Bow down to the King. Seattle Mariners pitcher “King” Felix Hernandez threw a perfect game Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, striking out five hitters over the final two frames of a 1-0 victory at Safeco Field. It was the first perfect game in the Mariners’ 35-year history and the fourth no-hitter for the franchise. It was the third perfect a game of the season and the 23rd perfecto in MLB history. “Oh man, I don’t have any words to explain this,” Hernandez told...
Dear Mr. Selig, It has just come to my attention that Mr. Lew Wolff and the Oakland Athletics would like to move the team into the city of San Jose and build a new stadium, but Mr. Larry Baer and the San Francisco Giants are claiming the territorial rights to San Jose, and therefore blocking the move. They have turned to you and Major League Baseball to resolve this dispute. Oh, wait a second: “If my memory is serving me correctly”, that was actually 39...
Ah, the sights and sounds of a baseball game. The ball hitting the sweet spot of the bat, the soft “plump” of the ball going into the first baseman’s glove. The foul ball that surprises a fan sitting in the upper deck. The wonderful pick-off move by the pitcher, catching the baserunner off-guard. The sweet “whiff” of a swing-and-miss by the batter, and the umpire signaling a strikeout in karate-like style. For die-hard baseball fans, that is has close as they will ever get...
12 months ago today, the Philadelphia Phillies were 22 games over .500, 4.5 games up on the rival Atlanta Braves in the NL East race, and well on their way to a comfortable division title as 100-game winners. What a difference a year makes. On Independence Day in 2012, the Philadelphia Phillies have exhibited their own kind of independence from their division rivals, sitting alone in last place in the NL East with a 36-46 mark and in the midst of a six-game losing...
While we have not even gotten to this summer’s MLB Hall-of-Fame ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. (July 22), where Barry Larkin and the late Ron Santo will be inducted, there is much attention focused on the following year. Yes, the “steroid era” will offer up several players that have been tainted for their reported use of illegal substances during their playing days. Most notably, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens will be up for election for the 2013 class in Cooperstown.
Alex Rodgriguez is one of the top 5 greatest home run hitters of all time. How does that sit with you? Well, it’s true, sort of, as A-Rod moved into the Top 5 for most home runs in Major League history on Friday at Boston’s Fenway Park, passing Ken Griffey Jr. and his 630 career bombs. A-Rod’s home run in the Yankees’ win over the Red Sox was his 631st, moving him into fifth place all-time behind Willie Mays (660). But with two of...
It’s too early to panic, Cubs fans.
Because, really, you're looking at two or three years down the road.
Forget about 2012.
Those of you who had high hopes when Beantown wunderkind Theo Epstein came to the Windy City might have noticed that the roster for the 2012 Cubs looks a lot worse than the roster for the 2011 Cubs -- and the 2011 Cubs were awful.
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