After Barry Bonds’ and Alex Rodriguez’s recent home run milestones yet another record has fallen—and this one might never be broken! Yes, Bobby Cox has marched into the record books with his 132nd regular season ejection for arguing balls and strikes on a Chipper Jones strikeout. The question is will the ball that struck Chipper […]

Roger Clemens’ five-game suspension for intentionally beaning Alexis Rios begs the question – should MLB re-evaluate starting pitcher suspensions? Although the Yankees didn’t choose to do this, a five-game suspension could simply become an extra of rest for a starting pitcher. It’s hardly the same penalty as, say, a three-game suspension to a team’s elite […]

There are still feel-good stories in baseball, and Rick Ankiel is supplying one right now. We’ve received a lot of hits lately from people looking for info about Ankiel, and I suggest these excellent THT articles: – Rick Ankiel, Ex-Pitcher, Brian Gunn’s piece posted the day after Ankiel first announced he would try to make […]

The New York Yankees are now just five games back in the American League East, and Red Sox Nation is in full-on panic mode. It shouldn’t be. The Bronx Bombers are a ridiculous 25-9 since July 2; that’s a 119-win pace. The Red Sox are 19-14, which translates to 93 wins over a full season. […]

Joe Sheehan of Baseball Prospectus has a very good take on Bond’s 755th home run. Every baseball fan should read this: Fans 1, Selig -412

Folks (and Matthew), it has finally happened! Two home run milestones were passed last night. The 500 club has its 22nd and youngest member as Alex Rodriguez launched the first pitch he saw from Kyle Davies into the left field seats for a 3-run homer. Bonds hit an opposite field home run on a 2-1 […]

It’s not Barry Bonds, but Neifi Perez, who was suspended 80 games after testing positive for a banned stimulant for the third time this season. Incredible… Mostly, this is just a funny story, but it should at least give pause to people who claim that banned substances have resulted in muscle-bound super-sluggers regularly clearing the […]

Forbes reports that the Yankees could be about to sell Yes Network to the highest bidder. So how much will Yes garner? Reports suggest the figure could be in the range from $3-3.5 billion. Sheesh. That is a hefty price tag when you account for the fact that according to Forbes the Yankees themselves are […]

Today the Rangers called up Triple-A masher Jason Botts and promptly inserted him into the lineup at DH, batting fourth. The Rangers had hoped to move Sammy Sosa before the deadline and did not want to call up Botts until they could give him everyday at-bats. Even though Sosa remains on the roster, it appears […]

Our Win Shares are now updated through yesterday’s games (July 28). A-Rod and Vlad continue to fight it out for the American League lead, and the National League has a new leader in WSAB: Brad Penny. Plus, Eric Byrnes continues to have a surprisingly good year. He’s not only having a career year at the […]