Following Wednesday’s shutout loss (box score) to the San Diego Padres, the Chicago Cubs’ odds to play in the postseason now stand at 40.5% according to Baseball Reference. The most likely postseason scenario now shows the top seeds as the …
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Lorenzen Adds to Two-Way Résumé with Walkoff Double
Several days after joining the Babe Ruth Club by becoming the first pitcher to hit a home run while also pitching and playing in the field in the same game since Ruth did this nearly a century ago, Cincinnati Reds …
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MLB’s Other Two-Way Player
In 2018, Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels was the first player in Major League Baseball to make the two-way 15/50 club (15 home runs and 50 IP in a season) since the legendary Babe Ruth in 1919. This achievement helped make …
Oops, He Did It Again: Verlander No-Hits Jays for a Second Time
The 2019 Toronto Blue Jays flirted with being no-hit by Trevor Bauer on April 4 and Shane Bieber on July 24, but it ultimately took a veteran ace, Justin Verlander of the Houston Astros, to lock one down. Verlander completed …
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What’s the Worst Excuse for a Positive PED Test?
A positive drug test is one of the worst things that can happen to an elite athlete. Use of performance-enhancing drugs will not only result in loss of earnings from inability to compete, but it will also brand the athlete …
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“Big Boy Time” Coming for Cubs at Mets
Earlier this month, Cubs manager Joe Maddon used the phrase “big boy time” with reference to how he planned to distribute playing time after the July 31 trade deadline. Joe Maddon says the time has come and gone in the …
Zack Greinke is 3rd Active Pitcher to 200 Wins
Zack Greinke, acquired from the Arizona Diamondbacks by the Houston Astros to bolster their rotation ahead of the postseason, has become the third active pitcher to record 200 MLB wins with his start in the Astros’ 4-1 victory over the …
Video Blog – Riding the Cubs Roller Coaster
I talk about what it’s been like to watch the Cubs this season and their terrible home/road disparity. Special guest appearance by my cat.
Pujols Passes Beltré on MLB Career Hits List
Los Angeles Angels INF/DH Albert Pujols reached another milestone in his 19th MLB season with hit number 3,167 during the 4th inning of the Angels’ Wednesday night contest against the Pittsburgh Pirates. His RBI single against Pittsburgh SP Chris Archer …
I Said There’s No Puking in Baseball, Godammit!
Over one year after the strange spectacle at Miller Park when then-reliever Adrian Houser of the Milwaukee Brewers tossed fastballs and cookies TWO TIMES against the Philadelphia Phillies, it happened AGAIN in the Brewers’ 3-2 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday. With …