Dugout Digest – the sun always rises

We've got a new leader for the AL's top wild card spot – the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays beat the Rangers 6-2 on Monday night to go a game up on Texas for that first wild card berth. Due to Cleveland's loss in Kansas City, the Rangers still stayed in the playoff picture, but […]

Jerry Seinfeld to announce Tuesday’s Mets game

In a season when you are playing for nothing, what better idea is there than to have a comedian renowned for creating a show about nothing announce for you? The famous comedian and noted Mets fan will be joining the SNY broadcast of the Mets-Giants game this Tuesday. Unlike his previous announcing stint of one […]

Hope for the Hopeless: Philadelphia Phillies

This is the eleventh 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: Philadelphia Phillies. In their first game after the All-Star Break, the Phillies […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 Philadelphia Phillies

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 […]

Dugout Digest – til I collapse

The Texas Rangers' collapse in the AL West has been unbelievable. The club is 2-11 in September, worse than every club in baseball except for the Chicago White Sox, who are 2-12. The A's have picked up an outrageous 8.5 games on the club in the AL West standings this month, leading to their current […]

Hope for the Hopeless: San Diego Padres

This is the tenth 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 San Diego Padres. On June 21st, the Padres were 38-36, 2.5 […]

Wladimir Balentien breaks Sadaharu Oh’s Japanese home run record

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TH69ILQxphI Over the last 25 years, several gaijin (foreign) players have approached Sadaharu Oh's single season record of 55 home runs. However, the players have gotten nothing to hit once they tied the record. In 2001, Tuffy Rhodes tied the record and was walked repeartedly by teams managed by Oh. The same thing happened in […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 San Diego Padres

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 […]

Todd Helton to retire following the 2013 season

Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is hanging up his cleats after this season, according to the Denver Post. Helton, who turned 40 last month, has spent his entire career with Colorado after being drafted eighth overall in the 1995 Draft. Calling Helton the greatest Rockie of all-time is probably an understatement. Helton has the third-highest […]

Dugout Digest – distance

The AL Wild Card race is getting a little…different. The Rangers are now actually tied with the Rays for the top spot, while the Indians are 1.5 games behind both teams for the second spot. The Yankees, Royals, and Orioles have all fallen to three or 3.5 games out respectively. The Rays and Rangers are […]

Hope for the Hopeless: Minnesota Twins

This is the ninth 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 Minnesota Twins. Well Twins fans, the Justin Morneau era is over. […]

Vladimir Guerrero calls it a career

Former Expos and Angels outfielder Vladimir Guerrero is retiring, according to a report from the Spanish site Listin Diario. Guerrero hasn't played in the majors since a stint with the Orioles in 2011. In 2012, he played 12 games in the Blue Jays minor league system. Guerrero goes down in history as one of the […]

End of Season Post-Mortem: 2013 Minnesota Twins

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 […]

VIDEO: Juan Perez’s nifty diving catch

During Friday night's Giants-Dodgers game at Dodger Stadium, Juan Perez of the Giants made this absurd catch. In the bottom of the sixth inning, Dodgers catcher AJ Ellis hit a line drive to the left field corner that was slicing away from Perez, who sprinted after the ball and caught it with his left arm […]

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