Sunday was one of those days that Tampa Bay Rays’ OF BJ Upton rather soon forget. Not only did he go 0-for-3, but when he did get one base with a walk, he got picked off. Then he flew out to end the game. But the worst thing that happened to Upton was that he [...]
The “Year of the Pitcher” continued on Friday night as Arizona Diamondbacks’ pitcher Edwin Jackson threw the fourth no-hitter this year as he defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 in front of 18,918 at Tropicana Field. Jackson struck out six and walked eight in the 149 pitch effort. This wasn’t your tradition no-hitter as Jackson [...]
I saw a lot of players throw hissy fits back when I was in Little League. It was usually the coaches son, who was used to getting everything he wanted and when something didn’t go his way on the field, they would throw a temper tantrum. I think we have all played with a kid [...]
I often called Seattle Mariners’ GM Jack Zduriencik the “Teflon Don” this offseason. No matter what move or lack of move he made, it was given some some positive spin. It was like he could do no wrong. Only Vince McMahon had more people in his “Kiss my ass club” than Zduriencik did this offseason. [...]
About a month ago, the Chicago White Sox looked as if they were going to be sellers at the trading deadline. Now, after a three game sweep of the Atlanta Braves, the White Sox now have a record of 37-34 and are only 2.5 games behind the first place Minnesota Twins in the AL Central. [...]
I really don’t get some of the moves the Florida Marlins make sometimes. For instance, they just released LHP Renyel Pinto and signed Armando Benitez to a minor league contract. Really? How could the Marlins possibly think Benitez is better for their organization than Pinto? I really can’t comprehend the thinking. Pinto is a 27-year-old, [...]
