Jordan Zimmerman pitched a no hitter against the Miami Marlins in his last start of the season. The Nationals righthander was cruising along for most of the game, but with two outs in the top of the ninth Christian Yelich smoked a ball into the
Manny Ramirez doesn’t jump out as coaching material because, you know, he’s Manny Rameriz.. But the dude could flat out hit. So the idea of the Ramirez being the Cubs new hitting — a rumor that has been floating about the web today — is
If there’s two things that baseball fans know, it’s that Mike Trout is great and that the Miami Marlins are cheap. Which is why there is something about this story that doesn’t quite compute. According to the Miami Herald, the Marlins are ready to offer
Domonic Brown decided to announce on Instagram that he was breaking up with his girlfriend. However, his cryptic language convinced a lot of baseball fans that he had been traded from the Philadelphia Phillies. “It’s been great . Time to move forward. Thanks for everything
Sure, everybody is a bit sick of the Derek Jeter retirement tour. We’ve criticized it in the past, but we have to admit Gatorade — one of his long time sponsor’s — ode to the Yankee great is pretty good. The minute and half long
Yasiel Puig can be a bit of a distraction, both on and off the field. But the Cuban import’s talent and on-field production more than makes up for his often humorous gaffes. The 23-year old is, however, going through the worst stretch of his career,
Jonathan Papelbon has never been very popular in Philadelphia. He’s just not an easy guy to like, and he draws a large salary, even though he wasn’t a member of the great Phillies teams of 2007 to 2011. In fact, he arrived in 2012, right
Chris Davis’s brutal season just got worse. The Orioles first baseman, a 53 home run revelation in 2013, has just been hit with a 25 game suspension for amphetamine use. Davis was only batting .196 with 26 home runs and 173 Ks for the year,
It’s always been difficult to determine fielding prowess in baseball, and players who perform well at the plate have long seemed to be given bonus points for their offense when their defensive skills are assessed. (This is why statuesque shortstop Derek Jeter has five Gold
With less than three weeks left in the baseball season, all sorts of aliments can become season ending. Especially if the injured or exhausted player’s team is out of the playoff picture. Yesterday two prominent players — David Wright and Drew Smiley — were officially