Through his first ten starts of the season, Cubs right-hander Jeff Samardzija has 1.46 ERA, second to only Johnny Cueto at 1.25 in the Major Leagues. The former Notre Dame wide receiver is also winless at 0-4. The 16-28 Cubs have the worst record in
Former closer Mitch Williams is taking a leave of absence from the MLB Network, where he serves as an analyst, after eyewitnesses reported bizarre and aggressive behavior from “Wild Thing” during a ten-and-under Cal Ripken Baseball tournament last weekend. Williams, who coaches the team, was
Yesterday, C.C. Sabathia, who’s been out since earlier this month, was diagnosed with a degenerative condition in his knee. Then Carlos Beltran followed him on the disabled list with a bone spur in his elbow that could keep him off the field for up to two
During Sunday’s Washington Nationals loss to the Oakland A’s starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez got into it with shortstop Ian Desmond after catcher Jose Lobaton and third baseman Anthony Rendon allowed a pop up to drop between them. Although he reportedly had to be restrained, the
Yesterday, the New York Yankees announced that Goose Goosage, Joe Torre, Paul O’Neill and Tino Martinez will each be getting a plaque in Monument Park — essentially the team’s Hall of Fame — in 2014. One of these things is not like the other. That thing
Something very unusual happened last off-season. The Yankees allowed themselves to be outbid in free agency for the services of one of their own homegrown stars. Make no mistake about it, the deep-pocketed Evil Empire could have signed Robinson Cano to a contract comparable to the
The big news in sports this week is the lifetime ban NBA commissioner Adam Silver slapped Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling with. Sterling isn’t the first sports figure to get that maximum punishment. Approximately 40 baseball players have been banned for life, although a
Whenever a hitter emerges from the batters box or a pitcher is called to the mound during a home game they have the opportunity to request walk up or entrance music. We’ve compiled a list of our 25 favorite walk up songs from over the
The first athlete to get a high profile farewell tour was basketball great Kareem Abdul Jabber. The sky hook artist formerly known as Lew Alcindor was feted with gifts during the 1988-1989 NBA season as he played for the last time in the arenas he
Whenever a baseball team makes a big trade fans hold their breath. “Will this one come back to haunt us?” Here are a collection of trades that certainly have fans wondering what could have been. Read on for the ten worst trades in baseball history.