Cardinals win on walk-off after incredible late-inning comeback Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Don’t look now, but the St. Louis Cardinals’ “devil magic” may have kicked in again. Despite … [Read more...]

Odubel Herrera's badly misplays fly ball, jumps for it anyway Playing centerfield is no easy task. Generally, the best defensive outfielder gets put out there, and is viewed as the leader of the outfield. With that said, even the best centerfielders can make mistakes. That’s precisely what happened to Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera on Thursday. In the eighth inning, … [Read more...]

CC Sabathia takes a tumble off the mound while throwing pitch Most difficult tasks look incredibly easy to athletes. If you’ve ever seen Los Angeles Angels shortstop Andrelton Simmons play, you know what we mean. Simmons’ genius is that he can make difficult plays look routine, and impossible plays seem possible. It’s not just Simmons, though, it’s all athletes. Every incredible thing they … [Read more...]

Matt Holliday takes 95 mph pitch to face, tries to stay in game Your browser does not support iframes. St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Matt Holliday appears to have avoided what could have been a terrifying injury Thursday. During his sixth inning at-bat against San Diego Padres pitcher Andrew Cashner, Holliday was hit in the face with a 95 mph fastball. Unbelievably, Holliday stayed on his … [Read more...]

About 30 percent of baseball fans would take PEDs to make $15 million With Hall of Fame inductions this Sunday, baseball fans are once again face-to-face with the game’s ongoing moral dilemma: What to do about PED users and even suspected PED users. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] A Hall of Fame without the likes of Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens seems wrong to some fans but … [Read more...]

Indy league pitcher tries to be Ultimate Warrior, gets owned instead It’s not too often you see a person darting through a baseball field during a game. And when it happens — usually because a fan is making a spectacle of him or herself — you can bet someone is getting tackled. [Join a Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball contest now] What happened last week in the independent Can-Am League, though, … [Read more...]

Jonathan Lucroy may be traded... or maybe not Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jonathan Lucroy is a hot commodity this trade season. Talented catchers are always in demand, and Lucroy fits that description to a T. He’s hitting .305/.362/.492 with 12 homers, bouncing back very nicely from a subpar 2015. There are more than a few teams who want — or need — those kind of numbers in their lineup. You … [Read more...]

Curt Schilling has more opinions, this time about pitcher prep If there’s one thing we know about Curt Schilling, it’s that he never runs out of things to say. On Wednesday morning, the former Boston Red Sox pitcher went on the Dan Patrick show to share his thoughts on a number of topics, including Aroldis Chapman, and not being asked to speak at the Republican National Convention. Schilling … [Read more...]

Mariners are making history with last at-bat magic Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we’ll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. On the day Felix Hernandez returned to the hill, the Seattle Mariners offense stole the spotlight again with … [Read more...]

Summer league sluggers launch homers into Lake Michigan Home Run Derby, Lake Michigan style. (Kenosha Kingfish on Instagram) It’s a new era for home run-hitting contests, and we’re not just talking about the faster paced and infinitely more exciting Home Run Derby format in Major League Baseball. We’re talking about a pitcher not only entering the Japanese League’s annual Home Run Derby, but … [Read more...]