0 comments by Justin Schultz on 5/19/2015
Aside from winning a championship, every professional athlete dreams of being recognized as one of the game’s best, of making an appearance in an All-Star game. And unlike in other sports, the Major League Baseball All-Star Game actually matters. The players actually play for something meaningful, for a chance to have their league control home-field advantage […]
BOSTON, MA – MAY 4: Pablo Sandoval #48 of the Boston Red Sox heads back to the dugout in the fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park on May 4, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Rays won the game 5-1. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
0 comments by Garrett Wilson
Things aren’t going well for the Boston Red Sox in 2015. They were something of a media darling entering the offseason after spending boatloads of cash in free agency to upgrade their lineup and making some aggressive trades to round out their rotation. Many had them down as the favorites to represent the American League […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 5/18/2015
Blue Jays pitching prospect Daniel Norris marches to the beat to his own drum. Whether he’s living in his Volkswagen van during the offseason or shaving his beard with a hatchet, he doesn’t care about convention. He’s gathered quite a large following online because of his hipster ways, and he’s a pretty darn good baseball […]
MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 19: Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria speaks during a press conference at Marlins Park on November 19, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
0 comments by Ian Casselberry
We were probably setting ourselves up for disappointment in the hours following the Miami Marlins firing of manager Mike Redmond on Sunday. It’s difficult not to get caught up in the excitement of a change and something new happening. You’d expect that from fans. But it was a little bit surprising just how much the […]
CLEVELAND, OH – MAY 17: Jason Kipnis #22 of the Cleveland Indians celebrates after hiting a walk-off three-run home run in the tenth inning against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on May 17, 2013 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians defeated the Mariners 6-3. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
0 comments by Derek Harvey
Welcome to week six of our ongoing series covering the best hitters and pitchers of the previous week. Today’s iteration is all about the pitchers (and 2/3 Indians!). Two specific pitchers had impressive days, one on the mound and surprisingly one at the plate. BEST HITTER: As usual there were several very good performances but […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – JULY 15: American League All-Star Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels poses with the MVP trophy after a 5-3 victory over the National League All-Stars during the 85th MLB All-Star Game at Target Field on July 15, 2014 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joseph Coblitz
It is a little early to look at who will be an All-Star this year, but that hasn’t kept Major League Baseball from promoting the online voting and won’t keep us from speculating which players will not be making a return to the Mid-Summer Classic, despite making an appearance at the game last year in […]
MIAMI, FL – NOVEMBER 19: Miami Marlins Vice President & General Manager Dan Jennings speaks as Giancarlo Stanton looks on during a press conference at Marlins Park on November 19, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker
Just in case you thought the Miami Marlins somehow couldn’t get *more* dysfunctional, their situation just turned into even more of a mess. Their new manager, replacing the deposed Mike Redmond, will be…general manager Dan Jennings. Bobby Cox, this is not. Jennings has one year of coaching experience, and that came 30 years ago…with a […]
0 comments by Joe Webb
The New York Yankees continue their strong start to 2015 as they enter the middle of May with a stronghold on first place in the AL East. That hold may only get stronger come May 22, when they begin a three-game series with the AL West’s Texas Rangers. The sample size isn’t big between the […]
MIAMI, FL – APRIL 25: Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Miami Marlins chats with Manager Mike Redmond #11 during batting practice prior to the start of the game against the Washington Nationals. Ichiro Suzuki is tied with Sadaharu Oh for the most runs scored by a Japanese player and needs one run for the record at Marlins Park on April 25, 2015 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia on 5/17/2015
The Miami Marlins were nearly no-hit on Sunday, and it was only a Justin Bour single with two outs in the ninth that prevented them from finishing a game with zero hits for the second time in less than eight months. But apparently, “almost” is good enough for Jeffrey Loria and the Marlins – manager Mike […]
ARLINGTON, TX – MAY 15: Adrian Beltre #29 of the Texas Rangers celebrates in the dugout after hitting his 400th career homerun against Bruce Chen #52 of the Cleveland Indians in the first inning at Globe Life Park in Arlington on May 15, 2015 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
0 comments by TOC Locker on 5/15/2015
On Friday night, Texas Rangers third baseman Adrian Beltre hit the 400th homer of his criminally underrated career. After the homer, Beltre came back to the dugout, and was congratulated by his teammates…who then proceeded to touch the hell out of his head, a pet peeve of Beltre’s that has resulted in numerous tiffs with […]
0 comments by TOC Locker
Well, you don’t see *this* every day – during Friday night’s Giants-Reds game, one of the smokestacks that shoots fireworks at Great American Ballpark actually caught on fire in the sixth inning. Insanity. Complete insanity. Thankfully, Cincinnati’s finest were able to put the fire out and restore some semblance of normalcy to the rest of […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire
Gordon Edes, columnist for ESPN Boston, tweeted last night the Boston Red Sox offered outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for left-handed reliever Charlie Furbush and were told no. The Red Sox making this offer makes sense. Their bullpen posted the 11th best ERA last season (3.33) and adding Furbush would improve […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 12: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the Miami Marlins hits a single in the sixth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on May 12, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Joe Lucia
Another week in the books, and we’ve got some change in both the yearly top five *and* in THE LIST. When that happens, you know it was a good week. 1. Giancarlo Stanton vs Mike Bolsinger, 467 feet (May 12th) Giancarlo Stanton hit the damn ball out of Dodger Stadium. That’s all you need to […]
SEATTLE, WA – MAY 10: Stephen Vogt #21 of the Oakland Athletics is congratulated by Brett Lawrie #15 after hitting a home run against the Seattle Mariners in the ninth inning at Safeco Field on May 10, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Mariners defeated the Athletics 4-3.
(Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
0 comments by Justin Schultz
Even though the Oakland Athletics traded away the likes of 6.5 WAR player Josh Donaldson before the 2015 season commenced, the folks at FanGraphs projected them to have a 33% chance at making the playoffs. The A’s acquired Billy Butler, Ben Zobrist and Tyler Clippard to make up for some the rather surprising trades Billy […]
DENVER, CO – SEPTEMBER 20: Carlos Gonzalez #5 of the Colorado Rockies looks on from the dugout during a game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Coors Field on September 20, 2013 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
0 comments by Derek Harvey on 5/14/2015
The Rockies had a chance to trade Carlos Gonzalez before season started. In fact they’ve had many chances over the last couple of years. Or at the very least they could have tried. They haven’t finished above .500 since 2010 (83-79) so it’s not like they kept him because they were in the midst of […]
