The sleepy Seattle offense (that works on so many levels) now features the hottest hitter in baseball. Ichiro Suzuki has a temperature of 105 degrees, according to Bill James Online. In his last five games, the Mariners’ right fielder is 12 for 21, with two doubles, a triple and a home run. Plus, he has […]

Royals 6, Indians 4: Look on the bright side, Trey: not many managers can say they went out a winner. Marlins 2, Mets 1: Johan Santana and Josh Johnson each went seven innings allowing a single run. I’m going to assume that Fernando Nieve’s pitch in the dirt that allowed the winning run to score […]

Nationals 6, Mets 4: Roger Bernadina was 3 for 5 with two homers — including the game-winner — and had a sweet grab in right field. And did Rob Dibble really say — in dialect — “that boy’s good!” after his ninth inning homer?  Why yes, he did. Oy. Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 2: […]

Pitchers that last in the majors are the ones that reinvent themselves when something’s not working. In a post about Randy Wolf back in September I commented on this consistent trend: [Wolf is] now a different pitcher. His injury/surgery/time off wouldn’t allowed him to be the same pitcher he was pre-2005. In his early days, […]

Reds 9, Pirates 0: Johnny Cueto tosses a one-hitter. He was one single and one HBP away from a perfect game, but the fact that he hit the same guy who got the single — Ronny Cedeno — probably made him feel better. Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 1: Who are you, Mr. hard-throwing, efficient […]

When you have as much raw ability as David Price does, learning a new pitch can be a dangerous weapon. So far this year, Price has begun to toy with a curveball. Although he only threw it 3.9% of the time last year and never in 2008, he’s now thrown it 17.9% of the time […]

About two weeks ago in discussing the BABIP leaders and trailers thus far this season I decided to say this: …if Austin Jackson finishes the year with a BABIP > .490, I will eat a Curtis Granderson jersey live online Although Austin Jackson has seen his BABIP rise to .500 to date, I’m still not […]

Tigers 5, Yankees 4: Johnny Damon hit a homer and Austin Jackson drove in a run on a groundout. That’s cool and all, but otherwise they combined to go 1 for 7 with three strikeouts. Despite that, how much you wanna bet that the New York papers make a huge “oh, if we only had […]

I attended several Boston College baseball games this weekend against Florida State and Connecticut. The Seminoles are traditionally a baseball powerhouse and little has changed this season. UCONN has assembled the premier team in the Big East and they have several notable prospects of their own on the roster. Here is a quick rundown of […]

Rich Lederer decided to compare the careers of Felix Hernandez and Jered Weaver, two pitchers whom he claims have much closer numbers than analysts like Dave Cameron are giving credit for. Maybe they are, but I think this line is unforgivable: Based on age, velocity, and batted ball info, maybe Hernandez projects as a better […]