We were among the many who argued that Derek Jeter‘s retirement tour is beginning to look like a funeral, complete with commemorative Jeter #2 patches. The tour’s most important stop was yesterday, his big official “Derek Jeter Day” send off at Yankee Stadium. Word is
The juiciest news on a slow baseball day comes from an interview Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke did with the Los Angeles Times. Greinke, who is considered one of the league’s smartest and most interesting players, suggested that his brains aren’t necessarily working to his advantage
During his 14-year big league career Ichiro Suzuki has always communicated to the press through a translator. But don’t think that’s because he lacks foreign language skills. Ichiro is actually pretty fluent in English, he just uses a translator because he doesn’t want to end
Jorge De La Rosa hasn’t been as good in 2014 as he was in 2013. But the left-hander has pitched well enough to score a two-year $25 million dollars contact extension with the Colorado Rockies. The deal will pay the 33-year old $12.5 million in
Craig Biggio is an Astros legend. Is he also about to be an Astros manager? Houston fired skipper Bo Porter last week and the latest speculation is that Biggio, who compiled 3060 hits during his 20-year career playing only for the Astros, is the leading candidate
Clayton Kershaw is a safe bet to win the National League Cy Young. How safe? Online gambling website Bovada.lv have taken Kershaw off the board. Kershaw, who has a 16-3 record and 1.73 ERA with 194 strikeouts despite missing the first month of the season
Adam Dunn, acquired by Oakland right in front of the August 31 postseason roster deadline, started his A’s career with a bang Monday, homering in his first at-bat. The blast helped the A’s break their four game losing streak, which had included a 29 inning
Two of the bigger men in baseball now have new addresses. In front of the midnight August 31 cutoff for postseason rosters, the Oakland A’s acquired slugger Adam Dunn from the White Sox in exchange for minor league pitcher Nolan Sanburn. Dunn, who leads all
When San Diego’s Seth Smith stepped up to the plate, he was staring at what legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Sculley called “a chorus line” of fielders between first and second base. Lefty Smith is an extreme pull hitter, so he’s seen shifts before. But nothing
They call the equipment the catcher wears behind the plate “The Tools of Ignorance,” because one has to be foolish to play a position which requires so much protective gear. Or perhaps it helps to be a bit crazy. Mariners catcher Jesus Montero has been