MLB trades, unlike those seen in the NFL or NBA, rarely feature premium talent exchanged for equally premium talent. The trend didn’t subside this year as some pretty big names found themselves packing their bags for different area codes: all in the name of top-ranked prospects. Read the rest of this entry »

The Phillies have made something of a habit out of nabbing premium talent on the eve of MLB’s trade deadline (picking up Cliff Lee in ’09 and Roy Oswalt in ’10), and this year was no different as Philadelphia acquired All-Star right fielder Hunter Pence from the Houston Astros. Read the rest of this entry »

As the sweltering days of August approach us and thermostats across the country read in triple digits, MLB teams the league over are assessing where they stand before the July 31st trade deadline. Read the rest of this entry »

As sports fan, we come to define athletes by the numbers that represent them – Michael Jordan’s six championship rings and Brett Favre’s 297 consecutive starts being prime examples. More than anything else, Derek Jeter’s storied tenure with the New York Yankees will be defined by the historic milestone which he crossed in today’s game against the Rays, Read the rest of this entry »

The Baltimore Orioles have long been a glorified punching bag to their AL East rivals, routinely getting their asses handed to them by teams like the Yankees and Red Sox. Some of that frustration boiled over last night in a benches clearing brawl with the Red Sox, one that saw iconic slugger David Ortiz charge the mound and throw wayward punches at Orioles relief pitcher Kevin Gregg. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not sure what constitutes as a “timeless photo,” but this has to at least be in the ballpark. “Bo Knows” was such a classic catchphrase way back when and had it not been for that 1991 hip injury, who knows what his place in history would be. Here, the multi-talented, freakishly gifted, one-time Nike cash cow Bo Jackson scales the building like Curren$y and Wiz would two decades later. Too bad he wasn’t able to catch it. Read the rest of this entry »

I hate baseball. “America’s pastime” was the first of the big three sports that I quit as a kid. Even though I pitched & played short, the game was too hot, too boring. As an adult, I’m still averse to watching any of games played prior to the last game of The World Series. But, when brother Brandon at With Leather told me I could win $100 by watching one game, I agreed. One thing I do like is money, Read the rest of this entry »

Contrary to popular belief, baseball is fine by me. The thing is this, it’s 1000x better when watching it in person. The second coming of Peter Gammons I am not, but I still manage to keep up with the happenings in the sport formerly known as America’s past time – the NFL has that spot now and the NBA’s popularity is skyrocketing these days, sans the lockouts, of course. Baseball’s biggest star, Albert Pujols, has been having a year tagged as everything from odd, to subpar to jinxed. Read the rest of this entry »

The road to 3,000 hits has proven to be rather bumpy for a certain Derek Jeter. The Yankees star shortstop was stopped short on his quest by a trip to the 15 day DL, a decision the Yankees revealed shortly after Jeter strained his left calf in Monday nights 1-0 loss to the Cleveland Indians. Read the rest of this entry »

Picking up where the MLB pitcher magic of 2010 left off, Francisco Liriano single-handedly (and armed) shut down the Chicago White Sox. 123 pitches, two strike-outs and one close call later, Liriano has the first no-hitter of 2011 in the name of Minnesota. Read the rest of this entry »

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Remember when Boise St. was supposed to sneak into the national championship game and overthrow the bowl establishment, breaking through the glass ceiling and restoring our faith in the human spirit. That magical dream season came to a screeching halt when two field goal kicks sailed outside of the uprights, ending Boise’s chances at a national championship. America wept.

But heartbreak and sports go together like Kevin Garnett and cancer jokes. Read the rest of this entry »

Growing up in Central Virginia, there were no professional sports teams in close proximity. Because of this, attending a Richmond Braves – formerly the Triple A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves – baseball game during the summer was the closest many people who call the area home ever got to a big league game. Yet and still, becoming a fan of the Atlanta ball club was damn near expected. Read the rest of this entry »

As they continue to honor Ken Griffey, Jr.’s career, here’s Nike’s latest commercial entitled “Goodbye Baseball, Hello Cooperstown,” a fitting farewell displaying his homerun exploits and perhaps one of the sweetest swings the game has ever seen. Read the rest of this entry »