Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Freaks And Geeks In a former life, Tim Lincecum was The Freak. Now, he's something closer to The Geek. Lincecum defeated the Athletics 7-1 on Saturday to win his Angels debut, striking out two while allowing just four hits and one run over six innings of work. The athletic gifts that propelled Lincecum to stardom and two Cy Young trophies are no longer apparent, … [Read more...]

Vin Scully is not a fan of socialism In addition to flawlessly describing the action and seamlessly weaving great stories into his broadcasts, Hall of Famer Vin Scully has never been shy about sharing his opinion on various subjects. Rarely though does he ever venture into politics, but that's precisely where he went during Friday's Brewers-Dodgers broadcast. With Milwaukee third baseman and … [Read more...]

James Shields' disastrous stretch now reaching historic levels The Chicago White Sox had hoped they were adding a workhorse when they acquired veteran right-hander James Shields from the San Diego Padres. Instead, they've inherited a pitcher mired in one of the worst stretches in MLB history. That's not an overstatement, either. In fact, it may actually be an understatement. That's how bad … [Read more...]

Astros GM confuses fans with tweet supporting Cardinals Given the recent history between the Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals, you wouldn't expect the two sides to be all that friendly. Then again, in the case of current Astros general manager Jeff Luhnow, the circumstances are a little different.  Luhnow was front and center in the now infamous hacking scandal that saw former … [Read more...]

Loyal Royals fan has attended 1,000 straight home games Your browser does not support iframes.Sports fans often pride themselves on being loyal to their favorite teams. Most of the time though, their friends and families know that loyalty was tested and probably even breached somewhere along the line. Hey, it happens. It's not a crime. Just don't brag too loud in front of those who know … [Read more...]

Even the bullpen door can claim victory against the Braves As you're probably well aware, things have not been going well for the Atlanta Braves this season.  In you need a refresher course though, or just some visual evidence of their futility, we'll direct your attention to the following video. It features Braves reliever Chris Withrow waging war against the bullpen door at Citi Field as … [Read more...]

Week That Was: Week That Was: Papelbon Down Jonathan Papelbon has done a lot of things in his 12-year career. He's won a World Series. He's racked up 365 saves. He's gotten into a physical altercation with his MVP teammate in the dugout. One thing he had not done, up until this week, is land on the disabled list. The right-hander has been remarkably durable, appearing in 59 or more games every … [Read more...]

The Freak is back: Tim Lincecum makes Angels debut The Freak is back – but in an unfamiliar uniform. Tim Lincecum takes the mound for the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday against the Oakland Athletics. Having trouble picturing Lincecum in anything but a San Francisco Giants jersey? Well, seeing is believing, and you can see his Angels debut right here on Yahoo Sports as it's our MLB Free Game … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: J.D. Hits The Wall J.D. Martinez was just getting hot. Then he hit a wall. Martinez ran into the right field wall during Thursday night's game against the Royals, suffering a non-displaced fracture of the radial neck at the right elbow. The right fielder will miss four-to-six weeks as he waits for the elbow to heal. “Depressing,” Martinez said Friday of his … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Michael Saunders powers Jays with historic game Hours after the Toronto Blue Jays placed slugger Jose Bautista on the disabled list with a toe injury, another slugger picked up the slack in historic fashion. Michael Saunders, who was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Victoria, British Columbia, became the first Canadien-born player to hit three home runs in a single game for … [Read more...]