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Say You Bought Chipper Jones' House for Only $3.2 Million
Chipper Jones is selling a peach of a Georgia home that has you well taken care of in the bathroom department. Busted Coverage spotted the listing for Jones' Roswell mansion over at Realtor.com. As with a great deal of these types of sales, the best part is the collection of wonderful images that show off what it's like to be a world-class athlete. Show More Summary
Will Yankees' Brian Cashman Make Big Trade Splash to Save Season from Injuries?
Tuesday was not a very good day for the New York Yankees, and for general manager Brian Cashman. First, they learned that first baseman Mark Teixeira—who missed the first two months of the season with a partially torn tendon sheath in his right wrist—would need another DL stint for ongoing wrist concerns. Show More Summary
Breaking Down Minnesota Twins' Odds of Being Traded
Let’s start off by being brutally honest with ourselves: no Twins’ pitcher will be traded this year. Think about it. Either the pitcher is too good and too vital to the organization to trade, take Glen Perkins for example, or the pitcher just isn ’t good enough to trade and would get nothing in return, like Vance Worley. Show More Summary
Chicago Cubs: Top 10 Trade Candidates' Odds of Being Dealt by the Deadline
By now it is common knowledge the Chicago Cubs will be active at the trade deadline. But which players will be actively shopped and which players the club will simply consider offers for is uncertain. Depending on how competitive general...Show More Summary
5 Top Prospects Who Will Go from Single-A All-Stars to MLB All-Stars
There comes a point in every young baseball player's career where they, to steal an intentionally ambiguous line from Tony Soprano, get it. It is hard to pinpoint exactly when that moment comes, at least from the outside. Some players might tell you that it was there all along and they just needed a period of adjustment. Show More Summary
7 Strange MLB Rules You Might Not Know Exist
The baseball rule book may be as complicated as any in professional sports, and a recent ESPN article showed just how little some MLB players/coaches/analysts know about the more in-depth rules of our national pastime. With that in mind,...Show More Summary
The One Contract Every MLB Team Can't Wait to Get Off Its Books
The geniuses in every MLB front office occasionally get burned on expensive contracts. Here are the ones that each team is most eager to get off its books. In several cases, the largest deals have become the least desirable. There'sShow More Summary
Josh Hamilton's tough Tuesday night
You think you had a rough Tuesday? Here's Josh Hamilton's Tuesday:
1st Inning: Grounded into Double Play
3rd Inning: Grounded into Double Play
5th Inning: Grounded into Double Play
7th Inning: Strikeout
9th Inning: Strikeout
Hamilton's...Show More Summary
Manny being depressing
I'll be honest: I was looking to write something on Manny Ramirez returning to the majors. It would have been half-speculative and half-silly. Which team would benefit the most? Which team would even consider it? That sort of thing.
But...Show More Summary
Who John Smoltz and Cal Ripken Jr. Would Hate to Go Up Against in Today's MLB
John Smoltz and Cal Ripken Jr. join Behind the Mic to breakdown who in the majors they would hate to go up against today. From epic pitchers like Justin Masterson to the dominating Miguel Cabrera, watch now to see who these veteran players would not want to mess with. Read more MLB news on BleacherReport.com
Taking solace in some of baseball's stranger careers
You have a problem. You're a fan of a struggling or misunderstood player, and you want to convince yourself that he'll be okay. Better than okay. That he'll thrive and become a huge baseball superstar.
Except there's something wrong....Show More Summary
Baltimore Orioles vs. Detroit Tigers Live Blog: Live Updates and Reaction
The Baltimore Orioles and Detroit Tigers will take the field this afternoon in the final tilt of a three-game series. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:08 p.m. from Comerica Park in Detroit. The teams have split the first two games of the series, the Tigers taking the first game 5-1 and Baltimore securing the second 5-2. Show More Summary
Zack Wheeler vs. Matt Harvey: Which Mets Phenom Has Brighter MLB Future?
On Tuesday afternoon, now affectionately referred to as 'Super Tuesday' in New York, the Mets handed the ball to a pair of right-handed phenoms in hopes of winning a doubleheader, blazing the trail to contention and igniting a fanbase. Show More Summary
Updating Each MLB Team's Top Trade Deadline Priority
Prepare yourselves; for the MLB rumor mill is about to start spinning fast and furiously. While we haven't reached the point of the season where teams have definitively decided whether they will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline, most general managers around baseball already have a pretty good idea of which way they are leaning. Show More Summary
Ian Kinsler, a play in three acts
Act I
Act II
Act III
2013 MLB All-Star Game Rosters: B/R Predicts Each Team's Starters
The MLB All-Star Game is less than a month away and it's time for Bleacher Report to go on the record...well, sort of. Using 10 different writers and editors across MLB, we came up with our projections on who will be selected to start the game for both leagues. Show More Summary
Carlos Gomez cares not for your hills
Earlier this month, ESPN's Mark Simon taught us all a simple lesson: you do not hit the ball over Carlos Gomez's head. From his article:
We have tools that allow us to dissect video-reviewed data of batted-ball locations. They aren't...Show More Summary
A Very Early Look at Potential Atlanta Braves 2014 Free-Agent Targets
Much can happen between now and the end of the season that will ultimately impact what the Atlanta Braves do this offseason. Injuries and player performances over the next few months will play a factor in how the Braves attack free agency. Show More Summary
Fantasy Baseball: 10 Slow Starters Who Always Have Monster Second-Halves
It's not about how you start. It's about how you finish. No fantasy baseball owner wants to exhibit patience while desperately trying to lift his or her team up the standings. Two and a half months can feel like a full season already, but more than half of the marathon remains. Show More Summary
4 Biggest Disappointments for the New York Mets So Far
As the New York Mets trudge through another lackluster season, all eyes are focused on 2014. Mets fans know that. Zack Wheeler is in the rotation now. Matt Harvey has been brilliant. David Wright has been solid, as always. That still does not take the sting away from what has been a disappointing 2013 campaign. Show More Summary
