The Indians finally broke their losing streak last night, but it’s not like a close and shaky win over the Pirates is going to silence the rumors about Eric Wedge’s impending termination. Neither will this: With the Indians stuck in last place in the AL Central, Wedge’s status is becoming a daily topic of discussion […]

Tyler Kepner is impressed with the safety measures at Turner Field: Turner Field is the second ballpark the Yankees have seen this season with protective netting that extends beyond the norm. Every stadium has a tall screen behind the plate to protect the fans from hard-hit foul balls. Here in Atlanta, the Braves also have […]

Now if you turn your attention to the center ring, I give you Manny Ramirez, standing on his head while riding on the back of a flaming horse! Or something! Ramirez, easing back into playing shape after a 50-game drug suspension, suited up for the Albuquerque Isotopes as they beat Nashville 1-0. Ramirez wore No. […]

Joey Votto is back. And we had no idea how far back he had to come: The 25-year-old Votto revealed publicly that he was battling depression, anxiety attacks and issues that finally came to the surface several months after the sudden death of his 52-year-old father, Joseph, in August. Those issues led to some panicky […]

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Ryne Sandberg thinks Sammy Sosa won’t make the Hall of Fame and believes that he shouldn’t make the Hall of Fame. I agree with the first part and, while my mind isn’t 100% made up about it yet, I’m inclined to disagree with the second part. Either way, neither Sandberg’s position on that or mine […]

A blogger interviews an online columnist’s regular podcast guest. If anyone would have tweeted during the interview I’m pretty sure that time would have folded in upon itself. Anyway, from Chop-N-Change’s Alex Remington, here’s the famous JackO on the Yankees: I think Girardi is very lucky that George Steinbrenner is no longer at the helm. […]

Following last week’s flooding at Miller Park, a lot of us said “man, that was a bunch of rain.” Vinnie at Yellow Chair Sports, however, said it in far more erudite terms than you ever could. Just a quick note: Vinnie uses the term “recurrence interval” in his post. For that reason I was going […]

Given the territorial rights issue, the A’s moving to San Jose stands to be a tough sell to begin with, but it’s growing even tougher: San Jose officials have decided not to seek voter approval of a new A’s baseball stadium in November, after the team’s co-owner said he’d rather wait for baseball officials to […]

Tracy Ringolsby is mad: Manny Ramirez was handed a 50-game suspension for violating baseball’s drug policy. What a farce. While Ramirez is not eligible to rejoin the Dodgers until July 3, baseball found a loophole. On Tuesday he will join the Dodgers’ Triple-A Albuquerque affiliate. He is allowed 10 games in the minor leagues to […]