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Are the Yankees an underdog story now? [MLB Power Rankings]

This past week was a pretty fascinating one around Major League Baseball, with back-to-back complete game shutouts by teammates, an almost-perfect ...

Joba Chamberlain must have forgotten his place

5/12/13 in MLB | Pat | 4510 respect

Mariano Rivera is a surefire first ballot Hall of Famer, and has shown an incredible level of class as he makes his way around the count...

TGI Friday photo caption: Scioscia schools the umps

5/10/13 in MLB | GFortier | 358 respect

Gather round, gentlemen, and i'll explain the rules of baseball starting from the top. .... it all began in 1845... B...

Up From The Deep?

5/9/13 in MLB | pigskinfan | 33 respect

Even though I'm still under water for the week, at least now I can look up and see the surface after last night's trifecta. Yes, it was ...

Nationals fans hated the new rainout policy and got it overturned, but it's actually a good thing

5/9/13 in MLB | Pat | 4510 respect

For years, the Washington Nationals allowed fans to exchange tickets for pretty much any game they wanted, in the event that their original game wa...

Halladay to undergo shoulder surgery, 2013 return uncertain

5/8/13 in MLB | Matthew_Shovlin | 429 respect

When we saw two-time Cy Young winner Roy Halladay's ERA balloon up to 8.65 on the season, we probably should have figured that something&n...

Beat this caption! Harvey bleeds for his craft

5/8/13 in MLB | GFortier | 358 respect

Everybody was too shocked to call Matt Harvey out on his fearless new version of the spitball Beat this caption! Post below. ...

The art of bad ball hitting

5/7/13 in MLB | droth | 57 respect

Yogi Berra is probably the most famous bad ball hitter in baseball history. When asked about his tendency to swing at bad pitches, Berra repo...

Matt Kemp is awesome

5/7/13 in MLB | Pat | 4510 respect

Courtesy of Vin Scully is my Homeboy, here's a video of Matt Kemp seeing a disabled fan in Dodgers gear, and then promptly making his da...

Struggling Halladay lands on DL with shoulder injury

5/6/13 in MLB | Matthew_Shovlin | 429 respect

According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Phillies' starting pitcher Roy Halladay has been experiencing discomfort in his throwing shoulder since...

The Rangers are movin' on up [MLB Power Rankings]

5/6/13 in MLB | Pat | 4510 respect

The Texas Rangers just swept the Red Sox, last week's #1 team, so they're moving up to the top spot to replace the Red Sox. The Cardinal...

Tigers on fire!

5/5/13 in MLB | Andrew_Ericksen | 167 respect

With 9 wins in their last 10 games, the Tigers are just on fire right now, outscoring opponents 76-25 during the 10-game run. Here’s a ...

ChiSox' Floyd likely to have Tommy John surgery; Santiago impresses in spot start

5/3/13 in MLB | Matthew_Shovlin | 429 respect

The Chicago White Sox placed starting pitcher Gavin Floyd on the 15-day disabled list last Sunday, but it appears that it will be much longer than ...