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Zimmerman's iron man streak now done

Sun, 04 May 2008 15:31:26 -0500

In today's game for the Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates, a 205 game streak ended. No, it wasn't the Nats losing that many in a row :), it was Ryan Zimmerman sitting on the bench for the entire game. Not that he had to because of an injury

Shhh...The Phillies are in first!

Fri, 02 May 2008 09:59:17 -0500

Ryan Howard has probably heard it all at the beginning of this season--he had lost his groove, came back down to earth, yadda yadda yadda, and really, he couldn't do a wholeheckuvalot to dispel the whispers, as he entered the game last night with a paltry .172 average (Yes,

Big Papi's knee a worry to Red Sox

Thu, 01 May 2008 21:43:06 -0500

He says that the day you see him out of the Boston Red Sox lineup due to pain is the day he's dying, but David Ortiz' knee is a bit of a concern for the Sox, as in the fact that when he singled against the Toronto Blue Jays

Tulowitzki's injury forces ripple effect for Rockies

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:02:40 -0500

Troy Tulowitzki may only be hitting .152 with 1 dinger and only 11 runs batted in. But as he returned to Denver for an MRI on his left leg, the Colorado Rockies shortstop has caused a flurry of roster moves for the team in lieu of his possible move

Cameron to return: everyone can rest easy now

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:10:17 -0500

I read an article on ESPN.com discussing Mike Cameron's return to baseball after his 25-game suspension. In this article, it discussed the long road that Cameron has had to battle back from in terms of rebuilding his reputation and getting back to the big leagues. It literally waxes poetic

Blalock's torn hammy puts him on DL

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:14:27 -0500

Hank Blalock is starting to have a reputation to be a glass joe. Last season, Blalock played a whole 58 games for the Texas Rangers and now, in this very young season, Blalock has a torn hamstring after coming up limp on a double this last weekend. The injury

Morris to call it quits?

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:43:59 -0500

Matt Morris has had a good career--he's pitched for 11 years and had some very nice years overall to go along with statistics that are commendable--A two-time National League All-Star, he has a career record of 121-92 with a 3.98 ERA. But this year with the Pittsburgh Pirates has

Astros run streak to five

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:10:11 -0500

Public Enemy number one for the Cincinnati Reds: Lance Berkman. That's really been no secret for a while, but the scary thing is that there's never really been any let down: The first baseman has more career homers (42) and RBIs (120) against the Reds than any other team.

A Grand(erson) Return

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:45:18 -0500

Curtis, we've missed ya. That may have been the exact sentiments shared between the entire Detroit Tiger team and Curtis Granderson, who made his season debut today versus the Texas Rangers. Following an injury that broke bones in his hand after getting smacked with a fastball in spring training,

Dodgers finally remember how to hit

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:09:50 -0500

We all know that Atlanta has been known for having good pitching; but last weekend, the Los Angeles Dodgers literally look like the Keystone Cops at the plate, going 1 for 23 with runners in scoring position and getting basically hammered by the Braves. So, Manager Joe Torre, the

Jackson bombs his way to NL POW

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:31:59 -0500

His name is Conor Jackson. He has been solid for the Arizona Diamondbacks for the last couple of years. Nothing really spectacular or someone who stood out--especially as a first baseman who of course are more known for their power than anything else; Jackson has had a total of

Rollins finally put on DL

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:04:16 -0500

Why would you delay the inevitable? If a player is hurting and doesn't really play up to the remote potential they have, wouldn't you just go ahead and put them on the disabled list? In the case of Jimmy Rollins and the Philadelphia Phillies, the management of the team

Thomas' pride suffering big hurt

Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:41:12 -0500

Frank Thomas has had a career that has literally been a roller coaster. When he started with the Chicago White Sox, he seemed to be unstoppable, hitting for power and average, destroying pitchers almost at will. In fact, in 1996 and 1997, he had back to back years of

Glavine goes on DL for first time

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:01:04 -0500

22 years. Older than the legal age to drink. And 22 years ago, the Chicago Bears were still doing the Super Bowl shuffle and Ronald Reagan was still in office. And it was the last time Tom Glavine was on the disabled list--until now. The 42 year old lefty

I'm 32...Wait, 34...Wait, what?

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:28:05 -0500

What is the deal with players that are either from the Dominican Republic, Central America, Cuba, basically anywhere south of the country that there are always questions about the "real" age of athletes? And now, we hear that Miguel Tejada has now been found out by E:60 on ESPN