James McDonald continued to shine yesterday in what is turning out to be a breakout season.
The Orioles have the best record in the American League, but is this another early-season mirage?
The Twins change their mind about placing Ryan Doumit on the DL.
Padres DFA their second basemen, and the Blue Jays send down Lind.
What are the real mechanical precursors of pitcher injury? And what is the real lesson of Mark Prior’s injury history?
The perversion of the schedule to enjoy a few geographic rivalries has an outsized effect on who’s playing in October, at least for one more season.
Andrew Miller makes Jose Molina look like a worse hitter than usual, David Price makes Nick Swisher’s head explode, Chris Davis makes baseball look easy (or hard), and more.
After looking like he was on his last legs in 2009 and again in 2010, David Ortiz has returned to near-peak form. How did he do it?
Gee! and Oh! are two reasonable reactions to watching Gio Gonzalez dominate.
The trot times for May 15 & 16: Adam Jones’ 15th-inning shot, Big Papi’s stroll, and Bryce Harper races Edwin Encarnacion into the top ten.
Ike Davis finally got his first extra-base hit at Citi Field this season.
Ron Washington isn’t ready to say his team is the best in the bigs, and a chat with Jose Altuve.
Will Rhymes faints after getting hit by a pitch against Boston.
Are the Phillies doomed to enter a lengthy period of losing, or can they make a quick return to the top by selling their expiring assets now?
An interesting juxtaposition of two 35+ years old articles looking at how and why women love ballplayers.
After a brief hiatus, we return with an action-packed show (ok, we just talk a lot). After going on an email-inspired rant about the current state of baseball content on the internet, we delve into the game itself and discuss everything from Josh Hamilton’s crazy run to Stanford righty Mark Appel to the lack of power prospects to the current state of the Arizona and Colorado systems. Then it’s special guest time and a serious discussion about baseball and race with Doug Glanville in what is one of my favorite interviews in the history of the show. As always, we end with the goofy stuff, and as always, we thank you for listening and hope you enjoy.