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 [...]
Sorry for the lack o’ posts last week, specifically Thursday and Friday. I was in Austin, TX on vacation with the fellas. It was a weekend filled with BBQ, baseball, booze, and some of the most extraordinary talent I have ever seen. White pants/shorts + cowboy boats + a tan = a winning combination. If [...]
Last night in San Francisco, Matt Cain and Cliff Lee engaged in a classic pitcher’s dual. The Giants won 1-0 in the 11th on a Melky Cabrera single to right that scored Brandon Belt. But the story of this game was how Cain and Lee matched each other pitch for pitch. Cain, who threw a [...]
Here is a live look in to tonight’s Miami Marlins and Philadelphia Phillies game courtesy of Fangraphs. Source: Fangraphs You can follow The Baseball Index on Twitter @ baseballindex
Another day, another game where a starting pitcher shuts down the Philadelphia Phillies’s offense. This time, it was Miami Marlins’ RHP Anibal Sanchez doing the honors. Sanchez shut down the Phillies for 6.1 innings on Monday, spoiling the Phillies’ home opener and sending 45,000+ fans home disappointed. The Phillies managed just six hits and scored [...]
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 [...]
