If you had to describe the National League West's showing thus far in the 2013 Major League Baseball season with a single word, it would have to be "disappointing."Back in late March, the general consensus around the baseball universe was ... (Continue reading)
The San Francisco Giants' game Saturday night had a familiar feel to it and not just because Buster Posey hit a walk-off home run the night before.Guillermo Quiroz's game-winning home run off Brandon League is a nearly perfect metaphor for ... (Continue reading)
Tim Lincecum had a brutal, those-numbers-can't-be-right 2012 season.It was one of the most-dissected storylines of the year and for good reason. When you are two years removed from winning consecutive National League Cy Young Awards and post one of the ... (Continue reading)
Matt Kemp's sluggish start is suddenly the least of the Los Angeles Dodgers' concerns.That's because Zack Greinke fractured his collarbone in a donnybrook that was triggered when Carlos Quentin charged the mound after being plunked in the shoulder by a ... (Continue reading)
Angel Villalona is an arrogant killer or the victim of callous opportunists, depending on whom you ask.He's also shown hints of being an exceptional baseball player, which is why he's being welcomed into the San Francisco Giants' fold during spring ... (Continue reading)
The world economy is limping along and Europe is slowly sinking into a quicksand of debt with every rosy report chased by a slew of gloomy ones. Meanwhile, yet another financial disaster is looming in America, which begs the question: If ... (Continue reading)
At some point, San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh must get himself under control. Considering his team just lost the franchise's first Super Bowl in six trips, now would be a terrific time.And if the first blemish on San Francisco's ... (Continue reading)
Except those ghosts never had tattoos.For a moment, Colin Kaepernick's ink threatened to overshadow his game. Luckily, America didn't fall too hard for the transparent attention grab and the kid is far too smart/talented to be derailed by such idiocy.Instead, the ... (Continue reading)
In most sports, on most planets, winners are revered.There are exceptions.Sometimes the planets align and you benefit from some ethereal component that can't be quantified, captured or reproduced. In those cases, alas, you are dismissed with profanities like "lucky" or ... (Continue reading)
If the rumblings around the baseball hot stove are to be believed, the Los Angeles Dodgers have made their first really troubling moves. According to numerous sources (like MLB.com), the Dodgers spent the weekend writing more checks with lots of ... (Continue reading)