Podcasts: Podcast: Early Trade Talk Friday, June 24, 2016 In episode No. 7 of the Rotoworld Baseball Podcast, D.J. Short is joined by Ted Berg of USA Today and For The Win to discuss headlines around MLB and an early look ahead to the trade deadline. D.J. also takes reader/listener questions in the Rotoworld Mailbag.Be sure to rate and subscribe. You can contact the show at … [Read more...]

Umpire Paul Emmel needs stitches after bat whacks him in the head Umpire Paul Emmel sustained a scary injury on Thursday night while he was working the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Oakland Athletics.  The Angels' Jefry Marte was pinch hitting with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, and took a big swing on the first offering from Athletics reliever Sean Doolittle. On the … [Read more...]

Zack Greinke's got some serious wheels As we know from the recent conversation about having a Home Run Derby for pitchers, MLB hurlers love to prove they can do more than "just" pitch. (For the record, pitching is pretty impressive on its own.) But Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke didn't need a home run derby to prove that. On Thursday night, he straight up stole second base. It was the … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Pirates In Peril Thursday night was the NBA Draft and it brought back painful memories. I remember three years ago on draft night when Danny Ainge broke my heart by trading two of the greatest Celtics of all-time, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, to the Brooklyn Nets. At the time, it felt like a punch to the gut. But now it all makes sense. Ainge correctly … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Tim Lincecum struggles in second start with Angels 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.  The honeymoon period may already be over for Tim Lincecum and the Los Angeles Angels. After a … [Read more...]

Javier Baez nearly makes unbelievable diving play at third Javier Baez is proving to be one heck of a utility player for the Chicago Cubs. The former top prospect would probably be a full-time starter on most teams, but is relegated to a backup role with Chicago.  Despite the reduced playing time, Baez has still been able to produce some incredible plays. He's smashed walk-off home runs, … [Read more...]

Summer league team to host 'Second Amendment Education Night' Weird promo nights are fairly common outside of Major League Baseball. Minor-league and independent-league clubs don't have the star power needed to draw in fans, so they have to come up with ways to bring fans out to the ballpark.  With that said, some promotions are better than others. We'll let you be the judge of the latest … [Read more...]

Yasiel Puig adds to Michael Taylor's misery with dramatic walkoff On Wednesay night, the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Washington Nationals 4-3 on what may go down as the craziest finish to a game during the entire MLB season.  With the Dodgers down a run in the ninth inning and a runner on first, Yasiel Puig hit a rocket single to center field that put them in good position to at worst … [Read more...]

Watch live: Twins host Phillies in the MLB Free Game of the Day A week ago, I wrote about the Philadelphia Phillies free-falling back to normal. At that point, on June 16, their June record was 4-10. Seven days later, their record is — you guessed it — 4-17. Those seven games haven't been against the most fearsome teams in baseball, either. They played one game against the Toronto Blue Jays, … [Read more...]

Vin Scully narrates himself gifting foul ball to a very lucky fan Wednesday night's game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Washington Nationals was jam-packed with exciting moments. Chase Utley and Adrian Gonzalez made a crazy juggling catch to secure an out, and the game ended with Yasiel Puig belly-flopping onto home plate to score the winning run on a walk-off. But there was a … [Read more...]