Spring Training hasn't even started yet and already Don Mattingly is making, or at least thinking about making, lineup decisions that are going to raise some eyebrows. According to Mattingly, he is leaning towards using wunderkind Yasiel Puig as the leadoff man for the Dodgers in 2014. That is certainly a controversial choice, but it […]

I'm not going to sit here and break down the dominant win by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Sunday night – they decimated the Broncos. Besides – this is a baseball blog. If you want a detailed game analysis, head on over to our sister site This Given Sunday. But anyway, the […]

It surely diminishes Philip Seymour Hoffman to remember him for only one role. In light of the actor's death on Sunday, many are remembering Hoffman, 46, for his entire body of work and wealth of memorable roles. But every admirer of Hoffman has a favorite role of his. Hoffman's portrayal of A's manager Art Howe […]

The Chicago Cubs bought low to upgrade their rotation, signing former Baltimore Oriole Jason Hammel to a one-year contract worth

The Omaha Storm Chasers, Kansas City's AAA affiliate, will be giving away 1,800 tickets for their game on July 6th against the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Rockies AAA affiliate) if the Denver Broncos win Sunday's Super Bowl with the Seattle Seahawks. The free ticket vouchers will be available at 6 AM at the team store […]

Would Michael Young have been the Dodgers' opening day second baseman? With concerns over Alexander Guerrero adjusting to the position, names like Miguel Rojas have been mentioned as a potential starter at second base. But Rojas is a career .234 hitter in the minor leagues. That would seem to leave an opportunity open for Young, […]

After 15 seasons in the major leagues, Lance Berkman announced on Wednesday that he's decided to retire.  Knee, hip and back injuries have just become too much to overcome for the slugger, who will turn 38 years old next month. Last season, Berkman was limited to 73 games and 294 plate appearances with the Rangers. […]

Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Aaron Hill is participating in the pro-am segment of this weekend's Waste Management Phoenix Open, and his teammates are supporting him in Scottsdale – by stalking him with Fatheads. Aaron just can't win. Teammates Patrick Corbin, Josh Collmenter, and Charles Brewer were the ones holding up his giant head – and […]

A.J. Burnett has decided he'd like to pitch in 2014, after all. Maybe he saw the four-year, $50 million Matt Garza received from the Brewers and thought he'd like some of that. Perhaps Burnett and his agent saw a free agent market for starting pitchers that currently has no clear top choice and figured he'd […]

There are so many quirky parts of baseball history, and it's difficult for someone to get their hands on an item that's truly unique. But you now have a chance – the bat shard Roger Clemens threw at Mike Piazza during the 2000 World Series at Yankee Stadium is being auctioned off by Heritage Auctions. […]

Other than boxing, no sport seems better suited to the movies than baseball. In recent years, that’s given us gems like Moneyball, but also duds like Trouble with the Curve. Does baseball lend itself to film because the game has so much space within the action that can be filled with amusing stories and cinematic […]

According to a local Boston television interview, Red Sox DH David Ortiz is looking for a multi-year extension to stay with Boston, saying that "it would be time to move on" if he didn't get a long-term offer from the Red Sox, according to Gordon Edes of ESPN Boston. Ortiz turned 38 in November, but […]

The Tampa Bay Rays have, somewhat shockingly, brought back former closer Grant Balfour on a two-year contract worth