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Longest Active MLB Playoff Droughts
The 2015 MLB Season is about to enter its final two months, which means a heating up playoff race, serving us as a reminder to check upon the teams that haven’t made it in a very long time. Some of them, like the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, have a shot at rectifying that. Others, […]
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Dodgers Beat Padres – New Guy Does Better Than the One Who Left
It wasn’t the best of opening day performances from Clayton Kershaw, but it didn’t stop the Los Angeles Dodgers from beating the San Diego Padres 6-3 thanks to a very nice debut from Jimmy Rollins, outshining the performance from Matt Kemp against his former team.
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Johnny Manziel – Another Quarterback Drafted by MLB
There isn’t a shortage of NFL quarterbacks who get drafted to play Major League Baseball, although the dual sport thing isn’t as popular as it used to be. Johnny Manziel, soon to be in his rookie season with the Cleveland Browns, is the next in that line of players, getting to be the 837th player taken in the June draft, going to the San Diego Padres.
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Dodgers Over Padres – Order is Restored
It wasn’t the smoothest of pitching performances from Zack Greinke, but the Los Angeles Dodgers came through with their first win this season on American soil, beating the San Diego Padres 3-2 thanks to a two-run homer from Yasiel Puig and a finishing touch from Dee Gordon.
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Padres Over Dodgers – The Real Opening Day
Even though Baseball season began in Australia, Opening day in an actual American stadium means a little bit more to pretty much everyone. The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t do as well in San Diego against the Padres like they did Down Under despite a great pitching performance from Hyun-Jin Ryu, with Brian Wilson blowing a save and a big winning hit from Chris Denforia.
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Underachieving Teams With Hope in 2013 MLB Season
One month means nothing in baseball, but after about an eighth of the season behind us, it’s safe to say that the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and the San Diego Padres are the most disappointing teams up to this point, although it doesn’t mean there isn’t a chance of a comeback.