It's never a good thing when you have to preface an article with a statement like: "Let me start out by saying I don't hate Barry Zito." With that out of the way, let's get on with it.   more »

Tommy Holmes died last Monday of natural causes. He is best remembered for his 37-game hitting streak in 1945.   more »

The Chicago Cubs today placed outfielder Alfonso Soriano on the 15-day disabled list with a right calf strain and recalled infielder Eric Patterson from Triple-A Iowa.   more »

As per usual, it is time to get ready for my weekly segment on ESPN 1450's Mike Gill Show. ...   more »

Seems Dave wants to throw down with some Judas Priest. I'm not really into that stuff these days, but ...   more »

If life was fair, Adam Eaton would have gone 5-25 last season in his 30 starts, and he'd be 3-0 in 2008.   more »

A daily look at baseball transactions.   more »

Batting average is a vestigial statistic that hasn't yet been phased out by evolution.   more »

Randy Wolf mystifies the Rockies, Phillies shock Astros with 9th inning walk-off win, Edwin Jackson struggles in his latest start for Tampa Bay, Jed Lowrie bursts onto the scene for Boston, and the Arizona kids just keep on winning...   more »