Rangers pitcher compares Cardinals hack to Clinton FBI hearings It was only a matter of time before someone in the baseball community expressed their thoughts on the St. Louis Cardinals hacking scandal, but no one expected it to happen like this. In a now deleted tweet, Texas Rangers reliever Jake Diekman compared former Cardinals executive Chris Correa’s 46-month prison sentence to Hillary … [Read more...]

ESPN says Bryce Harper is already the 85th best player of all-time Everyone loves a good sports argument. You know, the kind of argument that emerges when you’re bored sitting around with your friends. If you had to pick one pitcher to start Game 7 of the World Series, who would it be? Who’s the one player you would build a team around? Who are the top-10 players in the league? If you enjoy … [Read more...]

Former Cardinals exec sentenced to jail term for hacking Astros Former St. Louis Cardinals scouting director Chris Correa must serve 46 months in prison for hacking into the Houston Astros’ computer system to access the team’s player data and scouting notes. Correa pled guilty to hacking the Astros’ network in January and was sentenced on Monday, receiving the exact term suggested by the … [Read more...]

Roger Clemens will pitch in amateur tournament in latest comeback Roger Clemens during a comeback in 2012 with the independents Sugar Land Skeeters. (AP) Next month, the National Baseball Council will host its annual World Series in Wichita, Kansas, where teams of amateur and semi-professional players will play against each other. But one team sure won’t be like the rest. Because it’ll have … [Read more...]

Terry Ryan out as Twins GM after more than 30 years with club For the second time, Terry Ryan is out as Minnesota Twins general manager — and this time it looks like it’s sticking. The Twins announced Monday that Ryan had been “relieved of his duties” as executive vice president and general manager, ending a relationship with the team that has lasted decades, including more than 20 years as … [Read more...]

Indians' sacrifice to Jobu backfires as Yan Gomes injures shoulder Cleveland Indians catcher Yan Gomes has been mired in a slump all season (his average hasn’t been over .200 since April), and on Saturday his faithful teammates staged a special ceremony to help him break out of it. They sacrificed a Target chicken (among other things) to Jobu, Pedro Cerrano’s voodoo doll from the movie … [Read more...]

Jonny Gomes gets 'worst news' of his baseball career Jonny Gomes, part of the 2015 World Series-winning Kansas City Royals (who you might remember from his enthusiastic World Series parade speech), recently received some bad news. “I’ve been sent down. I’ve been non-tendered, whatever,” Gomes said. “But this is probably the worst news of my professional baseball career.” What news … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Marte Saves the Day Later this week I’ll be getting my master’s degree in creative writing, which makes what I’m about to say a little embarrassing. For years, I’ve had a book on my shelf. You probably have it on yours too. I’ve picked at it, read a few pages here and there but I can say with a good deal of confidence that I’ll never finish the thing. You know the book … [Read more...]

Yankees already in must-win mode as trade deadline approaches 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. A seems a little early to be playing must-win baseball, but this season isn’t quite normal for the … [Read more...]

Pirates win 18-inning marathon backed by best little fan ever It was day, and later it was night. It was bright, and then the sun was setting. The Earth moved, seasons changed, and oceans dried up. Most of those things happened during Sunday’s 18-inning game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals, which the Pirates finally, finally, finally won 2-1. And a young, … [Read more...]