Ace f/x: Dan Haren

April is almost over, and one thing I’ve noticed so far is that some starting pitching aces have struggled. Let’s break down one such pitcher using pitch f/x data. Dan Haren Haren is one of the best starting pitchers in the National League, and despite a good win/loss record, which is useless, anyway, he has [...]

Jakubauskas to DL

Pittsburgh pitcher Chris Jakubauskas will miss at least 15 days after being placed on the disabled list following a scary incident against the Houston Saturday. Lance Berkman’s line drive smashed into the head of the veteran right-hander, striking him just below the right ear. Jakubauskas suffered contusions and a concussion. Chris hopes to return to [...]

Swing and Miss

The Cardinal lineup has been inconsistent to say the least this season. A big reason is the alarming climb in strikeouts. The team has gone down on strikes 146 times in 637 at-bats. The strikeout total ranks fifth-to-last in the league. Players such as Yadier Molina and Albert Pujols are striking out at unprecedented rates. [...]

Lohse Struggling

While the majority of the St. Louis Cardinals rotation has been lights out, the exception has been Kyle Lohse. Chris Carpenter has the next highest ERA of 3.60. The team as a whole has a remarkable 2.72 mark. Lohse sits at 7.31. He has not been the victim of bad breaks. In his last start [...]

Ellsbury Has Cracked Ribs, Daisuke in Sox Rotation

Jacoby Ellsbury is elligible to exit the Disabled List on Tuesday, but he is still not sure if he will play. Still in pain, Ellsbury found out yesterday that he has hairline fractures in four of his ribs. All of this came from collision with outfielder Adrian Beltre’s knee. Ellsbury had this to say: “Yeah, [...]

Yankees Turn First Triple Play Since 1968

The New York Yankees turned a 5-4-3 Triple Play on Thursday afternoon against the Oakland Athletics. It was the first triple play in the Yankees organization since 1968, and is one of the most rare feats in all of professional sports. There have only been 22 triple plays in all of the Yankees long and [...]

Rays Get Big 12-0 Win, Sean Rodriguez Gets His Hits

The Rays rolled to a 12-0 win over the Chicago White Sox last night at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The Rays are one game different than the Yankees i the loss column, and sit in second place by .5 games. They are 12-4 to start the season, and look every bit as good early [...]

Phil Hughes Throws 7 No Hit Innings, 10 K’s in Win

Phil Hughes lost a no-hit bid last night with no outs in the 8th inning. He ended up with 7.1 IP, 10 SO, ER, 1 H after Joba Chamberlain allowed one of Hughes’ runners to come home via a single in relief. This is only Hughes’ second start of the season after winning the fifth [...]

Bullpen Relief

Now entering in the 8th inning: Carlos Zambrano? Get used to it Cubs fans, at least for now. In a move that may become more permanent, Big Z was sent to the Cubs bullpen. In an effort to relieve a bullpen that has, to say the least, been putrid, the ace of the staff has [...]

Francona Swaps Lowell for Papi

Terry Francona pinch hit Mike Lowell for David Ortiz in last nights ballgame based on Papi’s poor performance thus far. Lowell didn’t make much noise, but worked a walk as the Red Sox went on to win 7-6 walk-off style. The big news comes because it was a game that was tight, and Francona went [...]

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