0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 7/15/2014
MLB teams don’t get a do-over after the All-Star break. Yet several clubs contending for division titles and playoff spots need turnarounds from a key player or two to improve their chances at the postseason. Just about every contender is in such a position despite disappointing performances from hitters or pitchers that have been major contributors […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
At the beginning of every month, we look at the best and worst players of the preceding month. But while performing well or poorly in one month is great, it doesn’t necessarily tell you much about how the rest of the player’s season has gone – remember Charlie Blackmon and Chris Colabello going off in […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
In 1965, Minnesota hosted its first All-Star Game. Tonight, the state hosts its third midsummer classic. MLB released some archival footage of that 1965 game, which features a number of Hall of Famers, including Hank Aaron, Al Kaline, Frank Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Sandy Koufax. It’s really an awesome piece of history, and I love […]
0 comments by Dave Tobener
Ah, the trade deadline. One of the best times of the year for a baseball fan, when rampant speculation and crazy rumors flow like water every single day until July 31. Like Dolly Parton said, it’s enough to drive you crazy if you let it. And why not let it? Drive you crazy, that is. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Yoenis Cespedes successfully defended his Home Run Derby crown at Target Field on Monday night, and he put on quite a show. While smashing 30 homers of the course of the evening, Cespedes defeated teammate Josh Donaldson in a first round swing off, knocked off Adam Jones of the Orioles in the second round, toppled […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/14/2014
Well guys, we’ve finally reached the All-Star Break. The first half is behind us. But before we reveal the most exciting walk offs of the first half, we’re going to recap the last week of them – and man, there were certainly some great ones.
0 comments by Joe Lucia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X03_bNuihLU Nike’s Jordan brand has released this Derek Jeter tribute video in advance of his final All-Star Game. The only words spoken in the video are Jeter’s introduction announced by late Yankees PA announcer Bob Sheppard, and the crowd chanting Jeter’s name at the end of the video. The theme behind the video is various […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Video editing is an incredibly fun way to turn the most basic of videos into something that’s out of this world. Check out this MLB-produced video of Giancarlo Stanton heading into tonight’s Home Run Derby, where he wields Thor’s hammer instead of a bat as he smashes a home run. LIGHTNING! FIRE! EXPLOSIONS! And let’s […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Do you like trades? Are you excited by rumors? Is the MLB trade deadline your favorite time of year? Then I have some news for you! It could be so, so, so very boring. For the last several weeks this trade deadline appeared as if it might be stuffed full of blockbuster deals. We even […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
The Home Run Derby is tonight, and MLB has put together this video of the first career home run of each of the ten participants. There are a lot of bizarre sights in this one, including one foreign ballpark, one ballpark that has been drastically remodeled, one ballpark no longer being used for baseball, several […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
We’ve made it, you guys – the MLB season has reached its midpoint. It’s been a wild first half that has seen preseason contenders (Rays, Red Sox, Rangers) fall off a cliff, while surprise teams (Blue Jays, Brewers) have placed themselves into contention in the second half. It really will be a wild season with […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/13/2014
The awesome start that the Oakland Athletics have put together this year hasn’t been overlooked by any means. But the start the Angels has put together *has* been a bit overlooked, and that’s a damn shame. The Angels are just 1.5 games behind the A’s in the AL West, and they have both the second-best […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 7/12/2014
Adam Wainwright has a habit of making hitters look silly. He did that to Carlos Gomez on Saturday, striking him out with this vicious curveball in the fifth inning. After whiffing, Gomez angrily tried to break his bat over his knee three times, eventually just giving up and smashing it on the ground, following that […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
It was a rough week for several teams in MLB. Many big names went down with injuries, and may have taken their respective clubs’ playoff chances with them. Two division races could be significantly affected by these developments. Off the field, at least one team should probably reevaluate how its upper management interacts with fans. […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Heading into the All-Star Break, I’m noticing something about the National League – no one wants to win the damn thing. The Braves and Nationals keep trading the NL East lead, and their mediocrity has allowed the Marlins, Mets, and suddenly hot Phillies to stay in the race. The NL Central is a giant mess […]
