Rays 16, Red Sox 5: After scoring 20 runs in their first nine games, the Rays asplode for 16. The most damage was inflicted by leadoff hitter Sam Fuld who went 4 for 6 — all extra base hits — with three RBI.  If this was the NBA Fuld would have stopped on first with […]

21-year-old Tyler Chatwood made his major league debut for the Angels on Monday night, throwing five innings in a loss against the Indians. The 74th overall pick of the 2008 draft, who was ranked by Baseball America in February as the 76th best prospect in the majors, allowed four runs in his debut, walking four […]

Fifty years ago today was a big day in the history of MLB debuts: First off, an entire team debuted: The Angels. They won their franchise opener 7-2 over the Orioles. To date, it’s the only time their cumulative franchise record has ever been over .500. The American League’s other expansion franchise, the new Washington […]

Remember the best-games-ever series of articles which ran during the past offseason? In December, the series ranked games from 1974 to 2010 according to their “excitement factor.” In the ensuing weeks postseason games (LDS, LCS, World Series) and series were also ranked. All the hard work of ranking the games from best to worst leaned […]

White Sox 4, Rays 2: Holy crap, did Sam Fuld make a spectacular catch, or what? Yankees 9, Red Sox 4: Two homers for Russell Martin. I’d say more, but apparently this game was force-fed to the nation by FOX, even in places where the other FOX regional games should probably have been going. Such as […]

Perhaps it isn’t the singular event the baseball world has been waiting for, but nonetheless it’s good news for those with an interest in the history of the sport: Eddie Robinson has published his autobiography. Lucky Me: My Sixty-Five Years in Baseball is a good read. Robinson wasn’t a Hall of Fame-quality player, nor was […]

Today, the University of California, Berkeley announced the reinstatement of its baseball program. According to press reports, $9 million was has been raised and the $10 million target will most likely be reached with ongoing fundraising. Thanks to Stu Gordon (former Cal pitcher, and the leader of a Cal Athletic fundraising program, Bear Backers) for […]

I love Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and its admonition, “Don’t panic!” However, there comes a time when nervousness and anxiety are appropriate reactions. It may be when Vogons are moments away from destroying your planet to make way for an interstellar bypass, or it may be when your favorite baseball team […]

On Wednesday afternoon, Jeremy Hellickson made his season debut against the Angels. His outing was far from flawless, as he wound up allowing three runs (one let in by reliever Adam Russell) on six hits and two walks in 5 2/3 innings. However, he did strike out ten hitters. Of his 99 pitches, 20 of […]

In the most recent version of his consistently excellent newsletter, Craig Wright proclaimed a new record for Greg Maddux: most consecutive games as a starting pitcher. This one is tough to prove, of course, but Craig looked into his files to see if any other pitcher had made as many consecutive starts for his team. […]