That pun was terrible, and I apologize in advance. But man, how about the Tampa Bay Rays? The Rays have risen to second place in the AL East standings, ten games above .500, and are one of the AL's two wild card teams at this point in time. Tampa Bay has won five in a […]

For the Philadelphia Phillies to compete for a playoff spot this year, they needed their big bats — Ryan Howard and Chase Utley — to stay relatively healthy throughout the season.  Utley has already served time on the disabled list with an oblique strain earlier this season. But now Philadelphia will be without Howard due […]

Anna Benson, the now-estranged wife of former top overall pick Kris Benson, has been arrested in Georgia for felony assault on the former Pirates and Mets pitcher, According to TMZ, Anna Benson showed up at Kris Benson's apartment last night and threatened to hit him with a metal baton before pulling out a handgun and […]

The trade market has been relatively quiet to this point, one clear seller is emerging: the Chicago Cubs. After trading Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger to Baltimore less than a week ago, and now according to Ken Rosenthal, the Cubs have traded reserve outfielder Scott Hairston to the Washington Nationals. Hairston only has 112 plate […]

Ah, the All-Star Game, created for MLB to sell merchandise and for fans to relentlessly complain about everything and anything. The American and National League teams were announced on Saturday night, and now we're in the midst of the Final Vote, with people pretty much screaming to the high heavens about the AL having five […]

With just one week until the All-Star Break, standings across the league are getting a little closer, building off of my point from yesterday. The Rays abd Orioles both picked up a game in the AL East and leapfrogged the Yankees to sit in a tie for second place behind the Red Sox. The Indians […]

After weeks of speculation as to his eventual destination, Ricky Nolasco finally has a new home. The Los Angeles Dodgers have sent three prospects to the Miami Marlins in exchange for Nolasco and some international slot bonus money. The 30-year-old right-hander is 5-8 this year with a 3.85 ERA in 112 1/3 innings with the […]

It's a little sad that coming up on the All-Star Break, there is only one tight playoff race in the National League and two in the American League. In the NL, the Pirates lead the Cardinals by a game in the NL Central. St Louis has a comfortable 2.5 game lead on the Reds for […]

OK, you've been risking carpal tunnel syndrome by voting for your 2013 MLB All-Stars frequently online or destroying paper ballots at the ballpark by using a key in those punch holes. So how did that effort work out? Will your guys get the starting nod on July 16 at Citi Field? Here are the starting […]

The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up. To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. Relief pitchers are the one thing that you can always find […]

The San Francisco Giants are not playing good baseball right now. The team got smashed by the Dodgers 10-2 on Friday night, and Matt Cain allowed more runs (eight) than he got outs (seven). San Francisco is now seven games under .500, and 5.5 out (remarkably) in the NL West. If the first place Diamondbacks […]

The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up.  To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. Playoff contenders are always looking for more starting pitching to give […]