Rachael McDaniel
The Red Sox Will Not Stop
It's still too early to give Boston the division, but they have shown no signs of slowing down.
Adam Jones Deserves Everything
The Baltimore Orioles centerfielder refused a trade at the deadline. He's earned that right and he's not going to apologize for it.
The Oakland A's Keep Coming Back
The Athletics are making a division that wasn't even supposed to be close, feel tight (and scaring Mariners fans in the process).
Bud Norris is Bad for Baseball
Baseball is fun and Norris's "old school" act for the St. Louis Cardinals is rubbing some of his teammates the wrong way. Maybe that's why MLB is having a hard time engaging young fans, too.
Wade LeBlanc Gets a Win for the Journeymen, and the Mariners
After bouncing around teams, leagues, and continents for 13 years, Wade LeBlanc finally found a place to stick in Seattle. And the Mariners rewarded him with the first contract extension of his career.
On Yu Darvish, and Scapegoating
Baseball history is littered with scapegoats who "lost" a game for their team, eliciting feelings of betrayal from fans. But it's never that simple.
Dumb Pitchers Punching Shit and Getting Injured: A Selected History
San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland will miss six to eight weeks with a broken hand after he punched a door. This type of stuff happens more than you think.
Rays Pitcher Jonny Venters is on an Unprecedented Campaign of Recovery
The Tampa Bay reliever has come back from three Tommy John surgeries and a five-season absence from MLB.
You Can't Predict Baseball: the 2018 Los Angeles Dodgers Story
The Dodgers were the odds-on favorite to win the NL West heading into the season, then basically everyone got hurt and they couldn't beat anyone. Now they're 2 games out of first.
The Brewers are Walking a Tightrope
Milwaukee has the best record in the National League and only trail the Red Sox and Yankees for the best in baseball. They're doing it with a subpar rotation and pedestrian offense. How?
Everyone Keep Your Pants on About Tampa Bay Using an Opener
The Rays had Sergio Romo come out of the bullpen to throw the first inning of both games this weekend. People loved it, hated it, and lost their minds about it.
Chill Out About the Goddamn Hall of Fame and Robinson Canó
Baseball has always mythologized itself as something sacred, but it doesn’t need to be anything more than a sport to be as wonderful as it already is.