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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – OCTOBER 06: Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after scoring on a throwing error by Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning during Game Three of the National League Division Series at AT&T Park on October 6, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Best hitters and pitchers: Week 5

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Welcome to the fifth installment in our ongoing coverage of the best hitters and pitchers of the week. This week we feature two young players in the prime of their careers. One of them isn’t even close to reaching his peak physical prime. The future is bright people! BEST HITTER: Bryce Harper, OF, Nationals No contest this […]

ANAHEIM, CA – MAY 07: Pitching Coach Mike Butcher high fives Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the dugout after Trout hit a solo homerun in the first inning against the Houston Astros during the MLB game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on May 7, 2015 in Anaheim, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

Not being the best makes Mike Trout the best

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There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that Mike Trout is the best player in baseball. You could be the biggest Detroit Tigers homer fan and Miguel Cabrera’s biggest supporter, and it’d still be simple to admit Mike Trout is the most complete, best player in Major League Baseball. That’s not remotely interesting news at all. […]

Rays starter Alex Cobb ST PETERSBURG, FL – OCTOBER 07: Alex Cobb #53 of the Tampa Bay Rays prepares to pitch in the fourth inning against the Boston Red Sox during Game Three of the American League Division Series at Tropicana Field on October 7, 2013 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

The Tampa Bay Rays’ rotation is in trouble

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Because the Gods hate baseball fans, Tampa Bay Rays’ starting pitcher Alex Cobb has elected to undergo Tommy John surgery, and Drew Smyly is most likely lost for the season with a tear in his labrum. Cobb hasn’t even thrown a pitch yet in 2015, and Smyly had only made three starts. Rays’ starters just […]

San Francisco bans smokeless tobacco at sporting events

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Chewing tobacco has long been associated with baseball. What’s known as dip has been used by managers and players for years, despite the serious harmful side effects. One baseball town has had enough, as the LA Times reports the city of San Francisco has prohibited the use of smokeless tobacco in all sporting venues – which in […]

MIAMI, FL – MAY 02: Cole Hamels #35 of the Philadelphia Phillies looks on during the third inning of the game against the Miami Marlins at Marlins Park on May 2, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

Matt Harvey and Cole Hamels reflect their teams’ success

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On paper, the Mets-Phillies game tonight appears to be must-see TV. Two club aces going head-to-head for rival teams in a Friday night matchup. This assumes you just read the names of the pitchers on the paper and did not actually read the corresponding statistics and records. Indeed, tonight’s starters Matt Harvey and Cole Hamels […]

Twins infield MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MAY 7: Danny Santana #39 and Brian Dozier #2 of the Minnesota Twins celebrate a win of the game against the Oakland Athletics on May 7, 2015 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Athletics 6-5. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Twinkies never go stale, but will the Twins?

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Going into the 2015 season, the American League Central looked to be the toughest in all of baseball and it has proven to be to this point with the AL East and West combining to win just 41% of their games against what for many years was the weakest division in baseball. In that division, […]

MILWAUKEE, WI – MAY 06: Adrian Gonzalez #23 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a single in the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on May 06, 2015 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Adrian Gonzalez

The longest home runs for the week ending May 7th

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The top five for the season remains unchanged. A pair of names were added to the top of THE LIST remains unchanged. But long homers still ruled the week that was across Major League Baseball. 1. Adrian Gonzalez vs Neal Cotts, 453 feet (May 5th) OFF THE DAMN CENTER FIELD SCOREBOARD AT MILLER PARK. 2. […]

Michael Cuddyer of the Mets NEW YORK, NY – MAY 03: Michael Cuddyer #23 of the New York Mets walks back to the dugout after striking out to end the eighth inning with two runners in scoring position against the Washington Nationals at Citi Field on May 3, 2015 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)

Mets poor offense a threat to playoff hopes

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Going into the season, the Mets were generally viewed somewhat favorably as at least Wild Card contenders, which is something that hasn’t been said about them in a very long time. No one reasonably expected them to win the division because 100 wins was arguably a reasonable expectation for the mighty Nats. Early on, the […]

Video: Alex Rodriguez hits career home run No. 661

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One at-bat after having a home run taken away by a leaping catch from Delmon Young, Alex Rodriguez hit a deep fly ball to the other side of the Yankee Stadium outfield. This one went over the fence in left-center field, far beyond the reach of any Orioles outfielders, giving A-Rod career home run No. […]

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – MAY 6: Brian Dozier #2 of the Minnesota Twins congratulates teammate Eddie Rosario #20 on his solo home run in his first career at-bat during the third inning of the game on May 6, 2015 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

Several memorable first-game home runs

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Last night, Twins’ rookie Eddie Rosario smashed a home run with the first pitch he saw in the majors.  Homering on the first pitch has happened before, but not very often (29 times). Homering in your first game is still pretty cool and every time it happens, memories of past instances come rushing back…so let’s take […]

:WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 23: The St. Louis Cardinals celebrate after a 4-1 victory against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on April 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)

No Wainwright, disappointing Heyward, but Cardinals are best team in baseball

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The Cardinals weren’t supposed to be the best team in the National League this season. The Nationals were a widely popular pick to win the World Series, with the Dodgers looking like the club most likely to give them a run for the pennant. While most seemed to predict St. Louis would win its third […]

East Coast Division Rivalries Lead The Way In MLB Ticket Prices This Weekend

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Approaching 30 games into the MLB season, teams around the league are finding out what’s working and what’s not. A team’s place in the current standings isn’t definitive, but is telling to where they may end up at the end of the season. This weekend around Major League Baseball is highlighted by a number of […]

SAN DIEGO, CA – APRIL 25: Andre Ethier #16 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, right, is congratulated by Jimmy Rollins #11 after hitting a two-run home run during the first inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park April 25, 2015 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

Keeping Andre Ethier may have been the Dodgers’ best move this offseason

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This winter, the Los Angeles Dodgers were a busy team. Headed by the new braintrust of Andrew Friedman and Farhan Zaidi, Los Angeles dumped Dee Gordon, Dan Haren, and Matt Kemp (among others) in trades, bringing back Yasmani Grandal, Howie Kendrick, and Jimmy Rollins in three separate trades. The team also hoarded a plethora of […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ season should turn around soon

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Following two straight NL Wild Card berths, expectations were high for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2015. But thusfar, those expectations haven’t been realized. Through the first month of the season, the Pirates are 12-14, eight games back of the white-hot St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. But because of how top-heavy the National League […]

NEW YORK, NY – APRIL 11: Allen Craig #5 of the Boston Red Sox is out ahead of a throw to Alex Rodriguez #13 of the New York Yankees in the second inning at Yankee Stadium on April 11, 2015 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

Attempting to make sense of the AL East pile-up

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Going into the 2015 MLB season, the most difficult division to predict seemed to be the AL East. Virtually every division had two, perhaps three teams, that could finish on top. But the AL East was the one in which no club really looked like a favorite. Each of them had a significant flaw, largely […]

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