Brian Roberts Placed on 15-Day DL

Brian Roberts could not shake the abdominal strain that he originally received during spring training and will now go on the 15-Day Disabled List. Roberts is the starting second baseman for the Baltimore Orioles and an All-Star at that. Apparently Roberts re-aggravated a herniated disk in his back which required an epidural injection into his [...]

Ellsbury Out Until At Least Friday

Boston Red Sox Right Fielder Jacoby Ellsbury missed yesterdays game and will be out until at least Friday with bruised ribs. The Red Sox are optimistic that it will not include a stint on the DL. Manager Terry Francona had this to say: “(It’s) a little more centrally isolated which is good.” “But he’s having [...]

Niemann Will Start Tonight Despite Injury

Jeff Niemann took a liner off of his throwing shoulder in his late start off the bat of Miguel Tejada. Niemann didn’t make it out of the second inning in his first start due to the incident. The Rays manager Joe Maddon didn’t want to take the chance in the first start of the season [...]

Yankees Home Opener Today

The Yankees have had four days off already this season which is noteworthy since there have only been six games played by the team. They will open their season today at 1PM in the Bronx at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees have one of the tougher opening two-week schedules in baseball with series against the Red [...]

Sabathia’s No-Hit Bid Broke up With Four Outs to Go

New York Yankees Pitcher CC Sabathia had his no-hitter broken up in the 8th inning last night with two outs. Four outs to go and Sabathia would have been in the history books. There were several gold glove plays all around Sabathia as Mark Texiera made a diving snag at first base, A-Rod got the [...]

Tejada Hitting Everything (Including Jeff Niemann)

Miguel Tejada went 3-5 with four RBI’s and a home-run in the loss last night to the Toronto Blue Jays. Following a great season last year, Tejada is still looking to be productive with his new team. Mike Gonzales blew his second save of the season in three attempts for the Orioles. That’s not the [...]

Vasquez Not Sharp in Return to Yanks

Javier Vasquez had his first chance in the Yankees rotation last night. As the fourth starter some of the pressure is taken off, but unfortunately in his first start Vasquez was not sharp at all. Vasquez’ Stats: 5.2 IP, 8 Hits, 8 ER, 3 W, 5 SO, and 2 HR His stuff looked great through [...]

MLB Umpire Joe West Complains of Slow Gameplay

MLB Umpire Joe West recently called out the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees for their slow pace of play. Here was his statement: “They’re the two clubs that don’t try to pick up the pace. They’re two of the best teams in baseball. Why are they playing the slowest? It’s pathetic and [...]

What to Watch For – AL East Early Division Showdowns

It’s still the first week of the season, and you know what that means; Division Showdowns. The Yankees will square off tonight at 7:10 PM Eastern against the Tampa Bay Rays. It will be the return of Javier Vasquez to pinstripes against David Price in a battle of fourth starters. In all honesty, these two [...]

Big Papi – The Media’s Newest Target

It looks like A-Rod is (mostly) in the clear, and Big Papi is the media’s new target. After two games when David Ortiz was still hitless, the media in Boston was ruthless in their criticisms of the Dominican star. I’m not sure if that market is worried that he is not the same since the [...]

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