It’s always tricky to examine “overrated” and “underrated”, but I will give it a try. Here is a list of the five most underrated and overrated starting pitchers in baseball, as based on public perception…
This one hasn’t played out exactly how the pundits thought it would. Yankees-Phillies was a slam dunk. Maybe the Tigers pull through in the AL. But certainly, no one was…
Throw conventional wisdom out the window. With starting pitchers posting porous ERA numbers, no team is ever supposed to have success in the postseason. But don’t tell that to this…
It seemed innocent enough at the time. Having just jumped ship to hop of the Philadelphia Phillies’ bandwagon, Cliff Lee sent his old teammate Ian Kinsler a text message that simply said, “See you in…
It’s been a horrible year for umpires, especially in Atlanta. But at Turner Field Friday night, Tim Timmons made reprimands for many of his colleagues with a saving effort. Carlos Zambrano threw way too far…
First it was MLB Network. Then Fox got in on the action. And finally, ESPN polished off “The Weekend Part 2” by showcasing its two local favorites and, quite frankly, the only two teams that…
20 years ago, the Houston Astros ripped off the Baltimore Orioles for one of the greatest (or worst, depending on your perspective) trades in Major League history when they dealt aging first baseman Glenn Davis…
It is a generally accepted principle that baseball players tend to do some foolish things. Take San Francisco Giants’ closer Brian Wilson, who took out the frustrations of a second straight blown save on the…
Though much of the first half of the 2011 Major League Baseball campaign has been predictable (see Yankees, Red Sox, Phillies), as usual there have been a few enjoyable stories that have kept fans’ interest…
Passion runs deep in the roots of Detroit fans, and the Tigers are a blue-collar, hard-working team reflective of their city. So it goes without saying that there is excitement surrounding the baseball team in…