Royals vs. White Sox Embed from Getty Images Thursday, April 23rd Probable Pitchers: KC – Ventura CWS – Sale In the past year, the Royals have transformed from being the butt of a joke into to a must-watch team. The Royals are particularly captivating when their young fireballer Yordano Ventura is on the mound. Not… Continue reading MLB Games to Watch This Weekend

For every incredible diving grab or mile-long homer, there seems to be an equally impressive folly.  Let’s countdown the worst of the worst this week. 5. Ryan Zimmerman is a giant ballhog  Sometimes even the professionals make the mistakes that even little leaguers consider a big no-no. Racing across the field to take your own teammate… Continue reading Bottom of the Barrel: The Week in MLB Fails

It is still very young in the 2015 season, but we’ve already seen some spectacular plays.  Here are some of the previous week’s finest from the field, the mound, and the plate.   5. Jon Lester Makes An Unusual Play To First Jon Lester snared a comebacker in the second inning of a tied game… Continue reading Top of the Heap: Plays Of The Week

The New York Mets were a curious case when people were making pre-season predictions. They had a lot of young players with a ton of upside, and the predictions ran the gamut from 90 wins to .500 to yet another disappointing season. But few people predicted that after the first two weeks of the season,… Continue reading Mets Keep On Winning Games and Losing Players

The opening of a new baseball season is exciting not just for the fans, but for the players as well. It’s a new beginning and a chance to start fresh and maybe be part of something really special. That makes it hurt so much more when an early injury—a season starting with so much promise can… Continue reading Hurts So Good: 6 Important Players Who Are Already Injured

I’ve dedicated a few past articles to explaining basic sabermetric concepts like run expectancy, linear weights, FIP and BABIP.  Halfway through the second week of the season, there are still some very strange stats out there which will regress to more reasonable levels over the course of the next few weeks. Stats like weighted on base… Continue reading Early Season Returns Make Sabermetrics Look Crazy

When one hears the name Bauer, several items will probably spring to mind.  Most will conjure up images of Kiefer Sutherland as agent Jack Bauer from the television show 24.  Some may also think of musical artist Baauer, who orchestrated the viral classic “The Harlem Shake.”  Hockey enthusiasts may even dredge up the Bauer brand of… Continue reading Trevor Bauer Is Still Doing It His Way

Kris Bryant has yet to find a league that he can’t conquer. Today, he starts the biggest challenge of his career as the Cubs are set to call up the highly anticipated third baseman from Triple-A Iowa. There was loads of chatter when the power hitting phenom began the 2015 season down in the minor… Continue reading Welcome to the Show, Kris Bryant

The vibe in San Francisco is just a little bit different than anywhere else. Things that could get you thrown a side eye in other cities can laud you a hero in San Francisco. There’s no arguing the fact that with Madison Bumgarner on the mound, there was no other way the 2014 World Series… Continue reading Madison Bumgarner and the Horse He Rode In On

America’s love affair with the 2014 American League Champion Kansas CIty Royals began with that intense Wild Card game vs the Oakland Athletics. Unfortunately for Royals fans, it ended too soon with Alex Gordon standing on 3rd base in a Game 7 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Most people will remember the Royals as the… Continue reading Hot Start in the Heart of America