Baseball's necessarily imperfect schedule
We've already seen 18 postponements, and it's not even May yet. Is there someone or something we can blame for all this lousy weather?
We've already seen 18 postponements, and it's not even May yet. Is there someone or something we can blame for all this lousy weather?
The Orioles were famously, historically successful in close games last season, and nobody in Baltimore wants to believe the O's were lucky. But their record in those games this season suggests exactly that.
He's hardly a household name yet, except in National League West households. But is there a better young pitcher than Madison Bumgarner?
Mighty impressive, for sure. But they would have been even more impressive 10 years ago.
Sunday, David Price and umpire Tom Hallion had some heated words for one another ... and what's really strange is that most of the words came after the game.
Matt Magill is just the latest to hit the skins for Spinal Tap ... err, that is to fill a vacancy in the Dodgers' pitching rotation.
Move over, Mickey Lolich and every other Tiger in franchise history, as Anibal Sánchez stuck out 17 Braves Friday night to set a new team record.
As a brilliant man once said, "Change calls the tune we dance to." And while Commissioner Bud Selig seems content with the status quo, change will come to Major League Baseball. It just might have to wait until Selig's moved on.
Which players hit the teams in the NL more than they hit anyone else? Play Index lets us know.
Now comes the news that Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria ordered manager Mike Redmond to alter his pitching rotation earlier this week.