Is Matt Williams coming back to the Washington Nationals in 2016? Well…the odds of that happening may have taken a hit on Wednesday when GM Mike Rizzo refused to give him a vote of confidence during an interview on DC’s 106.7 The Fan. That…doesn’t sound promising for Williams’ future in DC. But then again, it’s […]

The Pittsburgh Drug Trials in 1985 were just before my time, but was a monumental event in baseball history. 30 years ago, several MLB players testified about cocaine use in baseball. 11 players were suspended for varying lengths of time, though those suspensions were eventually commuted. Seven dealers were convicted in the trials. ESPN’s latest […]

Take one managerial job off the market for 2016 – the Philadelphia Phillies will be retaining interim manager Peter Mackanin for next season. Mackanin’s Phillies have struggled overall this year, but the club is 30-46 since he took over for Ryne Sandberg at the end of June. Sandberg went 119-159 as Phillies skipper, and was just […]

Let’s put all of the Matt Harvey drama behind us. The Mets, agent Scott Boras, and Dr. James Andrews have agreed to a plan to monitor the health of Harvey’s elbow and ensure he starts in the playoffs for the Mets. ESPN’s Buster Olney explored the details. As the regular season winds down and the […]

The Kiss Cam is generally pretty terrible – unless the stadium decides to focus on an adorable older couple, of course. On Thursday night at Turner Field, the cameras turned to a familiar couple – former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, both avid Braves fans. Alright Kiss Cam – you get a pass […]

This is a scary sight. During Thursday night’s Cardinals-Brewers game at Miller Park, Milwaukee starter Jimmy Nelson got hit in the head with a line drive off the bat of Tommy Pham. Incredibly, Nelson was able to walk off the field under his power a short time later. It looks like he got his arm […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates were dealt a massive blow on Thursday when a hard slide into second base by Chris Coghlan of the Chicago Cubs injured Pirates infielder Jung Ho Kang, fracturing his tibia and tearing his MCL. Obviously, this isn’t good for the Pirates. In his rookie year, Kang was hitting .287/.355/.461 with 15 homers for […]

Kyle Seager masterfully trolled Jered Weaver on Wednesday night at Safeco Field. Seager was in the box in the fifth inning, continually adjusting himself in the batter’s box, asking for time, and jawing with Weaver in the process. Then Weaver hit him in the arm and was ejected. In the grand scheme of things, Weaver’s […]

Houston Astros DH Evan Gattis has a *ton* of power – and that power was in full display during Houston’s blowout loss to the Ranger on Wednesday night. In the eighth inning, Gattis hit a one-handed homer off of Andrew Faulkner…while swinging with one hand. Gattis is setting career-highs across the board this season, in […]

Chicago White Sox pitcher Scott Carroll was expected to be called up to the majors when rosters expanded on September 1st. He wasn’t, only getting called up from AAA Charlotte on Wednesday. He’d been up and down between the majors and AAA all year so an early callup was expected. But when Carroll finally got […]

Oakland Athletics fans, freak out – Barry Zito will be wearing the green and gold in the majors to close out 2015 after Oakland called him up on Wednesday. Zito came up through the minors with Oakland and was a rotation stalwart with them through 2006, winning the 2002 AL Cy Young award along the […]

You have to feel for Josh Johnson. The former Marlins ace, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since a 16 start season for the Blue Jays in 2013, will have his *third* Tommy John surgery after experiencing a setback with the Padres on a rehab assignment. Padres righthander Josh Johnson, still aiming for another comeback, […]

Alex Rios homered for the Royals against the Indians at Progressive Field on Tuesday night. Following the homer, the poor soul operating the fireworks at Progressive set them off…despite the fact that it was an opposing player that went yard. The 2015 Indians in a nutshell, folks.

Usually when we see 9-3 putouts, a catcher or pitcher is running, the right fielder is playing shallow, and uncorks a laser beam of a throw to retire the baserunner. And on Tuesday in Pittsburgh, that’s exactly what happened when Gregory Polanco gunned out Trevor Cahill, who wasn’t even running hard to first. At least […]