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Lehigh Valley IronPigs (16-11) Pitching Highlights: Jean Cabrera – 2 GS, 8.2 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 8 BB, 6 K, HRBryce Wilson – 1 GS, 6 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 4 BB, 10 KCharles King – 1 GS, 6 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 5 […]
Happy Tuesday one and all. As is customary from Revenge of the Birds we are always excited to announce the signings of each of the undrafted free agents. Today, we announce all seven of them, while we will take the time to write individually about each of the seven because this could be their one […]
It is quite likely that the last two days will the slowest of the entire season for the Cincinnati Reds. Despite winning the overall series (and being on a roll overall), the Reds spent Sunday afternoon dropping the series finale in Great American Ball Park to the Detroit Tigers. Compounding things was the manner in […]
Shohei Ohtani snapped the longest home run drought of his Dodgers tenure in a three-hit game on Sunday, and collected three more hits, including an RBI double in the ninth on Monday to help set up Kyle Tucker’s walk-off winner. Ohtani has reached base nine times in his last 14 plate plate appearances over the […]
The Athletics have endured four consecutive losing seasons as they relocated eastward to Sacramento on their way to Las Vegas, but they appear to climbing out of their hole with a young roster. They had a winning record (35-29) after the All-Star break last year, and are in first place early in this season. Kansas […]
Last season, I revived the wonderful groug’s Bullpen Trust Power Ranking bit to… mixed results. This year, I thought I’d try something different and simply review it every month. It’s not yet the end of April, but it’s been over a month since the season started, so now is a great time to check in. […]
Milwaukee Brewers Record: 14-13 (5th in NL Central)Run Differential: +19Pythagorean Record: 15-12 (-1) The Brewers entered the season having put together a good run atop the NL Central, finishing first four of the last five seasons and finishing second in 2022. Coming into this season, the division went through quite the overhaul, however, the Brewers […]
Boston Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suarez was well on his way to throwing a no-hitter against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday. I, for one, am glad that he couldn’t get the job done. If you aren’t aware of the circumstances, let me paint the picture for you. Suarez allowed just one hit across eight […]
Inspiration. My preseason expectation was that the Diamondbacks rotation would be near-average rotation. In that context, my optimistic hope was that Eduardo Rodriguez would significantly contribute toward the Diamondbacks reaching the playoffs. My player review was specific about my optimistic hopes: “The biggest point to carry with you is that if he can again reach […]
The Atlanta Braves will be taking on the Detroit Tigers as two first place teams will clash. The Braves’ offense, who currently lead MLB in runs scored per game, is going to have arguably their toughest test yet as they will be facing a Tigers’ rotation that has been one of the best in MLB […]
The Nats grinded out a series win against the Chicago White Sox over the weekend, taking the last 2 games of the series to bring themselves back to just 3 games under .500. A game-tying solo home run in the top of the 8th inning of Game 1 was quickly neutralized by a game-winning Sam […]
The Gopher baseball team has been in a rut since 2018 when they won the Big Ten, advanced to the Super Regional and nearly knocked off Oregon State to get back to the College World Series. Since then they have seen their conference standing drop year after year. 2019 – 5th2020 – n/a2021 – 13th […]
1901 Bock Baker of the Blues surrendered a record 23 singles to the White Sox, who crushed Cleveland, 13-1, at South Side Park without the assistance of an extra-base hit. Fred McMullin led Chicago with four singles, while everyone in the lineup got at least one safety. Clark Griffith threw the complete-game win, and had […]
When the Yankees learned that Anthony Volpe had been playing through much of 2025 with a partially torn labrum in his left shoulder and would miss the start of the season while rehabbing from surgery, it’s a good thing they had his readymade replacement on the big league roster. Thanks to a shrewd piece of […]
As the Phillies’ 2026 mercifully approaches its conclusion (what’s that? It’s still only April???), they’ll welcome the San Francisco Giants to Citizens Bank Park for a three-game set. The Phillies already took their annual trip to San Francisco and suffered their annual series loss there. The Phillies have traditionally fared better when these teams play […]
Well, the Cubs weren’t going to win every game despite their longest winning streak since 2016. They probably aren’t going to lose every game either, although they’ve looked overmatched in their last three contests against the Dodgers and Padres as they started a three-game losing streak. As always with baseball, the real Cubs team is […]
Hoerner's batting average and defense made him valuable. His twunk powers are made him Player of the Week. Plus: It's Padres Pride this Friday!
It’s time to repost the rules. Things aren’t bad, but I like to remind myself—and you—how we do things. Welcome to Bluebird Banter! Our little space on the web where we chat, argue, complain, and praise the Toronto Blue Jays. Most rules boil down to one idea: treat this blog as our living room. Respect […]
The late 1950s were among the best of times in the rich history of the New York Yankees. While the likes of Mickey Mantle, Yogi Berra, and Whitey Ford made the headlines, those years featured deep rosters for the Bombers, including exemplary depth and talent on the mound. Among that unsung crowd during that time, […]
About the only good thing to come from last night’s 11-4 drubbing at the hands of the Minnesota Twins was the big-league debut of hard-throwing Alex Hoppe. You know we love a debut around here, and it was extra special that it was such a quiet stinker of a game that Brad Adam could easily […]
Just three weeks ago, the Giants hosted the Philadelphia Phillies in a series I figured was over before it started. As you’ll recall, the Giants sent the Phillies away from Oracle Park in grand style: back to back shutouts. It didn’t exactly send Philadelphia into a tailspin, but after entering the series in San Francisco […]
Monday night against the Miami Marlins came awfully close to a series-opening loss for the Dodgers, trailing by two runs since the fifth inning before three walks, a ground-rule double and Kyle Tucker’s walk-off two-run single delivered the 5-4 win in the ninth. Instead of losing their 10th game of the season, the Dodgers won […]
The New York Mets (9-19) welcome the Washington Nationals (13-16) to Citi Field for their first meeting of the season, as well as the first in-division series of the year for the Mets. There isn’t too much to say about the Mets’ season at this point that hasn’t been said already here, on WFAN, in […]
Some highly-touted draft prospects struggle when they hit professional baseball. That…was not true about Jac Caglianone, the Kansas City Royals’ sixth overall selection in the 2024 MLB draft. Jac handled his brief High-A cameo well enough considering he started there less than a month after cashing his signing bonus, but his skill was on full […]
In a bit of surprising news, the Yankees will be calling up one of their top pitching prospects, Elmer Rodríguez, to make a spot start this week. Aaron Boone confirmed today that Rodríguez would start tomorrow afternoon’s series finale with the Rangers. Will Warren was originally scheduled to start, but will instead see his outing […]