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Happy Wednesday, everyone. Unless, of course, you’re the Detroit Tigers. The Tigers—who had already lost several pitchers to the IL—are losing their ace, Tarik Skubal, to surgery to remove loose bodies from his elbow. It’s creating a lot of questions for how the Tigers will proceed as the AL Central becomes unexpectedly tight, and it […]
The Red Sox have won two-straight games against the Detroit Tigers. They sit at 15-21 and made the Tigers the only sub-.500 team to be leading a division. Brayan Bello pitched well — his first 7.0 inning performance since August 22, 2025 against the Yankees. Boston recorded 12 hits in the 10-3 drubbing of the […]
In life, patience is a virtue. In baseball, it’s a necessity. The last seven years of Colorado Rockies baseball have exhausted the patience of fans, as the wait for a competitive team became more and more prolonged. Thankfully, the changes instituted at 20th and Blake by the President of Baseball Operations, Paul DePodesta, have started […]
Indiana Sports entering Championship Era? Colts and Pacers on brink! Ron Felling passes! Cubs WIN!
Death, taxes, Cristopher Sanchez pitching well at Citizens Bank Park. Makes you wonder if the mound there is perhaps different than the mounds across the game. There was always the allegations that the mound at Dodger Stadium was taller than anywhere else, so maybe there is something different. On to the links. Phillies news: MLB […]
Triple-A: Syracuse Mets (18-15) ROCHESTER 3, SYRACUSE 2 / 6 (BOX) Ryan Clifford drove in a run in the bottom of the first to give Syracuse the initial lead, but it wouldn’t last long. In the top of the fourth, the newly signed Jack Weisenburger allowed three runs, giving the Red Wings a 3-1 lead. […]
Good morning Birdland, Our five-game nightmare is over! The Orioles got back into the win column on Tuesday night, beating the Marlins 9-7. The offense gets the credit for the win. Each time the Marlins would claw their way back into the game, the Baltimore bats would nudge it just a little further away. Pete […]
Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Bill Hands, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1998, Rookie Kerry Wood ties the ML record with 20 strikeouts in a nine-inning game, pitching a one-hitter to lead the Chicago Cubs over the Houston Astros, 2-0. This and other stories are posted as well, including a trio of examples of […]
You might be thinking, “Didn’t we just celebrate 50 years of Brewers baseball a few years ago?” Technically, yes. The Major League Baseball team that is the Milwaukee Brewers turned 50 in 2020. But the name, as many know, has been around for a lot longer than that. Since 1901, to be exact. Other smaller […]
Toledo Mud Hens vs. Memphis Red Birds (postponed) This was just as well in the wake of manager Gabe Alvarez’s sudden firing on Tuesday. The team could probably use the time to absorb the news, as whatever his violation, Alvarez has had a reputation as a pretty popular and well-liked manager. With Mike Hessman now […]
After last night’s rainout was announced, I scoffed and thought, what’s there to do now. Well, it just means I have more time to write about the Cardinals! That and, of course, it becomes apparent that the Cardinals aren’t meant to play many games vs their NL Central counterparts this early in the year. Today […]
Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders: L, 7-6 at Worcester Red Sox 2B George Lombard Jr. 0-3, 2 BBSS Anthony Volpe 2-4, 2B, SBLF Spencer Jones 1-4, HR, 3 RBI, BB, K — impressive opposite-field shotRF Yanquiel Fernández 1-5, 2 K3B Oswaldo Cabrera 1-5DH Seth Brown 1-4, BB, 2 K1B Ernesto Martinez Jr. 2-4, KC Payton Henry 2-3, 2B […]
The ping-pong balls didn’t bounce the Rangers’ way, and now they’re left picking fifth in a wide-open draft.
If you’ve watched any Reds games and Major League Baseball in general this spring, you’ve probably seen ABS at least once in a game. Teams now have the ability to challenge a pitch if they think it’s a ball or a strike. They can challenge as many times as they would like, just as long […]
As the outpouring of grief and good memories flowed after John Sterling’s passing on Monday, I’m sure many of us found ourselves watching old Yankees clips and listening to Sterling’s calls. It’s been oft-repeated this week, but there truly was no one like Sterling, and going through his many fun, bizarre, and quirky calls has […]
The Pittsburgh Pirates family got some bad news, when it was announced that former Bucs outfielder/first baseman/coach and World Series champion Bob Skinner died at age 94 in San Diego. The cause was not released, but when you make it to 94, it could be just about anything. Skinner spent 12 years in the MLB, […]
MLB.com | Bryan Hoch: After a scheduled rehab outing Tuesday, Carlos Rodón is expected to make his next start in the majors, per Yankees manager Aaron Boone. He’ll take Elmer Rodríguez’s spot in the rotation, the top prospect who’s made two starts in the interregnum between Luis Gil’s demotion and Rodón’s activation. Fellow starter Gerrit […]
87 hitters have taken 100 PA so far in AA leagues so far this season. The best batting line among them belongs to the Blue Jays’ 2024 fourth round draft pick, Sean Keys. Keys played his college ball at Bucknell, putting up ridiculous numbers against pretty pedestrian Patriot League competition. He popped a bit with […]
Diego Simeone saw his Atletico Madrid side knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night after losing 2-1 on aggregate to Arsenal. Atletico managed to find a way past Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the tournament, going through 3-2 on aggregate, and Simeone says the Gunners are the best team his side have faced […]
The San Francisco Giants’ offense came to life on Tuesday, and it is critical that you understand that “come to life” is a relative term. Life, in living and breathing human being terms, may be binary, but in baseball parlance it is not. For the Giants, coming to life means they scored exactly five runs, […]
Near the end of Tuesday’s telecast of the San Diego Padres’ 10-5 victory over the San Francisco Giants, broadcaster Duane Kuiper tried to look on the bright side of Matt Chapman’s 0-for-4 night. “If it’s any consolation,” Kuiper said, “Chapman’s had the longest out in this game.” That’s how hard it was to find a […]
The White Sox (17-19) fought to the very end, but the bats were inconsistent with runners in scoring position, and the Angels (14-23) knocked Erick Fedde around as the Good Guys dropped game two of their LA road trip, 4-3. Now just two games under, the South Siders are hopefully just taking the scenic route […]
George Kirby kept the Braves on the ground for seven innings, but the Mariners struck out 16 times while watching an early lead slip away. Andrés Muñoz allowed the go-ahead homer to Matt Olson in the ninth inning Tuesday, giving the Braves a 3-2 win. The Mariners had gotten out to an early lead on […]
The dismissal of Dan Ballard in the 24th minute of Saturday’s 1-1 draw at Wolves brought up a huge point for debate. In the immediate aftermath of the game, there were a fair number of our fans who, despite having not seen the footage of the incident at the point, seemed to be of the […]
On the same day that manager Torey Lovullo called the entire starting rotation into his office to tell them they needed to pick up the pace, Dbacks starter Eduardo Rodriguez did just that and then some. ERod put this team on his back tonight shutting down the Pirates offense taking some of the pressure off […]