by Orioles third baseman Manny Machado on Monday looked awful. Don't click that link if you have a weak stomach. However, despite how brutal it looked, Machado managed to avoid both a

This week, TOC will be looking at five players who recently announced their retirements from the game and their potential Hall of Fame cases. Today, things get a lot more difficult, as we look at Todd Helton. Todd Helton's Hall of Fame case isn't easy, because of two words: Coors Field. Helton has has a […]

This story is one of the most egregious examples of misplaced attention I've seen in awhile. A Yankees fan named Joseph Neubauer was fired from his job at the Taxi and Limousine Commission because he skipped a day of work last September to attend a Yankees game that was rained out. Neubauer hadn't missed a […]

Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro is far and away one of our favorite punching bags here at TOC. Yet, most of the things he says are just stupid as opposed to downright offensive. After Roy Halladay's disastrous start in Miami last night, where the former ace topped out at 83 mph and threw just five […]