Behind a resurgent Victor Martinez, the Tigers offense is rolling There were plenty of questions facing Detroit Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez when he signed a four-year, $68 million deal to stay with the club in 2014. Sure, Martinez was coming off a spectacular season at the plate, but he was 35 years old. Martinez might be one of the best hitters of his era, but Father Time comes … [Read more...]

Here are the five most common ways to make an out There are always more outs in a game of baseball than there are anything else. On both sides of the diamond, there are 51-54 outs total in a single game. If you had data on every out made in baseball games for the last 50+ years, what do you think it would tell you? Chris Ford of All My Sports Teams Suck took it upon himself to answer that … [Read more...]

Fan catches foul ball and celebrates by doing the robot There have been some great fan catches this year, and some even greater celebration dances. (This fan doing the Ric Flair Strut is tops.) But the question comes to mind: how can anyone think clearly enough to dance when they've just done something they've probably imagined doing since they were a kid? A fan at Monday's Atlanta … [Read more...]

Twins rookie Byron Buxton finally starting to live up to the hype OAKLAND, Calif. — Right here, sandwiched between hype and reality, stands Byron Buxton, the former No. 1 overall prospect in baseball who is back in the big leagues for the third time and finally — finally! — delivering on some of the potential that’s had prospect-watchers drooling for the past few seasons. He was summoned to … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Daily Dose: Feeling Fulmer Follow @Rotoworld_BB and @RyanPBoyer on Twitter.   If not for Shane Greene developing a blister, Michael Fulmer might still be in the minors. After Fulmer’s first four starts for the Tigers, it looked like he’d be sent back down. Now it looks like he could be up for good. Fulmer continued his excellent recent string of starts with another gem … [Read more...]

Yasiel Puig buries the hatchet with new Rams QB Jared Goff A big part of being an elite athlete is dealing with intense scrutiny from opposing fans and critics. That's only magnified in the era of social media. If a professional athlete does something to make you angry, or performs well against your favorite team, you can fire off an angry tweet about it without any consequences. [Join a … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Cubs win 40th game after nearly blowing Lester's gem 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.  Everyone knew the Chicago Cubs were going to be good coming into the season, but they didn't … [Read more...]

How an ugly incident in 2000 led to the Dodgers hosting ‘LGBT Night’ LOS ANGELES — In 2000, longtime Los Angeles Dodger fan Danielle Goldey and her then-girlfriend Meredith Kott were removed from Dodger Stadium mid-game by a team of security guards. Their crime? Goldey and Kott shared a kiss, and a fan complained that they didn’t want their kids around “those kinds of people.” Fast forward … [Read more...]

Explaining Rays ace Chris Archer's disappointing start to 2016 Tampa Bay Rays ace Chris Archer came into this season with enough talent and pitching tact to be a Cy Young candidate. He's smart and has swing-and-miss stuff, the type of combination we've seen be so dangerous in the past. Particularly in Tampa Bay, where David Price, Archer's mentor, flashed the same brilliance. [Join a Yahoo … [Read more...]

Dodgers use umpire Joe West's country album as walk-up music The Los Angeles Dodgers had a clever and devious idea this weekend. For their game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, they decided to use some very, very special walk-up music. Dodgers players appear to be using Joe West walk-up music with umpire Joe West behind the plate Sunday. West has... https://t.co/mhCL1UWKQH— Doug Padilla … [Read more...]