It seems lately that there isn’t some sort of history being made each week in baseball.  This past week was no different.  There were hitting milestones, pitching performances for the ages, and some pretty fine defensive work.  Nevertheless, we can only take the cream of the crop from the past seven days on Top of… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week

“Who would people rather see, a real hitter hitting home runs or a pitcher swinging a wet newspaper?” Embed from Getty Images As Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer aptly described the experience of a pitcher whiffing at pitch after pitch in most at-bats, the immortal debate over the use of a designated hitter in the National… Continue reading Pitch, Please

On Tuesday morning, the New York Times reported that employees for the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for hacking into the internal database of the Houston Astros. On the surface, such news seems as though it may be the beginning of a new era in gaining a competitive advantage. Whereas in… Continue reading Making Sense of the Astros Hack

The Toronto Blue Jays don’t usually get stories this time of year. They’re a team that hasn’t sniffed the postseason since their last World Series title in 1993; nowadays they’ve developed a habit of being a trendy sleeper pick going into the season and quickly settling into mediocrity for the actual season. That exact trend… Continue reading How the Blue Jays Have Been Winning and How They Need To Keep Winning

It is a story that has been beaten into the ground not only this season, but for every season that there have been “unworthy” All-Star starters voted in by the fans.  Fans want to moan and complain about the potential of eight Kansas City Royals travelling to Cincinnati for the Mid-Summer Classic as starters.  That… Continue reading A Proposal For Changing The All-Star Game Voting

Last Tuesday night, Chris Heston became the first rookie to throw a no-hitter since Clay Buchholz in 2007. He struck out eleven Mets at Citi Field, walking none while plunking three batters (a first in a no-no), including Anthony Recker in the 9th inning. Heston struck out other three batters he faced in the final frame,… Continue reading Who is Chris Heston?

The hottest team in baseball hails from the coldest city in the league. As the June sun melts away any remnants of a traditionally pesky and long winter, the Toronto Blue Jays have returned to the offensive juggernaut that the Opening Day lineup boasted. Embed from Getty Images Perhaps Toronto has seen enough of the beating… Continue reading Can Toronto Blue Jays Reach New Heights?

There has been a lot of hubbub recently about the fact that as many as eight Kansas City Royals could start in baseball’s mid-summer classic in July.  Take assurance that there was no ballot stuffing for this week’s Top of the Heap.  While Omar Infante, the worst hitter in baseball, gets to be an “All-Star”,… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week

The Major League Baseball First Year Player Draft began Monday night with the televised first round (with sandwich picks) and second round on the MLB Network.  The event goes over three days with rounds 3-10 yesterday and the final 30 rounds today on conference call.  Of all the drafts in the four major professional sports,… Continue reading New Era Of Shortstops On The Way