Update: Giants advance to NLDS thanks to Go-Ahead 3-Run HR by Conor Gillaspie and CG-Shutout by Madison Bumgarner Final: 3-0 Giants San Francisco Giants @ New York Mets Starting Pitchers Giants Madison Bumgarner (226.2 IP, 2.74 ERA, 251 K) Mets Noah Syndergaard (183.2 IP, 2.60 ERA, 218 K) This game is certainly going to be a…
Not much has gone right for the Diamondbacks this year. A.J. Pollock has been hurt the entire season, Zack Greinke has had a tough season with his new team, and the Shelby Miller trade absolutely backfired (as many predicted). As a result of this, the Diamondbacks are nowhere near the playoffs. Despite an overall disappointing year,…
Someone’s giving Grandma a run for her money in the category of coupon clippings, and it’s none other than the Baltimore Orioles. Whenever this team has a need, the perfect opportunity seems to fall into their lap. Need a slugger? 75% off! Need another slugger? Trade a backup catcher. How’s about an ace reliever? Try…
Criteria: The list of qualifications to be a great offseason signing, by my standards, consists of 3 categories: the value of the player, liability of the contract , and of course, the intangibles. The value of the player should be self-explanatory, but unless it isn’t, that consists of what he will produce on the field…
During an interview on Thursday with ESPN, Hall of Fame pitcher Rich “Goose” Gossage gave his two cents on how baseball is played nowadays. Along the way he covered many controversial topics, such as steroids, rule-changes, and bat flips – specifically the “disgrace” that he feels Jose Bautista and Yoenis Cespedes bring to Latino baseball…
…in the worst way possible. Today, the Mets former closer received a lifetime ban from Major League Baseball for a 3rd positive PED test. Mejia, age 26, tested positive for Boldenone, the same substance he was caught with this past season. This is the first time in Major League history that a player has received a…
Have you ever looked at something that is supposed to be perfectly fine, and just thought to yourself, “There is a problem here”? With maybe the exception of a few blindly optimistic fans, this is the general feeling around the Washington Nationals. On paper, this team looked great, maybe even World Series contenders. This isn’t…
