» Angels fire hitting coach Mickey Hatcher
16/05/12 03:05 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
Someone had to fall on the sword for the Angels poor start, and that someone was hitting coach Mickey Hatcher, who the team fired tonight. Hatcher will be replaced by the hitting coach at AAA Salt Lake for the Angels, Jim Eppard. With top ..
» Brett Lawrie goes ballistic
16/05/12 02:41 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie went nuts after a called third strike tonight. The pitch was pretty far off the plate, and Lawrie was completely in the right for being pissed off about the call. But then, he spiked his helmet...
» Danny Duffy has torn UCL, likely headed for Tommy John
15/05/12 16:27 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
Just before the Kansas City Royals won their third straight game on Monday night, they received bad news about their 23-year-old left-handed starter Danny Duffy, who had to leave Sunday's start against the Chicago White Sox in the first in..
» VIDEO: Bryce Harper's first MLB home run
15/05/12 15:51 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
Just a few days after requiring stitches from his bat richocheting off the wall and back into his face in the midst of a 0-for-5 game with three strikeouts, 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run to help the Wash..
» Dan Majerle caught a ground rule double
15/05/12 15:23 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
Former NBA three-point sharpshooter Dan Majerle attended this past Saturday night's Arizona Diamondbacks-San Francisco Giants game and made quite the grab on a ball that took a sharp bounce over the Leslie's Pool Supplies' sign in right ce..
» What does Matt Kemp's injury mean for the Dodgers?
15/05/12 15:21 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp was placed on the 15-day DL yesterday with a strained hamstring, and the team recalled Jerry Sands from AAA to replace him on the roster. Kemp is only expected to miss the minimum 15 days, and should be ready t..
» If they become sellers... Philadelphia Phillies
15/05/12 15:00 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
It is never too early to start talking about the trade deadline, especially when we can talk about would-be contenders that might unexpectedly end up being sellers rather than buyers at the deadline. Over the next few weeks, we'll be..
» Dugout Digest - 2000
15/05/12 13:17 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
Placido Polanco of the Phillies got his 2000th career hit last night. Now, what does this mean in the long run? Well....nothing. It's just catering to our fetish of round numbers. Since 1980, there are 89 people with 2000 hits. Really, 89?..
» Looking at the bright side for struggling teams
14/05/12 22:00 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
14 of the 30 MLB teams are under .500 this season. That's about what's expected in the long run. 17 teams have a negative run differential. Again, not a huge deal. Some teams have more reason for concern than others. For example, if you're..
» Dugout Digest - walkoff granny sighting!
14/05/12 13:00 from Around The Horn Baseball - News, Introspective, Insight & Opinion from around the Major & Minor Leagues
A walk-off grand slam is probably the coolest finish in baseball, and it happened yesterday -- twice. First, it happened in Miami. The game was tied at two going into the ninth, and former Marlins closer Heath Bell continued his struggles ..