With any chance at contention in 2012 gone long ago, the Minnesota Twins now are looking to find players who can contribute at various spots on the field in the future. The spot most in need of significant change is on the pitcher’s mound, and more specifically the starting rotation. Multiple pitchers are getting an [...]
Two days ago Oakland Athletics starting pitcher Brandon McCarthy got struck in the head with liner off the bat of Los Angeles Angels short stop Erick Aybar. He ended up suffering a epidural hemorrhage, brain contusion and skull fracture and as a result he needed surgery. On Twitter both McCarthy and his wife Amanda are active and received numerous messages of support, yet unfortunately there’s [...]
The San Francisco Giants are staying afloat atop the NL-West pennant race with a pivotal three-game series against second-place Los Angeles Dodgers set to kick off Friday at AT&T Park. Currently, San Francisco holds a 4.5 game lead over their west-coast rivals in a division series heating up at just the right time. Fortunately for [...]
The Milwaukee Brewers have hit a point in the season where they must decide to either keep winning or simply lay down. Milwaukee will play a critical three-game series against their division rival the St. Louis Cardinals with serious postseason implications at stake. If the Brewers are able to sweep the Cardinals in St. Louis [...]
If I had to select my most disappointing team this season, it would have to be the Arizona Diamondbacks failing to even be respectable in the National League West. The reason why the Diamondbacks have disappointed me is they were the team I chose to win the World Series, and they are also the only division [...]
Pittsburgh Pirates rookie outfielder Starling Marte has been activated off the 15-day disabled list today and will make his return to the lineup for tonight’s game against the Chicago Cubs. Starling Marte The Pirates placed the 23-year-old, who homered on the first Major League pitch he saw, on the DL on August 19 (19 days ago) with [...]
Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen confirmed to reporters Friday that outfielder Logan Morrison and right-handed reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo both had successful surgery. Morrison had surgery on his knee Wednesday and Oviedo underwent Tommy John surgery Thursday. Guillen said: “Now the easy thing is over. The worst thing is coming: rehab. When you have surgery [...]
At the start of the year, everyone knew how good Justin Verlander was. But it was the last four starers in the back end of Detroit Tigers‘ rotation that brought questions. Doug Fister was outstanding with the Tigers after the trade last year. Going 8-1 with a 1.79 ERA down the stretch. Max Scherzer showed glimpses of [...]
The Milwaukee Brewers (67-70) will take on the St. Louis Cardinals (74-63) in a critical matchup that will determine their postseason fate. If the Brewers sweep the Cardinals then they have a chance of making a run at the Wild Card. However, if they are unable to do this their playoff dreams could very well [...]
