0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 9/19/2013
For the second time this season, the Oakland Athletics' home ballpark has provided a literal demonstration of the team's stadium situation and its fanbase's perception toward ownership. It's crappy. (Substitute a far stronger adjective, if you prefer. I would've loved to use one myself.) Tuesday night at O.co Coliseum, A's players once again had to […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
You've probably already seen this ridiculous play by Adeiny Hechavarria during Wednesday night's Marlins-Phillies game, where Hechavarria climbed the ladder to an absurd degree to rob Cody Asche of a hit. But have you seen it with Spanish commentary? Give it a listen. It's just like the super enthusiastic Spanish soccer announcer from The Simpsons, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Adam Wainwright got the nod for the Cardinals on Wednesday night in Denver, and was his typical dominant self in St Louis' 4-3 victory. But on Tuesday, things got…weird. Before Tuesday's game, which the Cardinals won 11-4, Wainwright got a hug from teammate David Freese. Get it? Freese/freeze? Anyway, after that hug, Wainwright started shivering, […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
How often do you see a player take off towards second base and get caught in a rundown, only for the runner on third to break towards home and get caught in a rundown, only to be tagged out? It seems like that happens a lot, right? On Wednesday night in Kansas City, that did […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Odds are high that we'll have our first team clinch their division by the weekend. Boston's number to clinch to AL East is three. Atlanta's number to clinch to NL East is two. Los Angeles' number to clinch the NL West is two. The Dodgers are playing the Diamondbacks today, and they can clinch with […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Miami Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton hits long home runs like they're going out of style. On Wednesday night in Philadelphia, Stanton absolutely brutalized this Ethan Martin pitch out of Citizens Bank Park. The ball landed on the roof of one of the concession stands in Ashburn Alley in center field, and the home run […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/18/2013
This is the thirteenth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten fourteen teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Seattle Mariners. I can't believe there was this sentiment that the […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
There is an impending sense of dread around the Texas Rangers potentially missing the playoffs after firmly being in the AL West driver's seat a month ago. Yet today, they're barely hanging on to a wild card spot thanks to a disastrous 3-12 September. Manager Ron Washington is concerned about his job, even after getting […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Do you know which AL team not currently leading their division has the best playoff odds? It's not the Rays, it's not the Rangers, and it's not the Orioles or the Yankees – it's the Cleveland Indians. CoolStandings gives Cleveland a 68.6% chance to make the postseason as of Wednesday morning, better than any team […]
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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night in incredibly bizarre fashion – on a walk off suicide squeeze. With one out, a 1-1 count, and the bases loaded, Brewers outfielder Logan Schafer laid a perfect bunt down to the left of pitcher Justin Grimm. Jeff Bianchi easily scored the winning run. Just […]
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In the bottom of the first inning of Tuesday night's Reds-Astros game, Jonathan Villar singled to lead off the frame. He tried to stretch it into a double. And…*this* happened, via Baseball Nation. Yup. His face slammed into Brandon Phillips' butt as Phillips tagged him out. If you want a slow motion replay, check out […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 9/17/2013
This is the twelfth edition of Hope for the Hopeless, where we will take a look at the first ten fourteen teams in the league eliminated from playoff contention, and examine what their fans can be optimistic about after a disappointing 2013 season. Next up: the Toronto Blue Jays. The Blue Jays and their spiffy new roster […]
0 comments by Jaymes Langrehr
Here we are, folks: the End of Season Post-Mortem series. If you're new here (which about 50% of our reader base is in comparison to last year), here's a brief explanation: after a team is eliminated from playoff contention, we're going to put their season under a microscope and look at just what the hell […]
0 comments by Joe Lucia
This is one of the most bizarre things I've seen happen on a baseball field. During Monday night's Cardinals-Rockies game, Michael Cuddyer fouled a ball off of the mask of Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina. The foul ball actually smashed Molina's mask so perfectly that a screw came loose from his mask and fell into the […]
