0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr on 8/9/2014
Yasiel Puig is a strong man. This is obvious if you’ve seen any number of his throws to nail runners at third from right field. But we got another reminder in Milwaukee on Friday night. In the 7th inning, Puig tried to check his swing while facing the Brewers’ Zach Duke. Puig’s hands stopped. The […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/8/2014
This is just painful to watch. In the second inning of Friday night’s Nationals-Braves game at Turner Field, Washington right fielder Steven Souza violently slammed into the right field fence while chasing a Freddie Freeman home run. Souza’s head and shoulder slammed into the wall with a sickening thud, and he left the game after […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
This weekend, the Rays take on the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Hanging outside of the park is a flag emblazoned with “Devil Rays”, Tampa Bay’s former moniker. The club isn’t too happy about that. To be fair, it is a turn back the clock weekend at Wrigley, and the Rays will be wearing these gorgeous […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 8/7/2014
Pitchers getting hit in the head by line drives is a disturbing event that we’ve seen too often in recent years. Unfortunately, just such a scene occurred Thursday night in Pittsburgh as Marlins reliever Dan Jennings became the latest pitcher to be struck down by a batted ball. The play occurred in the seventh inning […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
With the threat of more players being suspended in the Biogenesis scandal, continuing misinterpretation of the home-plate collision rule, and MVPs being sidelined due to getting hit by pitches, MLB has several pressing issues to deal with currently. So it makes sense that the league office has decided to crack down on the Dodgers’ bubble machine. What? […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 8/6/2014
Laz Diaz is one of the most rage-inducing umpires in all of baseball. Needless to say, it was a bit of a shock to see Diaz show off a little bit of his personality on Wednesday night at Citizens Bank Park and dance with the Phillie Phanatic between innings of the Astros-Phillies game.
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
A late July skid has pushed the Reds down the NL Central and wild-card standings, taking some of the fun out of August baseball in Cincinnati. Though the Reds aren’t out of the playoff race (especially with the Pirates likely losing Andrew McCutchen for three to four weeks), the team and MLB brought some joy […]
0 comments by Bob Biscigliano
It took 12 innings and six at bats, but Cubs prospect Javier Baez officially welcomed himself to the big-league scene with a big opposite-field blast off Boone Logan to put the Chicago Cubs up 6-5 over the Colorado Rockies. The Cubs would win by the same score. Here’s a fun fact about Baez’s extra-innings home […]
0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr on 8/5/2014
Usually when we see a position player pitching, it’s a utility infielder or backup catcher. But Tuesday night, the Chicago White Sox turned to Adam Dunn. Dunn pitched the 9th inning of Chicago’s 16-0 loss to the Rangers. And it was glorious. Dunn was able to record three outs, allowing two hits and a run. […]
0 comments by Bob Biscigliano
Re2pectable snag by the 40-year-old Captain.
0 comments by Joe Lucia
When you watch the above video, you might not notice anything strange. Yan Gomes doubles to right, Lonnie Chisenhall scores, David Murphy gets picked off at third after going around the bag too far. But look behind second base as Zack Cozart is receiving the throw – there’s a second baseball just casually rolling on […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Idiots on the field are the worst. The Seattle Mariners agree. Thanks for being you, Mariners.
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
A little over a week ago, the Rockies misspelled superstar Troy Tulowitzki’s name on a promotional item. Surely they learned their lesson, right? Wrong. That is not how you spell rising star Nolan Arenado’s name. You never learn, Rockies. Never.
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
David Price makes his first start for the Tigers Tuesday night against the Yankees, officially ending his career with the Rays. Before taking the mound for Detroit, however, the 2012 AL Cy Young Award winner took out a full-page ad in in Tuesday’s Tampa Bay Times to thank Rays fans, in addition to Tampa Bay and St. […]
0 comments by Bob Biscigliano on 8/4/2014
If you don’t see sharp sea shells by the St. Petersburg seashore and you step on said sharp sea shells by the St. Petersburg sea shore, you may wind up needing stitches — and a trip to the DL. Truth be told, it was an unknown object. Either way, this is a tough blow for […]
