Earlier in the day, we looked at who are the candidates for the American League and National League MVP award at the quarter mark of the baseball season and now it’s time to look at the guys who are toeing the rubber better than anyone else through 40 games in 2012. American League Candidates: Jake [...]
Last night, Detroit Tigers’ RHP Justin Verlander once again flirted with history. Verlander was going for his third career no-no and carried a no-hitter into the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates, but with one out in the ninth inning, Verlander hung a curveball to Josh Harrison and Harrison singled cleanly up the middle. Verlander [...]
Detroit Lions’ WR, Calvin Johnson, one of the best WR’s in the NFL, took some batting practice at Comerica Park and looked pretty darn good doing it. Megatron, who played baseball in high school in Georgia, has a little bit of a hitch in his swing, but his follow through was not bad at all. [...]
The San Diego Padres released veteran 2B Orlando Hudson yesterday. It came as no surprise as Hudson was a bust in San Diego since signing a two-year deal with them two winters ago. The O-Dog’s O-Ffense was nothing to write home about. In a year and a half in a Padres’ uniform, Hudson hit .238/.313/.344 [...]
Like teammate Andrew Bailey, Boston Red Sox RHP Josh Beckett was dealing with a thumb issue. But unlike Bailey, Beckett’s thumb issue wasn’t deemed as severe and all systems were a go for Beckett to make his season debut against the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. After what transpired on Saturday, I am sure the Red [...]
There are 365 days in a year, but only one that counts and that’s Opening Day in baseball. And with all due respect to the games played in Japan and baseball’s Opening Night on Wednesday, Thursday was the real Opening Day. There’s nothing better than a slew of day baseball games and the enthusiasm is [...]
