History was made at Safeco Field on Friday night as the Seattle Mariners used six — yes, six — pitchers to defeat the Dodgers 1-0 and complete only the tenth combined no-hitter in the annals of Major League Baseball. The unconventional six-man effort was necessitated by the early exit of starter Kevin Millwood, who allowed [...]
The NL East Report is published every Friday and takes a look at the other teams in the division. The reports covers the latest news and notes, injuries and transactions, divisional records versus the Mets, andupdated NL East Standings. News And Notes Atlanta Braves: The Braves paid tribute to former All-Star pitcher John Smoltz today [...]
With the Yankees and Mets set to meet in interleague play starting Friday night in the Bronx, it seems like a good time to ask the following Subway Series question: Why doesn’t anybody go to games in Yankee Stadium and Citi Field anymore? You look behind home plate at both stadiums, and you see, like [...]
Shyam Das has agreed not to release a written opinion on the case that has enraged fans, players, and Major League
Kent Hrbek is such a big deal in Minnesota that they recently built a statue of him outside Target Field. He’s also asked to fill-in on morning shows when the regular guy is out, which is how he came to guest host “Twin Cities Live” on the local ABC affiliate earlier this week. It’s also [...]
As my good friend Sam Mellinger wrote on Thursday about the young and earnest Miami Heat fan, it’s so easy to be cynical these days. Optimism and sincerity have become so rare that any appearance by either quality is immediately met with skepticism and an immediate search for another explanation. It also isn’t often that [...]
After suffering from a mysterious and persistent cough for more than two months, Mark Teixeira finally received an explanation during a Thursday doctor’s visit. The New York Yankees first baseman has nerve damage on his vocal cords, the product of an earlier bronchial infection. Though the damage may not fully heal for a year, Teixeira [...]
The Juice is back for its fifth season of fun! Stop by each weekday for an ample serving of news from the action, plus great photos, stats and video highlights. It’s over: Aroldis Chapman may still be an untouchable reliever, but we’ll now have to add “virtually” in front of that description to make it [...]
In a few short days, and for a price, New York Mets fans can buy something that could prove they attended Johan Santana’s recent no-hitter — even if they weren’t within a thousand miles of Citi Field when the last out was made. The team announced it will sell reprints at Mets.com for each of [...]
Many of us know that Derek Lowe has been cooling down after a scorching hot start to the 2012 season, but did he have to get so literal about it during his Thursday afternoon tantrum? Seriously, here’s how well things are going for the Cleveland Indians right-hander lately. After allowing seven runs and nine hits [...]
