COMMENTARY | What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, Tim Hudson had accumulated 199 wins over the course of a very nice career. Today, Hudson has 200 wins and is now in need of having his Hall of Fame resume seriously vetted. More »Atlanta Braves: Is Tim Hudson a Hall of Famer?
COMMENTARY |This wasn't how it was supposed to go. More »Trying to Fix the Toronto Blue Jays
COMMENTARY | Not that there's ever a good time to bring up one of the most awkward press conferences in New York Mets history, but when Sports Illustrated released its story on Jason Collins, a heartfelt piece about the 34-year-old National Basketball Association journeyman center, it brought to mind the erroneous rumors that former Mets catcher Mike Piazza might be gay -- and the bizarre press conference back in 2002 that occurred on the Veterans Stadium field as a result of the false reports. More »Eleven Years After the False Rumors About Mike Piazza, Jason Collins Comes Out
COMMENTARY | The Cincinnati Reds have been plagued by injuries thus far in the 2013 Major League Baseball season. More »Rookie Tony Cingrani Forcing Cincinnati Reds to Reevaluate Starting Rotaton
COMMENTARY | The Los Angeles Dodgers have nine players making more than $10 million in the 2013 season -- but one of the most consistent and valuable players on the team over the past two years has been catcher A.J. Ellis. More »Los Angeles Dodgers Can Thank A.J. Ellis for Being a Bargain Gem
COMMENTARY | No matter where Daniel Nava is shuffled to in the lineup or on the field, he remains productive. And at just a shade over $500,000, he isn't just the Boston Red Sox's best bargain player, but he may be the best bang-for-your-buck player in MLB. More »Daniel Nava, Baseball's Best Bargain
COMMENTARY | Don't let the highs get too high, and don't let the lows get too low. This is probably the best cliché available to describe the Milwaukee Brewers and their first month of the 2013 season. More »Milwaukee Brewers: 5 Biggest Takeaways from the Opening Month of the 2013 Season
COMMENTARY | New York Mets shortstop Ruben Tejada has gotten off to a slow start this season, but isn't likely to be replaced anytime soon. More »Ruben Tejada Is the New York Mets' Shortstop of the Future
COMMENTARY | The Milwaukee Brewers were 44-54, 14 games out of the division lead and 10 games behind the Atlanta Braves for the final wild-card spot. More »The Revelation of Jean Segura, the Milwaukee Brewers' Best Bargain Player
COMMENTARY | The Los Angeles Dodgers were supposed to be one of the top teams coming into the season -- in large part because of a potent offense. More »Lack of Runs a Top Frustration for Los Angeles Dodgers
COMMENTARY| Well, this start was a bit unexpected. More »Don't Look Now but the Boston Red Sox Have the Best Record in Baseball
COMMENTARY | The first month of a long season is in the books and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place in the National League Central. It's hard for fans here to get excited about a team that's suffered horrendous late-season collapses in consecutive years, but the Pirates are doing their best to quell fan discontent with their play on the field. They've won 15 games in April for the first time since 1992, the last time the team finished with a winning record. More »Month in Review: The Pittsburgh Pirates' Offense
COMMENTARY | This is a New York Yankee team like no other I can remember. More »Robinson Cano and the No-Name New York Yankees Stay Afloat
COMMENTARY | The New York Yankees are off to a better-than-expected start, with a 15-10 record heading into the final day of April. More »New York Yankees Top 5 Early-Season Frustrations
COMMENTARY | Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez, who was supposed to be out of action for eight weeks after tearing a ligament in his thumb in March, was reinstated from the disabled list on April 29 -- at least two weeks ahead of schedule. More »Los Angeles Dodgers Shortstop Hanley Ramirez is Back, but it Could Be Too Soon
COMMENTARY | All right, let's have a show of hands out there. Who among you was ready to write off the Philadelphia Phillies' 2013 season after a bad loss to Pittsburgh last Thursday afternoon ended a dismal homestand? More »Weekend Sweep Salvages April for the Philadelphia Phillies
COMMENTARY | For a team that's only through the first four weeks of the baseball season, the Milwaukee Brewers feel like a team that's in survival mode. More »Analyzing the Milwaukee Brewers' Top 5 Early Frustrations of the 2013 Season
COMMENTARY | In recent years, the Minnesota Twins have not had much luck with some of their more notable trades. That trend appears to be turning around over the last year. More »Minnesota Twins Finally Getting Better End of Trades
COMMENTARY | Next to the word frustration in the dictionary is, or should be, the picture of a baseball. In no other sport -- or any of life's endeavors for that matter -- can a player fail so regularly and still be considered good at what he does. More »Time to Turn the Page on the Detroit Tigers' April Frustrations
COMMENTARY | After a surprising 7-4 start through their first 11 games, the New York Mets have hit a rough patch heading into the month of May. Terry Collins has seen his squad put together a 3-9 record in its last 12 games, including the team's current four-game losing streak. More »New York Mets: Top Five Early-Season Frustrations
COMMENTARY | Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Juan Uribe has been a bench player ever since Hanley Ramirez was traded from the Miami Marlins to take over third base for the Dodgers. More »Juan Uribe Is the Los Angeles Dodgers' Best Option for 3B
COMMENTARY | The Detroit Tigers smashed their way to a three-game sweep over the free-swinging Atlanta Braves this past weekend. Every aspect of the Tigers' success was on display against the National League's top team. More »Three Things We Learned About the Detroit Tigers After Sweep of the Atlanta Braves
COMMENTARY | The San Francisco Giants have had more than a few offensive shortstops in their history (offensive meaning they could hit, not that they were sickening to watch -- though, they've had a few of those, too). More »Brandon Crawford Coming Into His Own for the San Francisco Giants
COMMENTARY | You never want to root for injuries to happen in pro sports, not even to your most hated rival. If you laugh at another team's injury misfortune, don't expect much sympathy when the same thing happens to your team. More »What Injuries to the Los Angeles Dodgers Mean for the San Francisco Giants
COMMENTARY | Make sure the ringer on your phone is turned all the way up. It might be New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson calling. More »The New York Mets' Bullpen Goes from Bad to Worse