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1. Rick Porcello’s birth name is Frederick Alfred Porcello III. 2.  Porcello is the maternal grandson of Sam Dente who played for the Cleveland Indians in the 1954 World Series. 3.  Porcello graduated high school from Seton Hall Prep in New Jersey with a GPA...

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Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees hasn’t played a single game this season but his name keeps popping up in the news. First it was GM Brian Cashman commenting about his gargantuan contract and...

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Former Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley was convicted in a Los Angeles court on Monday of nine different misdemeanor counts involving domestic abuse against his estranged wife.  Bradley, who has accumulated a long list of run-ins...

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Beckett to retire?

May 31, 2013

Josh Beckett, the three-time All-Star, two-time World Series champion and former Red Sox ace, is facing another setback in his unsuccessful season with the Dodgers this year. The pitcher has been on the disabled list...

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Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker has proposed a clever idea to end a feud between Matt Garza and Johnny Cueto: the two should fight. In Sunday’s extra innings loss to the Chicago Cubs, Red’s pitcher Cueto...

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This Memorial Day will be especially meaningful for the city of Boston and beyond. After the Boston bombings on Patriot’s Day just over a month ago, a special sense of patriotism has rung from the...

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Relief pitcher Jeremy Affeldt is a new man since joining the San Francisco Giants organization. In his new book, “To Stir a Movement: Life, Justice, and Major League Baseball”, Affeldt admitted that he used to...

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In what has become a wonderful tradition on Mother’s Day, Major League Baseball players are set to don pink bats, wristbands and cleats to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. Unfortunately this season, the...

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Last night, I found myself fighting off sleep as the Red Sox fought to hang on to a 5-4 lead over the Minnesota Twins in the top of the ninth inning of the game. The...

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Final Score: Red Sox 3, Blue Jays 1 The Red Sox were able to dominate the game last night, beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1. Ryan Dempster, who is from British Columbia,  remained undefeated in his...

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