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National League Rundown
Last week we took a brief look at each American League Division. It’s time now to see who is making their playoff push and who is falling out of the pennant race in the National League. National League...
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Kevin Towers Fired, and Deservingly So
Kevin Towers’ attempt to become a respectable Major League general manager came to an end today. The Diamondbacks fired Towers, who served as GM since 2010. When Towers was hired near the end of the...
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Giancarlo Stanton Recovering After Fastball to the Face
It was an ugly, scary scene last night in Milwaukee when Giancarlo Stanton took a fastball to the face. Stanton, all 6’ 6” 240 lbs. of rock solid awesomeness, crumbled to the ground in pain setting off...
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Clinch or Collapse
It’s late September, which means the regular season is nearing its end. Those 10 playoff spots are starting to disappear as a few division front-runners have claimed their rightful place in the...
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National League MVP: The Case for Kershaw
Clayton Kershaw is the best pitcher in the world. The Cy Young Award is his. It will not be announced until November but there is no doubt whose mantle that trophy will be on. The best pitcher in the...
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Dodgers vs. Cardinals – Previewing the NLDS
I feel like I should issue an apology to my friends and neighbors down south for interrupting their college football programmed minds to talk about baseball. But, it’s October and baseball is...
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Previewing the ALCS – A Contrast of Styles
Game one of the ALCS is tonight in Baltimore where the Orioles and Royals begin the last leg of their hunt for a World Series berth. But, why should you care? First of all, they aren’t the Yankees or...
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Mississippi STATEment: Recapping the Victory Over Auburn
Starkville, Mississippi became the center of the college football universe Saturday. ESPN’s College GameDay was live from the Junction ahead of the matchup between the #2 ranked Auburn Tigers and #3...
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Giants & Royals – The World Series Matchup is Set
The matchup is set for the 2014 World Series. After sweeping the Orioles in the ALCS, the Kansas City Royals are back in the fall classic for the first time since 1985. From the National League, the...
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Giant Series, Royal Deadlock
After the Giants won game one of the World Series 7-1 the Royals flipped the script by winning game two 7-2. In what was essentially a must win game, Ned Yost was able to pull the right strings to knot...
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The Legend of MadBum
Baseball is a sport that takes seven months and over 170 games to determine which team is crowned champion. There is just so little separation between the best team and the next best – the tying run...
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2014 Rawlings Gold Glove Award Winners Announced
The winners of the 2014 Rawlings Gold Glove award were announced earlier this week. The award is given to the best defensive player at his respective position. Until last season managers and coaches...
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Just Give Him the Keys – Marlins Offer Stanton Record Contract
The deal is on the table. According to multiple reports the Miami Marlins have offered Giancarlo Stanton the largest contract in sports history. It appears that the Marlins have offered Stanton a deal...
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Braves & Cardinals Swap Young Stars
The Atlanta Braves traded Jason Heyward and Jordan Walden to the St. Louis Cardinals for Shelby Miller and prospect, Tyrell Jenkins. The move came somewhat as a surprise to many as Heyward was viewed...
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Arizona Diamondbacks Sign Yasmany Tomas
In somewhat of a surprise move the Arizona Diamondbacks agreed to terms with Yasmany Tomas. The 24-year-old Cuban free agent was rumored to likely go to Philadelphia initially before Atlanta and San...
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Jayson Werth is Going to Jail
Jayson Werth is about to go to jail. No, he didn’t re-sign with the Phillies. Werth was pulled over for driving his Porsche 105 miles per hour on the Capital Beltway in Virginia recently, which is 40...
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Winter Meeting Winners
Every off-season is filled with surprising, and sometimes head-scratching moves as teams address needs for the upcoming season, rebuild for the future and attempt to dump salary. With the winter...
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Padres Power Up
It is hot stove season and the Padres are cooking with gas. Like, they are being very aggressive and it’s weird. We are used to seeing the Padres make modest moves as if they don’t believe they can...
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