Spring has not gone as Tim Hudson had hoped. The veteran pitcher had another rough outing on Sunday allowing six runs in five innings to the Marlins. There is still time for a turn around as Hudson has three starts left this spring. The 37-year-old has allowed 10 runs in 14 innings thus far. Hudson [...]
The Milwaukee Brewers will likely open the season with Alex Gonzalez as their everyday first basemen. Gonzalez has appeared in 1,903 major league games, yet none of them have come at first. The 36-year-old was signed to a one-year deal with the Brewers over the winter with the team planning to use him as a [...]
The World Baseball Classic finally saw some life on Saturday as a bench clearing brawl took place between Team Canada and Team Mexico. Up 9-3 in the ninth inning, a Canadian player bunted for a hit. Luis Cruz was caught off guard by the play and instructed pitcher Arnold Leon to hit the next batter. [...]
Chalk it up to spring training, or something. A Hooters waitress serving as a ballgirl made a goof in a spring training game on Saturday fielding a fair ball and giving it to a fan. Needless to say she looked a little embarrassed but at-least she is no Steve Bartman.
It is unlikely that Carlos Marmol will be on a team other then the Cubs when Opening Day comes around but the team still wants to trade their closer. Marmol, 30, is in the final year of his contract and set to make $9.8 million. The Cubs told Marmols agent to expect a trade. This [...]
Jeremy Bonderman signed with the Seattle Mariners hoping for another chance at the big leagues. He is getting closer to making that happen. Mariners manager Eric Wedge said that Bonderman “continues to impress” in camp. In the right handers latest outing he struck out two over three innings while allowing one run. Bonderman does not [...]
The 2013 season will be Mariano Rivera’s last. Rivera, 43, will have a 10 am press conference on Saturday to make the official announcement according to Joel Sherman. Rivera had indicated recently to Buster Olney that the 2012 season would have been his last if he had remained healthy. Last season Rivera appeared in only [...]
The familiar cartoon of a pitcher or batter on packets of Big League Chew will be replaced by major league baseball players. Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels and Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp will have their image featured on the gums packaging. For 33 years the shredded gum has been in stores, mainly by [...]
Tim Lincecum has been scratched from his scheduled start today. It will be the second consecutive spring start that the 28-year-old has missed. Lincecum has been dealing with a blister on his pitching hand but should be ready to go in a couple of days. In his first spring start Lincecum struggled allowing three runs [...]
St. Louis Cardinals short stop Rafael Furcal will require Tommy John surgery on his right elbow. Furcal has been attempting to rehab the injury since August after it was originally diagnosed as a UCL tear. The Cardinals will be without Furcal for the entire 2013 season. Taking his place in the lineup will be Ronny [...]
