Thoughts about the recently retired Kerry Wood

Recapping a week of injuries, closer moves and helmet-flying incidents

Pitching did not go well over the past two days

During Wednesday’s start against the Rays, Clay Buchholz began toying around with a new pitch in his arsenal: a splitter. Buchholz used it on an 0-2 pitch against the left-handed hitting Elliot Johnson, leading off the fifth inning. Below is the spin chart from Buchholz’s most recent start, with his typical offerings—four-seam fastball: brown, two-seam […]

It’s interleague rivalry series time