5,000 days ago, a big trade happened in the National League— the Rockies sent struggling starting pitcher Darryl Kile to the St. Louis Cardinals. Kile had first emerged as a pitcher with the 1990s Houston Astros. With a big curveball in his arsenal, Kile made the All-Star team in 1993 when he was just 24 […]

I’ve been in Cooperstown since 1995 and have seen a variety of turnouts for Hall of Fame Weekend, including a throng of 50,000 for Mike Schmidt and Richie Ashburn and the record turnout of 80,000 for the 2007 induction of Cal Ripken, Jr. and Tony Gwynn. In stark contrast, this year’s turnout will undoubtedly be […]

Mariners 4, Indians 3: The M’s just keep on winning. That’s eight in a row, with this one ending interestingly. The Indians had runners on the corners with no one out in the ninth. Then Drew Stubbs got caught in a rundown he probably shouldn’t have gotten caught in between third and home, ending up […]

Thirty years ago today, one of the most infamous and bizarre games of the 1980s took place—the Pine Tar Game between the Royals and the Yankees. The day began normally enough on July 24, 1983. The visiting Royals fought the Yankees hard for eight innings, but entering the ninth the Yankees clung to their narrow […]

Rays 3, Red Sox 0: Matt Moore throws his first career shutout and it came in the first game of what, so far this year, is the Rays biggest series. Two hits allowed, one walk four strikeouts as the Rays cut a game off the Sox’ division lead, now sitting a half game back. Reds […]

Ten years ago today, Cubs GM Jim Hendry engineered the best trade of his career—and, frankly, one of the most lopsided deals of the 21st century. When circumstances turned sour on him, he turned lemons into lemonade. About two weeks earlier, the Cubs had suffered a major setback in their quest for the postseason. On […]

For those who have not yet heard, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that Ryan Braun has been suspended by Major League Baseball without pay for the remainder of the 2013 season. Braun will not be appealing this suspension, which will encompass 65 games and cost Braun approximately $3.4 million in salary. Braun released the following […]

Mets 5, Phillies 0: It’s getting close to the time for us to break out all of that “we are all witnesses” kind of hyperbole for Matt Harvey. Not that it’s really hyperbole. He’s simply toying with hitters at this point, throwing ungodly stuff in just about every count. Seven innings, three hits, 10 strikeouts, […]

Matt Harvey. His name has the ring of an ace. His presence on the mound is imposing at worst and terrifying at best. His tobacco-packed lip, bloodied nose and lightning fastball hearken back to a less delicate generation of pitchers. Word is that the 24-year-old right-hander will be kept to an innings limit for the […]

40 years ago today, Nolan Ryan nearly did something amazing, even by his standards. Not only did he threatened to throw back-to-back no-hitters, but it would’ve been his third no-hitter of the year. Only one man has ever thrown back-to-back no-hitters. That was Johnny Vander Meer back in 1938. In the 1950s, Allie Reynolds and […]