Laying down the perfect bunt is a lost art in baseball today. Many ballplayers are content to swing for the fences, even if they end up striking out a lot. Cleveland’s Will Wilson came to the plate in the seventh inning with a 2-2 tie, no outs, and runners at first and second. Wilson had… read more

The Colorado Rockies’ season-long struggles deepened on Sunday, as they fell to the New York Mets 13–5 at Coors Field, completing a three-game sweep that mirrored the series in New York last week. The offensive onslaught was led by Mets superstars Pete Alonso and Jeff McNeil, making franchise history and New York’s lineup dishing out… read more

Cleveland Guardians fans must be longing for a few games against the Chicago White Sox. Their favorite team always seems to face a dominant starter (Tarik Skubal, Max Fried), a lights-out closer (Josh Hader), or a power-packed lineup (New York Yankees). For that reason, the Guardians have little margin for error. A wild pitch in… read more

Paul Skenes 7+ Strikeouts (-115) Six is preferably his sweet spot. But with the way the Phillies offense has been looking and is without Bryce Harper, this ought to be appetizing. Skenes has been a machine with strikeouts the last four starts and has really dialed things in. He has reached the mark in his… read more

We had a Henry Rowengartner type of situation happen this past Friday at Oracle Park in San Francisco. For the record, it wasn’t a kid in the center field bleachers who threw a ball on an absolute ROPE to home plate. NO! It was something a lot less impressive. It was something so idiotic, to… read more

On Saturday night, the Colorado Rockies’ latest misstep came via an 8–1 drubbing at the hands of the New York Mets, extending their season-long woes to 12–52 and matching the 1932 Boston Red Sox for the worst 64‑game start since 1901. The emphatic victory gave the Mets five straight wins over Colorado this season, a… read more

Being a baseball player is a glamorous, well-paying job, but the travel can be difficult. The Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros played last night after traveling after midnight from New York and Pittsburgh, respectively. Despite the grind, both teams turned in strong defensive performances as Houston defeated Cleveland 4-2. The game started as a pitchers’… read more

We touched on the biggest disappointments. We are now onto the biggest surprises and there are some very good ones for this season. The Surge of the Cardinals Everyone thought the Cubs would win the division. That’s not the surprise. What is the surprise is that they aren’t running away with it entirely and a… read more