During the offseason, me and my buddy Odie had differences of opinion concerning two of the Boston Red Sox’s top free agent signings. He liked Marco Scutaro and I didn’t. I liked Adrian Beltre and he wasn’t too thrilled with the signing. Through 48 games, I would say both players have been good signings for [...]
So far this baseball season we have seen top prospects like Jason Heyward, Ike Davis, Justin Smoak, and Mike Leake make an impact for their respective ball clubs. Over the next couple of months we should be seeing some more top prospects getting the call up to the major leagues. Of course, the most notable [...]
For the last two-plus years, every team in the National League has been trying to figure out a way to beat the Philadelphia Phillies. I think after the last couple of games we might have found an answer. All you need to do is throw a knuckleball pitcher at them. Over the last two games, [...]
Very quietly, the Dodgers are 25-19 and just one game behind the first place San Diego Padres heading into last night’s action. The Dodgers aren’t doing anything particularly great as they are in the middle of the pack in offense and pitching, but as a team, they are getting the job done. Let’s see what [...]
The you-know-what really hit the fan last night during the bottom of the fifth inning of the Boston Red Sox – Tampa Bay Rays game last night. The game was moving along and then home plate umpire Bob Davidson’s (A dead ringer for Robert Duval in Falling Down) strike zone got big — I mean [...]
I am guessing that when the season started, Baltimore Oriole fans didn’t envision hearing this from announcer Gary Thorne on May 25th; “Now entering the game to close out the win for the Orioles is lefty Will Ohman.” Unfortunately for Baltimore Oriole fans these are the things you hear when your first closer (Mike Gonzalez) [...]
