Here are some more incorrect 2026 predictions . . . MLB.com Picks [Why can't they give the # of votes each team received, like ESPN does? I mean, they're counting the fuckin votes, anyway.] AL East : Blue Jays AL East baseball will not be for the faint of heart this year; it has the look of the most competitive division in the Majors. But ultimately, our voters expect Toronto to hang on to its division crown following its worst-to-first turnaround in 2025. . . . Others receiving vot...
The Orioles’ 2026 campaign got off to a winning start on Thursday afternoon at Camden Yards. Trevor Rogers twirled yet another gem, shutting out the Twins for seven innings, before Ryan Helsley closed out the 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the year. Rogers picked up right where he left off last season. His velocity […]
Box Score Well, it’s hard to imagine Opening Day having gone much better for the Brewers. Milwaukee’s bats came alive early and never let up, while Jacob Misiorowski and the bullpen shut down the White Sox to earn the Brewers a convincing victory. Chicago was actually the first team to put a run on the […]
A few positives came from 2026 Opening Day for the Minnesota Twins: the starter was sharp, they showed some aggressiveness on the base paths, and Byron Buxton collected a big hit. But the Twins simply were not able to successfully sequence enough safeties off Baltimore Orioles hurlers to plate more than one run in a […]
The Washington Nationals started their season off on the right foot with a statement 10-4 win over the Cubs. While the bats were quiet during Spring Training, they came to play in the season opener. However, the production came from some unexpected characters. It was also Blake Butera’s first career managerial win. In the first […]
Six pitches into Thursday’s season opener, Chase Meidroth attempted to serve notice that this will be a different season for the Chicago White Sox: Unfortunately for the White Sox, they managed just one hit in the first seven innings of the game, and four total. In what would end up as virtually the only highlight […]
Earlier today, we discussed the big news of the day from Walt Weiss’s press conference where he stated that Drake Baldwin would be the starting DH for Friday’s Opening Day game for the Atlanta Braves. I also mentioned that that wasn’t all he talked about, as he spoke at length about his thoughts on the […]
April 12, 2025. I sat in the stands with my dad for a game against the Milwaukee Brewers. I was a day away from flying to Spain with my wife and children to show them a whole other half of my family for the first time. A Diamondbacks game with the man that practically raised […]
LOS ANGELES — On Thursday, we get our first real look at what an already formidable Dodgers lineup looks with perennial All-Star outfielder Kyle Tucker inserted near the top. We saw some of it in spring training, but due to the World Baseball Classic and some early slow-playing of others in camp, there were only […]
The Mets are the winningest team in baseball history on Opening Day. That trend continued today at Citi Field, as the Mets defeated the Pittsbirgh Pirates by a score of 11-7. Freddy Peralta took the ball for the Mets, and ran into some early trouble. Oneil Cruz dorked a ball to right-center field to lead […]
Here are the entries for this year's W-L contest : W-L TEAM ERA Paul H. 95-67 3.57 Benjamin B. 95-67 3.66 Rich G. 93-69 3.57 Jacob L. 92-70 3.43 Brett H. 92-70 3.45 Allan W. 92-70 3.75 Jeff M. 91-71 3.70 Eddie N. 90-72 3.69 Dave I. 90-72 3.90 Warren S. 90-72 4.50 Michael G. 87-75 3.62 There has almost always been a decent amount of optimism when it comes to the predictions. I note, however, that the Red Sox have not won 90+ games since 2021 (when they went 92-70 and lost the ALCS (2-4) to Hous...
Praying for mass extinction as Purdue, Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois all hit the hardwood tonight. Title subheader says it all, no? Anyway, happy Opening Day to you all. I’m already annoyed thinking about the Minnesota Twins, so it’s best to move on to something that makes me less angry, like college basketba— —oh Christ. It’s […]
LOS ANGELES — Dodgers games will now be available to watch on FuboTV, thanks to a new carriage agreement with SportsNet LA that begins with the start of the 2026 season. Opening day for the Dodgers is exclusively televised by NBC Sports, with the first SportsNet LA telecast coming Friday with the second game of […]
It appears that the cable pieces of the Braves television distribution are starting to fall into place. The News always comes down in a navy blue image with white text on it, so this is definitely a big deal. The Atlanta Braves and Xfinity aka Comcast have reached a deal to carry BravesVision, the Braves’ […]
Andrew Abbott will take the mound at Great American Ball Park and chuck the first pitch of the 2026 regular season for the Cincinnati Reds today. He’ll do so with budding Boston Red Sox superstar Roman Anthony in the box against him, as that’s who will lead off for Cincinnati’s opposition today. First pitch is […]
It’s been a tough first six weeks for Arizona this season, and it’s about to get tougher. The Wildcats are on the opposite side of the country this weekend for a series at UCF, a road trip so far away they left Wednesday morning to acclimate to the time change. It’s also the first of […]
Whether due to injury, poor performance, or the quirks of a 162-game schedule, a team generally needs far more than five starters to make it through a season (11 different pitchers started games for the 2025 Yankees). Each month during the season, we take stock of the Yankees’ options to join the starting rotation through […]
For the first time this year: Go Rays!
It’s finally time to play some baseball games that count. The St. Louis Cardinals kick off the 2026 season at Busch Stadium as the Tampa Bay Rays come to town. According to MLB.com, Matthew Liberatore will start the game for the Cardinals while the Rays will send Drew Rasmussen to the mound. This will also […]
Detroit Tigers vs. San Diego Padres Time/Place: 4:10 p.m., Petco ParkSB Nation Site: Gaslamp BallMedia: Detroit Sportsnet, MLB.TV, Tigers Radio NetworkPitching Matchup: LHP Tarik Skubal (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Pivetta (0-0, 0.00 ERA) * Note: Stats in the table below are Fangraphs’ 2026 projections for both players Lineups TIGERS PADRES Kerry Carpenter – RF Fernando Tatis – […]
Texas Rangers @ Philadelphia Phillies Thursday, March 26, 2026, 3:15 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / RSN, Victory+) Citizens Bank Park RHP Nathan Eovaldi vs. LHP Cristopher Sanchez Today’s Lineups RANGERS PHILLIES Brandon Nimmo – RF Trea Turner – SS Wyatt Langford – CF Kyle Schwarber – DH Corey Seager – SS Bryce Harper – […]
Detroit Tigers at San Diego Padres, March 26, 2026, 1:10 p.m. PST Watch: Padres.TV Location: Petco Park – San Diego, Calif. Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
Welcome back to baseball that matters! It truly is the first day of spring when you can toss the red exhibition jerseys aside and play baseball for real. It’s Garrett Crochet ready to knit it up on the mound against an old friend in Tito and the Reds. Let’s play ball! ⚾️ First Pitch: 4:10pm […]
Earlier today, new manager Walt Weiss spoke with the media ahead of his debut as manager of the Atlanta Braves. We’ll have more to talk about later as far as quotes from him (and Chris Sale and Matt Olson as well) but for now, the biggest news of that presser is that we got a […]
The Dodgers second title defense begins in earnest tonight. From the Grand Tour of 2025, which spanned three countries, two continents, and took every last day of the season — and then some — to this new campaign, with a traditional length Spring Training. What a luxury. The Dodgers had the best record in the […]