0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/11/2013
This is the fifth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Chicago Cubs. We knew what to expect from the Cubs […]
0 comments by Randy Holt
Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
This is the fourth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Milwaukee Brewers. The 2013 season for the Brewers was a […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Giants pitcher Ryan Vogelsong has a nifty excuse for his struggles in 2013. It's not the broken finger that he suffered in the middle of May, it's not the fact that he's 36, it's not the fact that some fortunate peripherals pointed to an implosion. No, Vogelsong has "some questions" about whether or not his […]
0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr
Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Every game down the stretch is crucial. In the NL Central, the Pirates and Cardinals both won, while the Reds lost, putting Pittsburgh a game behind St Louis and two up on Cincinnati. Washington also won again, moving the Nationals to six games behind the Reds for the second wild card spot. No one really […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/10/2013
Remember when the New York Mets considered Bobby Parnell untouchable? Whether it was during last offseason or this season's trade deadline, the Mets seemingly had a commodity for which other teams would be willing to trade something substantial. Just about any club — contender or otherwise — typically has interest in a closer or top-flight […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
By now, you know this already, but in case you haven't – the Pittsburgh Pirates won their 82nd game last night. 2013 will mark their first winning seasons since 1992, also the year of their last playoff berth. This run of failure is unprecedented across professional sports, and Pirates fans are just happy to have […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Cleveland just doesn't seem to believe in their Indians this year. Is there any other conclusion to draw after Progressive Field drew just 9,794 fans on Monday for the game between the Tribe and the Royals? In recent seasons, a September series between Cleveland and Kansas City might not have much sizzle to it. But […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
The 2013 season looked to be a promising one for Texas Rangers pitcher Matt Harrison. Coming off a year during which he went 18-11 with a 3.29 ERA, the 27-year-old left-hander got the opening day start for the Rangers and looked to be a top starting pitcher for a team looking to win the AL […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Finally. After winning their 81st game of the year last Tuesday, it took the Pirates five tries to win their 82nd game. That win came on Monday night in Texas, with Yu Darvish opposing rookie Gerrit Cole, who stared the game of win #81. Pittsburgh pushed one run across the board in the seventh inning, […]
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Things got ugly in the first inning of the Tigers-White Sox game on Monday night as Detroit third baseman Miguel Cabrera and manager Jim Leyland were both ejected by home plate umpire Brian Gorman in the first inning. Cabrera took issue with Gorman after the umpire said Cabrera swung on a check swing without checking […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
During Monday night's Yankees-Orioles game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, things got heated after the first inning between Yankees manager Joe Girardi and Orioles manager Buck Showalter. Apparently, Girardi was talking to Orioles third base coach Bobby Dickerson in a less than pleasant tone, offending Showalter. Showalter stormed out of the dugout […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/9/2013
The Los Angeles Dodgers are dipping into the Cuban market again according to a report from Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com. The name that the Dodgers are looking at is infielder Alexander Guerrero, and an announcement is expected this week. Sanchez is reporting that the Dodgers and Guerrero are nearing a deal for somewhere around $32 […]
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Baseball is back in Montreal! Well…sorta. According to a report by Shi Davidi of SportsNet, the Toronto Blue Jays will close out their 2014 Spring Training schedule with two games against the New York Mets at Olympic Stadium in Montreal, the former home of the Expos. These two contests will mark the first two baseball […]
