Author Archives: Mike

Adam Dunne has lots of fans and he fans a lot. The Chicago White Sox slugger has 142 strikeouts to lead the Majors. But he’s also tied for most home runs with Josh Hamilton at 28. By contrast Hamilton has … Continue reading →

Pop Quiz: Who’s the hottest team in baseball right now? Hint: It’s not the Yankees. Nor the White Sox or the Tigers. It’s actually the Oakland Athletics, who have won 9 out of the last 10 games, including a sweep … Continue reading →

Andrew McCutchen has done it again. The Pirates center fielder took an 0-2 pitch deep over the fence for his 20th home run on Saturday, to lead Pittsburgh to victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. McCutchen clears the deck The two-run … Continue reading →

I know it’s only the All-Star break, but it’s not too soon to start thinking about candidates for Rookie of the Year (ROY). In the American League, the top ROY prospect thus far is Mike Trout of the Los Angeles … Continue reading →

No one could have predicted it, but suddenly the Pittsburgh Pirates have become the hottest team in baseball. The Bucs have won four in a row and eight of their last ten games to lead the National League Central Division … Continue reading →

Buster Posey, Josh Hamilton, Derek Jeter and other popular fan faves have been selected as All-Stars and will be heading to Kansas City for the 2012 All-Star game. Josh Hamilton led all players with 11,073,744 votes, surpassing last year’s record … Continue reading →

If you’re a Cubs fan, it’s bad enough that your team has the worst record in baseball: MLB Standings At 26-49 this season, Chicago fans are used to losing. Not just this year, but nearly every year. In fact they … Continue reading →

The hottest home run hitter in Major League Baseball right now is not Josh Hamilton. It’s not Adam Dunn. It’s Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays, who just hit his league-leading 24th home run Monday night against the Boston … Continue reading →

The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game in New York in 1957 – but their legacy lives on today some 3,000 miles away in Seattle, Washington. That’s where you’ll find Ebbets Field – not the stadium, but rather a uniform … Continue reading →

Matt Cain of the San Francisco Giants was perfect tonight in beating the Houston Astros 10-0 at AT&T Park. Cain struck out 14 batters in pitching the 22nd perfect game in Major League history: Sacramento Bee article Cain was aided … Continue reading →