There is no rationale for denying Jim Thome entry to the Hall of Fame, unless you are playing a very irresponsible game.
The tater trots for August 14: Brandon Belt’s statement and Eric Thames’ wondrous sprint.
The North American League has been quite interesting this summer, thanks to teams led by Jose Canseco and Kevin Costner.
A year after their surprisingly successful 2010 season, the Padres are still trying to find their way.
Al Alburquerque, Justin Smoak, and Jason Marquis come out on the losing end of confrontations with batted balls, while Mike Pelfrey and Brandon McCarthy get off easy, Xavier Nady and Derrek Lee suffer fractures from pitched balls, and Tommy Hanson hits the DL again.
A look at the two players at each position that have been the most valuable to their teams since the All-Star Break.
Help guide us in our late-night deliberations.
The Marlins option one of their youngsters to the minors.
The tater trots for August 13: Uggla keeps it up and Blake Davis has a great story to tell.
The tater trots for August 12: Dan Uggla sends Carlos Zambrano over the edge, Branyan’s slow trot, Eric Thames’ sprint.
Out West, the Angels’ inability to take advantage of situations on the basepaths could cost them a division title.
Mike Morse’s elbow gets the worst of a collision with a fastball, Hanley hits the DL again,Zack Cozart gets Tommy John, Alex Cobb is out for the season, and Brennan Boesch is a thumb down.
Seeing Sandy Koufax, Cal Ripken, and Babe Ruth, 160 characters at a time.
It’s that time of year again: The baseball community comes together to question whether this is the last dance for the heralded Yankees closer.
It’s a sad day when Jason can’t do the show, but our own Jay Jaffe fills in admirably as we talk about this signing deadline, A.J. Burnett and the mysterious men in white in Toronto. Matt Leach from MLB.com joins us to discuss why the Cardinals just might be the most annoying team in baseball (except to Cardinals fans), and our listener of the week is an Ivy League philosophy and math brainiac who just finished 98th in the main event of the World Series of Poker.
Kansas City has a new catcher and the Angels have a new rotation piece.