White Sox Win AL Central Trading War On Deadline Day

It took two tries to get Jake Peavy to the South side of Chicago, but getting Peavy at the last second before the 2009 MLB Non-Waiver Trade Deadline  proved vital for the White Sox as their AL Central opponents had already been making moves to better their squads.

With literally seconds to go before [...]

Albert Pujols Tops All Voter Getters On All-Star Ballots

The vote for your favorite MLB players is over and the starters for both the American and National League are set.

To no one’s surprise , Albert Pujols registered the most votes, while playing for the team that will host the game. He collected 5,397,374 votes, the second highest total in MLB history behind [...]

Short Hops: A Price-less Performance

Minnesota Twins 2 – Tampa Bay Rays 5: David Price picked up his first win of the season after pitching a masterful five and two thirds innings against the Twinkies. Price had 11 strikeouts while walking two on 108 pitches. Carl Crawford hit his second homer in as many days, bring his season total [...]

The Milwaukee Brewers Need Jake Peavy

The Milwaukee Brewers were in a similar situation last season that they are in this season. They needed an ace to compete in the NL Central, but they weren’t getting it from the guy they gave the job at the beginning of the season. Ben Sheets was hurt and a trade for CC Sabathia [...]

The Tigers' Rotation is Showing Promise

Coming into the season, the big question about the Detroit Tigers was if their offense was going to be able to carry their pitching staff throughout the season. Well now the tides have changed, and it seems like the arms can hold their own.

Justin Verlander was the key to the Tigers’ success this [...]

Young Blue Jay Bats Explode Against Tigers

Adam Lind and Travis Snider combined to go 6 for 9 with 2 HRs, 3 runs and 7 RBIs against the Detroit Tigers. 6 of this RBIs came from Adam Lind whose game included a 2-run single, a 3-run homer and a 1-run single. Snider went 2 for 4 with a solo jack [...]

Justin Verlander Gets Roughed Up In 3 Innings

The Toronto Blue Jays have really beat up Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander tonight. In just 3.2 innings of work, Verlander gave up 8 hits, 8 earned runs, 2 walks and a homerun on 80 pitches. Right now his ERA sits at 19.64 for the year.

On a semi-positive note, Verlander got his fastball [...]