I’m working on a Saturday, so why not do the recaps?. Nationals 8, Phillies 1: Barely 10 AM, yet and all of the “see, I told you Roy Oswalt was no savior” people are coming out of the woodwork. Didn’t hear any of that yesterday afternoon.  Personally, I think the Phillies should never have traded […]

Two years ago, the Cardinals selected Brett Wallace with the 13th pick in the first round, as a third baseman out of Arizona State. The word was that although he had a major league bat, his defense would necessitate an eventual move to first base. Wallace did indeed rake in college, compiling .404/.481/.687 and .410/.525/.753 […]

I’ve always wanted to revolutionize the baseball box score to reveal more information at a glance. Here’s a first stab, using an old box score from Game 3 of the 2009 ALDS between the Angels and Red Sox. You’ll see a key in the lower right corner that explains everything. I’m still missing a lot […]

Padres 3, Dodgers 2: Oscar Salazar had a pinch-hit walkoff single. During the game they traded for Miguel Tejada and got $1 million in the deal from Baltimore. Tejada is “meh” but I hope they went out for a party on that million bucks after the game. I also hope they continued to wear the […]

If intelligence and introspection were a harbinger of success in baseball, Trevor May would be the closest thing to a slam dunk this side of Stephen Strasburg. “I’m always over-thinking,” the 20-year-old right hander says. “I’m very analytical. My favorite subject in school was math. I love sitting down and solving problems.” In the baseball […]

For the better part of the last 24 hours, the Astros, Phillies and Roy Oswalt have dominated the baseball blogosphere. It was initially (incorrectly) reported that the Phillies would be sending JA Happ, Vance Worley and two unknown prospects for Oswalt and cash. Over the course of this morning, speculation abounded with many sources suggesting […]

The Kansas City Royals have some time ago given up on Alex Gordon becoming the next George Brett. After moving to the outfield and going back to Triple-A, Gordon is now just trying to re-establish himself as an everyday player five years after being the No. 2 pick in the draft. The Royals have a […]

Phillies 7, Diamondbacks 1: Domonic Brown’s debut was a splendid one: a single, an RBI double and a sac fly. Carlos Ruiz had two RBI doubles. No pressure on the offense on this night, however, as Roy Halladay took a shutout into the ninth and ended up with the complete game. Braves 3, Nationals 1: […]

Washington Nationals’ first baseman Adam Dunn may be making himself more attractive to other teams. And it really isn’t due to anything he is controlling. While no one disputes Dunn’s power, those who use a more traditional approach in judging a player’s value have often focused on his numerous strikeouts and low batting average to […]

It’s not news to anyone following the NL East that the Phillies have been plagued with injuries this season. The latest, a strained oblique suffered by CF Shane Victorino, could significantly complicate Phillies’ GM Ruben Amaro Jr’s trade deadline plans. Amaro had previously been shopping star OF Jayson Werth with the hopes of acquiring a […]