Scott Podsednik waited patiently this past offseason for a phone call from a major league team with a job offer. After all, the veteran outfielder was coming off a respectable season split between the Royals and Dodgers where he hit .297/.342/.382 with 40 walks, seven triples, and 35 stolen bases. You might assume that he […]

When the Pittsburgh Pirates visited the Baltimore Orioles for a spring training contest on Monday, there was little excitement following their lopsided 8-2 loss. That was until Pirates’ center fielder Andrew McCutchen had some choice words for Matt Wieters concerning a play at the plate in the top of the fifth inning of Monday’s tilt. […]

Earlier this week, Blue Jays manager John Farrell announced that oft-injured right-handed pitcher Dustin McGowan will continue his current rehabilitation with the intent of returning, not as a starter, but a reliever. “We’re going to groom him as a reliever now,” Farrell said. “Medically, that’s the advice we’ve been given top to bottom.” For McGowan, […]

Spring Training is meant to be a time for players to regain whatever shape they may have lost in the offseason. For the Minnesota Twins, nothing could be further from the truth. Right now, three of the biggest Twin names are coming back from various injuries. Joe Mauer had off season surgery on his left […]

When Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields let loose a 93 mph fastball down the middle of the plate to rookie Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia, neither he, nor anyone else in the Rogers Centre knew exactly what to expect. What they got was a bomb over the left field wall. A statement from […]

With his first ever Ontario Hockey League shutout last Saturday, Belleville Bulls netminder Tyson Teichmann proved there is more to “goalie swag” than a well made blocker, sturdy pads, and creative mask design. The 18-year-old led his eighth-seeded squad to a 3-0 upset over top NHL prospect Gabriel Landeskog and the Kitchener Rangers – the […]

Dwight Howard is one of the most lovable players in basketball. A 7’0″ physical specimen who bounds around the court with a giant smile while playfully calling himself Superman, Howard just exudes charisma and appeal. Entering the league as an exuberant mass of basketball potential, Howard has matured into the dominant low-post player scouts dreamed […]

I almost wish that Ryan Callahan never blew the lid off of Madison Square Garden last Sunday, it’s bringing out the worst in me. Part of me wishes that the most criminally-underrated forward in the NHL didn’t obliterate the Philadelphia Flyers for four goals in a 7-0 Rangers win and even applauds Marian Gaborik for […]

Gregg Zaun is the ultimate journeyman. Fifteen major league seasons with 10 separate teams. And don’t forget about the additional six seasons he spent in the Baltimore Orioles’ farm system either. Now the veteran catcher is eyeing a 16th MLB season with his 11th team, the San Diego Padres. But even if Zaun fails to […]

After agreeing on a team-friendly one-year, $3.975 million contract for the 2011 season in January, Shin-Soo Choo and his agent, Scott Boras, were still working hard with the Cleveland Indians trying to figure out a contract extension. Less than two weeks later, reports surfaced that Choo said he would be open to discussing a contract […]