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
Jorge Soler’s Chicago Cubs career has started with a bang. In his first major league at-bat, the 22-year old Cuban defector launched a 2-1 pitch from Reds ace Mat Latos over the Great American Ballpark center field wall, becoming the 117th player in Major League history
It didn’t work out for Chris Young this year with the Mets. Now the Yankees are hoping a trip across town will rejuvenate the 30-year olds’ career. The Bronx Bombers signed Young, who had been released by the Mets on August 15, today to a
Early this year we ran down baseball biggest jerks. Yesterday, there was a discussion on the baseball sub-reddit about the “nicest/coolest baseball player that you’ve met?” No surprise that the famously friendly Torii Hunter and Jim Thome were mentioned multiple times. Here are some of
If you would have said four years ago that Bartolo Colon would be the hottest name at the 2014 August 31 waiver trade deadline, everyone who heard you would have laughed and laughed. Back then Colon was an out-of-the-Major-Leagues 37-year old. He had had a
When it comes to bats, Bryce Harper likes to experiment. We know this because last Thursday the cameras caught him swinging a Yasiel Puig model bat during the Nationals game against the Mets. According to Harper, he got the bat from Puig. He’s been hot
The Dodgers activated Hanley Ramirez from the disabled list yesterday, and he went 0-4 in the team’s loss to the Mets. The 30-year old shortstop had started the season slowly, but was slashing .315/.408/.462 in the two month prior to the right oblique strain that only
The Oakland As, fresh off tying the Los Angels Angels for best record in the league and first place in the AL West, have added Rangers catcher Geovany Soto. In return the Rangers will get cash considerations. “But don’t the A’s already have three pretty