He wasn’t feeling great even before his current hitless slump, so Chicago Cubs star Kris Bryant might really be frustrated after going 0-for-4 on Tuesday in a 4-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. He has gone 15 at-bats without a hit over the past four games, which is the second-longestRead More →
Miguel Cabrera is an all-time great, one of the most lethal right-handed batters ever with four batting titles, two home run championships and a Triple Crown season. You have to wonder, however, if we’ll ever see Super Scary Miggy again. Cabrera ruptured a biceps tendon on a swing in Tuesday’sRead More →
Over the past 18 months, baseball commissioner Rob Manfred has been all but begging major league players for ideas and input on ways to make the product better. He seems ready to discuss even radical ideas, whether it’s some restrictions on defensive shifts, a pitch clock or maybe — eventuallyRead More →
Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon could have stated the obvious — that, yes, the team is concerned about a starting pitcher who has walked 56 batters in 58? innings. Instead, Maddon doubled down on backing righty Tyler Chatwood, who walked seven in 4? innings in a 4-3 win over theRead More →
It began on Monday, in a Memorial Day doubleheader against the reeling New York Mets with storms bearing down on the Atlanta area. Down 3-2 after a homer by New York’s Devin Mesoraco in the top of ninth, Culberson came on to pinch hit with Johan Camargo on second baseRead More →
The year of the no-hit bid continues, and when Michael Wacha got through a 1-2-3 eighth inning on 12 pitches on Sunday, I thought he was going to finish it off. He was at 107 pitches, five more than his season high, but he was mixing his pitches well, keepingRead More →
The Boston Red Sox decided to designate Hanley Ramirez for assignment, and the reason why can be summed up succinctly: He’s expensive and not that good. The Red Sox still owe him about $15 million for the rest of the season (no team is going to pick up the salary),Read More →
After so much bad news regarding their starting rotation lately, the Chicago Cubs got a boost in the form of 5? shutout innings from lefty Mike Montgomery in a 7-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday.authentic nfl jerseys cheap Inspired on Memorial Day by a cousin deployed with theRead More →
The major league leader in giving up walks was at it again on Tuesday as Chicago Cubs right-hander Tyler Chatwood continues to confound his new team and fan base. Leaving Coors Field after last season was supposed to lead to good things for him, but instead it has seen himRead More →
Sometimes you just have to sit back, enjoy the performance and admire the gift that is Justin Verlander’s right arm. He’s 35 years old, on the wrong end of the timeline for most professional baseball players, and yet here he is, 6-2 with a 1.08 ERA through 11 starts,youth nflRead More →