May
11
This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Matt Sullivan Starting pitching is a major weakness for the Boston Red Sox right now. Josh Beckett has been giving up home runs at a prodigious rate and Clay Buchholz has been an unmitigated disaster so far. While first year starters Daniel Bard …
May
11
This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: William Yoder Stephen Strasburg put the team on his back last night, pitching them to their first win in three games, and their first road win since April 25. The Nats’ ace recorded 13 strikeouts on the night, giving the club an opportunity …
May
10
This article is courtesy of our friends at South Side Sox Written by: Jim Margalus Chris Sale is scheduled to undergo an MRI for his troublesome-unless-it-isn’t left elbow today. Robin Ventura cast an additional pall on the proceedings by saying that even he would still rather have Sale in the bullpen, all things being equal. Which is …
May
10
This article is courtesy of our friends at McCovey Chronicles Written by: Grant Brisbee All I wanted from the offseason was an average offense. I knew that the middle infield was going to struggle offensively, but with Posey back, and Cabrera and Pagan possibly helping out, I had secret, shameful hopes of a completely ordinary …
May
09
This article is courtesy of our friends at Baseball In-Depth Written by: Mike Wright When teams in Major League Baseball began employing the use of a fifth starter in the 1970s, it signified a major change in pitching philosophy. Bullpen specialists were also becoming popular, and no longer were the days when starting pitchers were required to work …
May
08
This article is courtesy of our friends at DBacks Venom Written by: Amit Lal The Diamondbacks completed the month of April 2012 with a decent 12-11 record, despite losing Chris Young and Daniel Hudson to the Disabled List. Even though Young only played in 11 of the team’s 23 games, he still leads the team in HR …
May
08
This article is courtesy of our friends at Lookout Landing Written by: Jeff Sullivan You might’ve seen this, but the other day, when Albert Pujols finally hit his first home run of the season, he returned to an empty dugout. It would’ve been easy and predictable for the Angels players to give Pujols the cold shoulder. They …
May
08
This article is courtesy of our friends at Big E Sports Talk Written by: Eric Jacinto It’s no secret that the Philadelphia Phillies’ offense just plain sucks. They’re missing power hitter Ryan Howard, who is currently recovering from an Achilles injury sustained in Game 5 of the NLDS last October. He had Achilles surgery during the off-season …
May
07
This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Brendan O’Toole It’s always darkest before the dawn. What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. There’s a light at the end of every tunnel. If I keep typing cliches, the Red Sox will be cured of whatever’s wrong with them, right? We’re …
Apr
27
This article is courtesy of our friends at Red Reporter Written by: riverfront76 Let’s start with a quantifiable piece of evidence. The Baseball Hall of Fame has opened its doors to eleven MLB third basemen, twelve if you count Paul Molitor. It’s a bit of an underrepresentation, comparing unfavorably to 18 second basemen, 19 shortstops, …
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