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Yunel Escobar Should Be Suspended For The Remainder Of The Year

This afternoon, the Blue Jays announced that Yunel Escobar would be suspended for three games for wearing a derogatory and hateful slogan on his...

As a big fan of baseball games that mean “everything” (example: game 162 last year), I was pumped about the new playoff system...

Even before reports surfaced about the dire condition of Los Angeles Dodgers’ ace Clayton Kershaw’s hip, I was thinking about writing this...

At the end of the day, most teams will have 17 games remaining on their schedule, some will have 18. Three divisions...

With 2011 still painfully fresh in their minds, and in an eerily similar position in the standings, the 2012 Atlanta Braves have...

They don’t have the best starting pitching. In fact, it might be the worst of any contender. They don’t have the best...

While the pundits and greater baseball world have their focus on the A’s and Angels this week, there is a series with slightly...

The answer, unfortunately, is no. However, I can think of only two guys who edge Headly at that premiere position. One is Miguel Cabrera, a man...

This has been the year of Inning-Gate. There has been a huge, extended debate in the baseball world about the Washington Nationals’...

If the season ended today, the Oakland Athletics would play a playoff game. You know when you do something mostly to prove...