James Howard Thome

Positions: First Baseman, Designated Hitter and Third Baseman
Bats: Left, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 4", Weight: 250 lb.

Born: August 27, 1970 in Peoria, IL
High School: Limestone Community HS (Bartonville, IL)
School: Illinois Central College (East Peoria, IL)
Drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 13th round of the 1989 amateur draft.
Signed June 18, 1989. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 4, 1991 (Age 21)   vs. MIN 4 AB, 2 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB
Teams (by GP): Indians/WhiteSox/Phillies/Twins/Orioles/... 1991-2012
Agents: Pat Rooney SFX [*]
Final Game: October 3, 2012 (Age 42)   vs. TBR 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB
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• 2/8 Billy-Ball.com: The Devolving Role of the DH: Ken Rosenthal has had a terrific offseason and he continues to stoke the hot stove with a tweet that indicates that his sources...
• 2/8 WahoosOnFirst: Should the Indians Sign Jim Thome?: Now that Travis Hafner is in pinstripes, it appears the only plausible external option to fill Cleveland’s designated hitter...
• 2/8 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Thome, Boras, Angels, Villalona, Rolen: Here's the latest from around the majors... The Indians are no longer pursuing Jim Thome, FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal (Twitter...
• 2/7 Tomahawk Take: Atlanta Braves: Throwback Thursday:   October 28, 1995:  Tom Glavine stood tall on the mound in game 6 of the 1995 World Series looking inferior to no one. ...
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• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Yankees | Not pursuing Jim ThomeThe New York Yankees do not have interest in free-agent DH Jim Thome (Orioles)....[+] The New York Yankees do not have interest in free-agent DH Jim Thome (Orioles).
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• 1/7 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not interested in Jim Thome or Chipper Jones: The Yankees are still in need of a DH, but they won’t be turning to the 42-year-old Jim Thome or the recently retired...
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• 12/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome doesn't fit manager's plan: Free-agent DH Jim Thome (Orioles) has said he is interested in playing in 2013 if a team shows interest. The Baltimore Orioles...[+] are not expected to bring him back, though, as manager Buck Showalter would like to rotate his players in and out of the designated hitter spot to give them a rest. Right now, Thome is not viewed as an ideal fit for the team despite his positive clubhouse presence.
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• 12/26 Bronx Baseball Daily: Yankees sign Matt Diaz to minor league deal: The Yankees have signed outfielder Matt Diaz to a one-year, minor league contract that will be worth $1.2 million if he makes...
• 12/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Top 20 Moments in Jacobs Field History: Wow: The 2013 season will mark the 20th year of baseball at Progressive (ie Jacobs) Field. It’s been a relatively short history...
• 12/22 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHO? JIM THOME OR RAUL IBANEZ?: Now I know what you're thinking and look, I hear you... Raul Ibanez is our 2012 playoff hero. You're wondering why in the...
• 12/21 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Ibanez looking to sign in the next 7-10 days: Raul Ibanez has said he’s wanted to comeback to the Yankees, but with at least three other teams interested in him it...
• 12/19 Birds Watcher: How do the Orioles listen to trade offers?: Let me be frank; this isn’t the greatest title in the world. But it’s an interesting question I think. Dan Duquette...
• 12/18 Rays Colored Glasses: Jim Thome May Fit With The Rays: Although it is the middle of December, it appears as though the Tampa Bay Rays lineup is close to being set. Through their trades...
• 12/17 Phillies Nation: Baseball America Names Phils Top 10: Matt Forman of Baseball America posted their list of Top 10 Phillies Prospects this morning. With last year’s number one,...
• 12/13 Splash Hit Blog: @OldHossRadbourn and the #Hallof100: I’m not a follower, I don’t know who runs the account, but the man is admired on Twitter, even if we have no idea...
• 12/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Jim Thome wants to play: Free-agent DH Jim Thome (Orioles) said he wants to return in 2013 for another season. 'I'm not retired,' the 42-year-old slugger...[+] said with a laugh. 'If someone wants me to play, I'd consider it for sure. I feel good. If I didn't feel good, I wouldn't even consider it. But I feel good. I'd like to play.' Thome said he'd consider playing for a National League team, although he admits his best chances are as a designated hitter.
• 12/11 MLBTradeRumors: Jim Thome Open To Playing In 2013: Jim Thome is MLB's active leader in walks (1,747) and strikeouts (2,548) and is second in homers (612), and he hopes to pad those...
• 12/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Top 20 Moments in Jacobs Field History: Jim Thome’s Victory Lap: The 2013 season will mark the 20th year of baseball at Progressive (ie Jacobs) Field. It’s been a relatively short history...
• 12/10 Puckett's Pond: Twins Weddings: Which invitation would you accept?:   Joe Mauer‘s recent wedding did, indeed, make a local media splash, as fans and well-wishers wanted details of the...
• 12/9 Blog Red Machine: The PEDs Question: Cincinnati Reds Hall of Famer Barry Larkin Weighs In: Reds Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin used a charity autograph signing event this week to weigh in on the Hall of Fame ballot....
• 12/9 MLBRandomFandom: Under the Radar Free Agents: American League: By Nick CesareA countdown of unheralded Free Agents: American Leaguers #10-6In the offseason, the focus is on the big name free...
• 12/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: A Reason for Hope: By Bob Toth The baseball season is a grueling one. A total of 162 games are played over a six-month span. Teams travel all across...
• 12/7 Phillies Nation: Is Mayberry the Odd Man Out?: The story that won the day yesterday was the Phillies’ acquisition of center fielder Ben Revere from Minnesota in exchange...
• 12/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Casey Could Hit, Just Not for Tribe: By Craig Gifford When the Indians of the 1990s were known to have an all-star at nearly every position on the big league roster,...
• 12/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: MLB | Jim Thome undecided on return: Free-agent DH Jim Thome (Orioles) is still undecided if he will return for the 2013 season. He hasn't been visiting teams in hopes...[+] of being signed this offseason.
• 12/6 WahoosOnFirst: Should Indians Sign Kevin Youkilis or Mark Reynolds?: There was a time when first base at Jacobs Field was manned by a country plowboy, a superman among mortals, the great Jim Thome....
• 12/6 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Notes: Rafael Soriano, Thome, Lannan: MLBTR's Ben Nicholson-Smith and Jason Martinez of MLB Depth Charts discussed suitors for Zack Greinke and the developing...
• 12/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Espinoza’s Race Home Makes Him Memorable Flash in Indians’ Pan: By Christian Petrila From one World Series Indian in Gene Bearden, to another in Alvaro Espinoza. Signed by the Houston Astros...
• 12/4 That Ball's Outta Here: Cards on the Table: Best Free Agents and Trades: I’ve come to the realization that many of my posts about the Phillies tend to take a negative tone. Not so today. Or, at...
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Interested in re-signing two: The Baltimore Orioles are interested in re-signing OF Nate McLouth and SP Joe Saunders. They haven't had any contact with DH Jim...[+] Thome, though.
• 12/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Eighteen Crazy Nights—Looking back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians: Each week during the 2012-13 offseason DTTWLN will take a look back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians season—specifically the 18...
• 12/2 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Notes: Myers, McLouth, Saunders, Thome: The Orioles have shown interest in Brett Myers, who plans to pitch as a starter in 2013, according to Jon Paul Morosi of FOX...

• 11/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: If Tampa Can Do It, Why Can’t the Tribe: By Craig Gifford Cleveland Indians fans have watched many superstars walk away in free agency or get traded just before the end...
• 11/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Top 20 Moments in Jacobs Field History: Pedro Martinez Out of the Bullpen: The 2013 season will mark the 20th year of baseball at Progressive (ie Jacobs) Field. It’s been a relatively short history...
• 11/26 MLBRandomFandom: Under the Radar Free Agents: American League: By Nick CesareA countdown of unheralded Free Agents: American Leaguers #10-6In the offseason, the focus is on the big name free...
• 11/25 Southside Showdown: Giancarlo Stanton: Perspective for the White Sox Farm System: Most people would agree that the White Sox have had a bad farm system for the past few years. Many say that it has ranked 30th...
• 11/24 WahoosOnFirst: What Should Cleveland Indians Fans Be Thankful For?: It’s easy to be negative when you’re a Cleveland fan—sports-related depression is practically a chronic condition...
• 11/22 Puckett's Pond: Target Field Top 10 part 2: My top games at Target Field #6-10 were posted in Part 1 of this series yesterday.  Here are my top 5 Target Field memories (so...
• 11/20 YankeeAnalysts.com: Scouting The Free Agent Market For An Ibanez Replacement: I might have watched every game this year, but it’s still hard for me to remember exactly what kind of season Raul Ibanez...
• 11/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Top 20 Moments in Jacobs Field History: Albert Belle Takes Lee Smith Deep: The 2013 season will mark the 20th year of baseball at Progressive (ie Jacobs) Field. It’s been a relatively short history...
• 11/20 Fire Brand of the American League: Why it’s not that crazy: a case for signing Josh HamiltonPutting it on the line, Hunter Golden makes a case for the much-maligned, but all so talented Josh Hamilton. ...
• 11/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Eighteen Crazy Nights—Looking back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians: Each week during the 2012-13 offseason DTTWLN will take a look back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians season—specifically the 18...
• 11/14 High Heat Stats: Sign of the times – the decline of the 4×100 season: What is the 4×100 season? I’m talking about seasons with triple-digit totals for runs, RBI, walks and strikeouts. There...
• 11/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Looking for 1B, DH and LF: The Baltimore Orioles are telling teams that they are searching for players to fill positions at first base, designated hitter...[+] and left field this offseason. The team has until Nov. 30 to offer 3B Mark Reynolds a contract or reach an agreement to keep him around, and the thinking is that he's unlikely to re-sign if he becomes a free agent. Baltimore is intent on trying to re-sign OF Nate McLouth, but nothing is imminent on that front. The team hasn't been in talks to re-sign Jim Thome, because manager Buck Showalter prefers to rotate the DH spot.
• 11/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Eighteen Crazy Nights—Looking back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians: Each week during the 2012-13 offseason DTTWLN will take a look back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians season—specifically the 18...
• 11/9 Phillies Nation: The National League Designated Hitter: Interleague play has been around since 1997, and while there are very real problems related to scheduling inequities, it isn’t...
• 11/6 Birds Watcher: The Orioles’ delicatessen is closed for the time being.: A couple of things deserve attention in the way the Baltimore Orioles’ offseason has gone, in the wake of the World Series....
• 11/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Eighteen Crazy Nights—Looking back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians: Each week during the 2012-13 offseason DTTWLN will take a look back at the 1997 Cleveland Indians season—specifically the 18...
• 11/4 PhoulBallz.com: Weekly Off-season League Updates, 11/4/12: It's time for another edition of our off-season league updates. Each week, we'll take a tour around the globe for a look at...
• 11/4 Phillies Nation: Weekly Off-season League Updates, 11/3/12: It’s time for another edition of our off-season league updates. Each week, we’ll take a tour around the globe for...
• 11/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Holding On To The Past: Recently, Pat McManamon of FOXSportsOhio.com had a conversation with Cleveland Indians’ team president Mark Shapiro, who talked...
• 11/3 Southside Showdown: Holes in the White Sox Offense: Over the course of Kenny Williams’ tenure, the White Sox usually had at least one spot on their roster producing ghastly results....
• 11/3 StanGraphs: Contract Extension: Two More Years of David Ortiz in Boston: While rumors circulated that perhaps he would finally be headed elsewhere–namely the vastly different climate of Texas–designated...
• 11/2 The High Phive: Long Ball Longing…Phillies Need Home Run Hitters: 755, 714, 660, 586, 573…For any baseball fans around 40 years of age and older, these numbers were most likely etched in your...
• 11/1 Call to the Pen: Baseball Comebacks Warm The Heart: Major League Baseball’s awards for the Comeback Player of the Year are so quintessentially American. Americans love giving...

• 10/30 High Heat Stats: Top ten part-time batter seasons from the last 30 years: Here’s an interesting set of players–these are guys with at least 20 batting runs, no more than 400 plate appearances,...
• 10/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Targeting three players to re-sign: The Baltimore Orioles will likely try to sign OF Nate McLouth, SP Joe Saunders and DH Jim Thome, among their players who can be...[+] free agents. They will hit the open market on Saturday, Nov. 3, if terms aren’t reached. The team may elect to decline 3B Mark Reynolds' $11 million option and sign him for less, and RP Luis Ayala's $1 million option will likely be exercised.
• 10/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Canzler Has Proven All He Can at Minor League Level: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/26 mlbreports.com : 2012 MLB Trade Deadine Deals Revisited for Contenders:: Friday, October.26/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): I love the new era of baseball.  One thing the 2nd Wild Card team...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Baltimore Orioles: The Orioles will look for answers on the right side of the infield and pursue pitching depth. Guaranteed Contracts Adam...
• 10/21 Phillies Nation: Weekly Off-season League Review: 10/21/12: Fans, off-season leagues are in full swing and each week we’ll take a tour to review the performances of your Phillies players...
• 10/21 PhoulBallz.com: Weekly Off-season League Review: 10/21/12: Fans, off-season leagues are in full swing and each week we'll take a tour to review the performances of your Phillies players...
• 10/18 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Fantasy Baseball: Congratulations, Clave: The fantasy season has been over for about two weeks now, and a congratulations are LONG over due to our dear friend and fellow...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Yankees, Orioles, Scutaro, McCann: The Yankees are not talking about a potential Alex Rodriguez trade with the Marlins, according to GM Brian Cashman. Cashman said...
• 10/16 The High Phive: Phillies in the Arizona Fall League, Week in Review: 10/9-10/15: The first week in the Arizona Fall League was a confusing one for the Phillies contingent playing for the Peoria Javelinas. The...
• 10/15 Southside Showdown: Adam Dunn and the 40 Home Run Club:   Including six this season, there have been a total of 310 40+ HR seasons in baseball history, by 130 different players....
• 10/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Can’t Afford Another Strikeout if Choo is Traded: After a disappointing 2012 Cleveland Indians season the organization is at a crossroads to decide how to progress with the organization,...
• 10/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: October 14, 1995: Compiled by Jason Kaminski The Tribe even up the ALCS series at two against Seattle. Ken Hill pitches seven masterful innings...
• 10/13 mlbreports.com : Enough With The Early Round Champagne Celebrations MLB!: Saturday, October.13/2012 Chuck Booth (Lead Baseball Writer): I am 36 years old.  In no way would I consider myself 100% a traditionalist...
• 10/12 Bleeding Yankee Blue: THE NEW YORK YANKEES ARE ALDS CHAMPS!: It's fate. If you win or if you lose, there's a reason why... really. If you played hard and lose, the other team played...
• 10/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome sitsBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome is out of the lineup Friday, Oct. 12, for Game 5 of the ALDS. OF Lew Ford is in the lineup....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome is out of the lineup Friday, Oct. 12, for Game 5 of the ALDS. OF Lew Ford is in the lineup.
• 10/12 High Heat Stats: Champ Summers 1946-2012: As the Tigers celebrate their ALDS victory, news comes (thanks to HHS reader Steven for this alert) of the passing of a former...
• 10/11 SoDo Mojo: Raul’s Remarkable Baseball Journey Continues: Lou Piniella was a great manager that saved baseball in Seattle and I admired him greatly. In the thousands of decisions he had...
• 10/11 PhoulBallz.com: Philly Fans Should Get Behind Players This Off-Season: With the Phillies not parti**** in the MLB post-season for the first time in six years, regional baseball fans are confused about...
• 10/10 mlbreports.com : Orioles vs. Yankees: Curse of Maier May Be Over: Wednesday October 10th, 2012 Alex Mednick (Baseball Analyst and Writer): The last time the Baltimore Orioles and the New York...
• 10/10 Broad Street Believers: Deep In the Heart of Texas: Well there it is, 162 games complete.  It’s funny while most “Orioles” fans are sitting around angry thinking,...
• 10/10 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Former Indians Take the Postseason Stage: By Christian Petrila For many Indians and Indians alumni, October is a time to reflect on the season that was. However, for some...
• 10/9 Call to the Pen: Yanks-Orioles, Cards-Nationals Real Playoff Wars: After watching several more hours of playoff baseball a couple of thoughts occurred to me: 1) The Yankees and the Orioles may...
• 10/9 PhoulBallz.com: New AFL Season Kicks Off: Tuesday marks the beginning of another baseball season...the Arizona Fall League season.  This year, as the league celebrates...
• 10/9 Yanks Go Yard: ALDS Game 2 Preview: Time for Yankees to cage these Birds: Postseason experience? 42 starts to zero. Rested? 8 days to 6 days. World Series Champion? Five times to zero again. Game 2 of...
• 10/9 Phillies Nation: New AFL Season Kicks Off: Tuesday marks the beginning of another baseball season…the Arizona Fall League season.  This year, as the league celebrates...
• 10/9 YankeeAnalysts.com: Orioles Edge Yankees 3-2, Series Tied Heading Back To New York: Tonight’s game, when it finally began after yet another rain delay, started off well with the Yankees scoring first. How...
• 10/8 Phillies Nation: Thoughts From a Lost Season: The Offense: My quick thoughts on the 2012 offense. Phillies Nation will also have a more thorough breakdown of each player coming later this...
• 10/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Memories of The Greatest Summer Ever: By Steve Eby I’ll never forget the summer of 1995. I was 13 years old, just about to enter the eighth grade and in love with...
• 10/6 Baseball News Source: Orioles Knock Out Rangers in American League Wild-Card Game: Baltimore will now face the New York Yankees in the ALDS Joe Saunders pitched into the sixth inning allowing one run, striking...
• 10/6 Birds Watcher: Summer’s not over just yet for ‘dem O’s: A lot of people aren’t fond of the new playoff system whereby the two wild card teams play in an automatic game seven in...
• 10/5 The Baseball Haven: AL Wild Card Preview: At 8:37 on Friday night, the Baltimore Orioles look to return to glory when they head to Texas to take on the two-time defending...
• 10/5 WahoosOnFirst: Who Should the Indians’ Next Manager Be?: It’s been a week since the Indians dismissed manager Manny Acta, and it looks like either bench coach and interim manager...
• 10/5 WahoosOnFirst: An Indians Fan’s Guide to the Playoffs: Wild Card, ALDS, and NLDS: The 2012 MLB playoffs start today, and the Cleveland Indians are one of the 20 teams to have been eliminated after 162 games....
• 10/3 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 162: Evan Longoria Ends The Year With A Bang: Don’t tell the Tampa Bay Rays or Evan Longoria that this game was meaningless. Even with their postseason chances gone,...
• 10/3 Birds Watcher: Thoughts on the Orioles Playoff Roster: The Baltimore Orioles have enjoyed the expanded roster of September to help the team through the final segment of the season –...
• 10/2 Baseball News Source: Fernando Rodney – Price Not the Rays Only Cy Young Candidate: Fernando Rodney has kept his name in the AL Cy Young conversation With seven strong innings in which he limited the Chicago...
• 10/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Less-Than-Dynamic Duo Led Way in Losses in 1991: By Vince Guerrieri This year’s Indians squad continues to make history for all the wrong reasons. Ubaldo Jimenez has 17 losses,...
• 10/1 Call to the Pen: Jim Thome Provides Orioles with Veteran Presence: I’m one of the guys who thought that the Baltimore Orioles would flame out after their fast start, dead before Labor Day. But...
• 10/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Should Consider All Options During Managerial Search: By Mike Brandyberry Last Thursday the Indians did the inevitable and fired Manager Manny Acta. While the timing may have been...
• 10/1 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: New York and Baltimore clinch playoff berths, Rays hold their place in the race: The Rays dominated the Chicago White Sox Sunday, winning eleven games out of their last twelve. David Price also earned his 20th...

• 9/30 BoSox Injection: Sox Swept As Stewart Struggles In 6-3 Loss: The Kevin Youkilis trade continues to be relatively unproductive for both sides; Youkilis is batting only .237/.349/.431 since...
• 9/30 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Travesty - 9/30: After losing yet again last night, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept again this afternoon in the finale of a three-game...
• 9/30 Call to the Pen: You Really Can’t Say Enough About Chipper Jones: All season long the retirement tour of Atlanta Braves star Chipper Jones has been at the forefront of the baseball news cycle,...
• 9/30 SOX & Dawgs: Sunday Red Sox Travesty - 9/30: After losing yet again last night, the Boston Red Sox look to avoid being swept again this afternoon in the finale of a three-game...
• 9/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Albert Belle: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 9/29 Birds Watcher: Orioles three games from the promised land after a blowout: For the Baltimore Orioles’ sake I don’t want to say that Boston rolled over last night because I don’t necessarily...
• 9/28 Birds Watcher: Orioles Best Buys of 2012: Ranking the Orioles Seasonal Acquisitions Now that we are down to just five games remaining of the 162 game season, the picture...
• 9/28 Fire Brand of the American League: The Advanced Scout – Baltimore OriolesThe Advanced Scout cries in his beer while analyzing the Baltimore Orioles...
• 9/28 SOX & Dawgs: Friday Red Sox Travesty - 9/28: After a day off on Thursday, the Boston Red Sox head out on the the road for the final six games of their miserable 2012 season....
• 9/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome homer part of big night: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome hit his 612th career home run Wednesday, Sept. 26, one of seven homers hit by the club in a 12-2...[+] win over the Toronto Blue Jays.
• 9/26 Baseball News Source: Orioles Overwhelm Jays with 7 Home Runs: Chris Davis and Manny Machado Power Orioles over Jays Chris Davis and Manny Machado hit two home runs each to lead a seven...
• 9/26 Baseball Musings: Season Record: The Baltimore Orioles used seven home runs to beat the Blue Jays 12-2. That’s the most hit by a team in a game this season....
• 9/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/24: Four starts ago, the talk around the Boston Red Sox was that Felix Doubront could be shut down for the rest of the season....
• 9/24 Call to the Pen: Well-Traveled Gio Gonzalez Has Finally Realized Potential: At least there is one. A 20-game winner in the majors this season. Thank you, Gio Gonzalez. With the way starting pitchers have...
• 9/24 SOX & Dawgs: Red Sox News & Notes - 9/24: Four starts ago, the talk around the Boston Red Sox was that Felix Doubront could be shut down for the rest of the season....
• 9/23 Baseball News Source: Baltimore Orioles Look Like Team of Destiny in 2012: Baltimore has won 16 consecutive extra-inning games If there is a Major League Baseball club that appears to be a team of destiny...
• 9/23 Rays Colored Glasses: AL Wild Card Roundup: Extra Inning Baseball Helps Rays Gain Ground: With ten games to go following last night’s 11-5 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Tampa Bay Rays are essentially...
• 9/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome sharp in return: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) made his first start in eight weeks for the Orioles, who faced the Boston Red Sox on Saturday,...[+] Sept. 22. Thome drove in OF Adam Jones with a double.
• 9/22 Baseball News Source: Orioles Reaping the Benefits of Trading for Adam Jones: Jones has developed into one of baseball’s best players At the time, it seemed like a good idea. The Seattle Mariners wanted...
• 9/22 Baseball News Source: Gio Gonzalez Wins 20th for Nationals: Gonzalez became the second pitcher in franchise history to win 20 games Their Major League-best starting rotation seemingly weakened...
• 9/22 Birds Watcher: I’ve Never Seen Anything Like It: Probably Rick Dempsey’s most oft-quoted line is that “nothing good happens after a walk.” But more recently I’ve heard...
• 9/22 BoSox Injection: Aceves Blows It Again As Sox Fall 9-6 In Extras: Today’s game against the Orioles was strikingly similar to another game against the Orioles– a 17 inning affair on...
• 9/21 MLB Injury News: Contenders Injury News: Yankees, Orioles, Angels: There are still quite a few contenders out there with the second Wild Card in play.  These teams will need...
• 9/21 Baseball News Source: Thome Set to Return to Orioles Lineup: Thome be activated from the disabled list Does 42-year-old Jim Thome have any power left in his left-handed bat that has slugged...
• 9/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Two activatedBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) and P Troy Patton (ankle) were activated from the 15-day disabled list....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) and P Troy Patton (ankle) were activated from the 15-day disabled list.
• 9/21 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Upton, Greinke, Escobar, Managers: Stephen Strasburg may not be there, but the Nationals are going to the playoffs.  The Nats clinched a postseason berth with...
• 9/20 Puckett's Pond: 35!:   They said it was impossible. Okay, maybe they didn’t say that. But it sure seemed impossible. For a while, it looked...
• 9/19 Redlegs Review: Todd Frazier named Reds nominee for Roberto Clemente Award: The latest press release from the Reds... Major League Baseball and Chevrolet, the official vehicle of Major...
• 9/19 WasWatching: Batters With 2+ 170+ Strikeout Seasons: Here’s the list as of today - Rk Yrs From To Age 1 Adam Dunn 7 2002 2012 22-32 Ind. Seasons 2 Ryan Howard 5 2006 2011 26-31...
• 9/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Two could return this weekend: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) and P Troy Patton (ankle) are finishing up their rehab assignments and could rejoin the...[+] team this weekend.
• 9/18 Call to the Pen: Jim Thome On Verge of Return to Orioles: The Baltimore Orioles could have been in deep trouble when right fielder Nick Markakis went down earlier this month with a thumb...
• 9/18 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Musial’s career numbers being chasedLooking at several records set by Hall of Famer Stan Musial being approached by today’s MLB stars....
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome to play simulated gamesBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) will play simulated games Monday, Sept. 17, and Tuesday, Sept. 18....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) will play simulated games Monday, Sept. 17, and Tuesday, Sept. 18.
• 9/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Manny Ramirez: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 9/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: September 14, 1997: Compiled by Jason Kaminski Sandy Alomar Jr. hits a bases-loaded single to key a bizarre seven-run 8th, and Cleveland defeats Chicago,...
• 9/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome, Troy Patton nearing returns: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) and P Troy Patton (ankle) will take part in the instructional league Sunday, Sept. 16, and...[+] Thome could rejoin the team on their road trip. Patton will need to pitch in two or three rehab games before returning.
• 9/12 Call to the Pen: Orioles Lose Hammel, Regain Share of AL East Lead: The Baltimore Orioles have been everyone’s feel-good story in 2012, but a couple Birds are feeling anything but good lately....
• 9/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Troy Patton, Jim Thome rehabbing: Baltimore Orioles P Troy Patton (ankle) will throw live batting practice Friday, Sept. 14, and DH Jim Thome (back) will hit in...[+] the cages Wednesday, Sept. 12.
• 9/9 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Perez, Indians, Phillies: Some links as Saturday turns into Sunday... The Indians' brass, starting with owner Larry Dolan, were not pleased with...
• 9/8 High Heat Stats: Who will be the next 400 HR hitter?: This season, Paul Konerko, David Ortiz and Adam Dunn have joined the 400 HR club that now boasts 50 members. But, it’s not...
• 9/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome swingsBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) took 40 dry swings Friday, Sept. 7, and he could rejoin the team later this month....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) took 40 dry swings Friday, Sept. 7, and he could rejoin the team later this month.
• 9/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome sees doctor, Jake Arrieta coming up: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) saw a doctor Thursday, Sept. 6, and he continues to progress, but the team is slowing him...[+] down. SP Jake Arrieta will be recalled from the minors Friday, Sept. 7.
• 9/5 Baseball Analytics: Jimmy Rollins gets his 2000th hit: The Reds topped the Phils, 2-1 last night but the Phils with so few things to smile about this season at least could be happy...
• 9/5 Roto Think Tank: September Call-Ups (and Call Backs): National League: 0 0 1 1147 6543 Roto Think Tank 54 15 7675 14.0 Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE...
• 9/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome feeling better: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) is feeling better and will visit with a doctor Thursday, Sept. 6. RP Troy Patton (ankle)...[+] threw from 120 feet on flat ground Tuesday, Sept. 4, up from 90 feet Monday, Sept. 3.
• 9/3 Call to the Pen: Adam Dunn Reaches Milestone Strikeout Total: The Chicago White Sox re-claimed sole possession of first place in the AL Central on Monday night with a 4-2 home win over the...
• 9/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Cubs, Miller, Felix, Joseph: In the same game that Jamey Carroll hit his first home run since August 2009, Adam Dunn struck out tonight to become the sixth...
• 9/1 Birds Watcher: Round one goes to the Orioles:   How many “biggest series’ of the year or in a long time” have the Baltimore Orioles played thus far in...
• 9/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Carlos Baerga: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...

• 8/30 High Heat Stats: AL winner-take-all games and the new wild card format: As we approach the home stretch before this year’s playoffs, the oddity that is the new wild card system looms. To determine...
• 8/30 Baseball News Source: Red Sox Should Re-Sign David Ortiz – Should They?: Will Red Sox Plans Include David Ortiz When he is healthy, David Ortiz is hands down the best designated hitter in the game. Even...
• 8/30 The Baseball Page: Bullpen Banter: Adam Dunn and the Hall of Fame: Bullpen Banter: Adam Dunn After a long pause, Bullpen Banter is back....
• 8/30 Phillies Nation: Utley Considering Third Base?: The hot corner has been a hot topic for Phillies fans all season long. The organization lacks a major-league-ready prospect to...
• 8/30 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: David Ortiz: David Ortiz has played in just one game since July 16 due to a right Achilles strain, and while he hopes to be back in September,...
• 8/28 High Heat Stats: Adam Dunn, meet David Letterman: Adam Dunn’s most unusual season is an endless source of quirky statistical curiosities. Dunn launched two more bombs Friday...
• 8/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome cleared to swing: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) was cleared to swing a bat two days ago. He never underwent a second epidural injection....[+]
• 8/27 The Baseball Page: Jim Thome Tribute! (Video): On Jim Thome's birthday, YouTube user CheAtBoy112233 has a video of...
• 8/26 My Pinstripes: YCN: Greatest Yankees-Indians Games: Photo Courtesy of NYDN This weekend's Yankees-Indians series was pretty boring, but that has not always been the case...
• 8/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome still dealing with weakness: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) may receive a second epidural because he is still dealing with soreness and lack of strength...[+] when he tries to swing.
• 8/24 mlbreports.com : The Philadelphia Phillies Franchise Part 2 of 3: The Hitters: Friday August.24/2012 Note from Chuck Booth:  I am attempting to bring the history for each of the 30 MLB Franchises into a 4...
• 8/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Two not close to rehab assignments: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (back) and SP Troy Patton (ankle) are not close to starting rehab assignments. Both will continue...[+] to rehab in Florida.
• 8/23 High Heat Stats: Reggie Jefferson: the High Heat Stats interview @ReggieJefferson: Reggie Jefferson played 9 seasons in the majors and is the closest to a .300 hitter you’ll ever see. With 637 hits in 2,123...
• 8/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome clearedBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) is pain free and will resume baseball activities Thursday, Aug. 23....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) is pain free and will resume baseball activities Thursday, Aug. 23.
• 8/21 Puckett's Pond: Blackburn Sent to AAA: Don’t hate the player, hate the game.: The Minnesota Twins have outrighted Nick Blackburn to Rochester, meaning that he is no longer on the team’s 40 man roster and...
• 8/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome continues rehabBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) will head to Florida to continue his rehab Tuesday, Aug. 21....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) will head to Florida to continue his rehab Tuesday, Aug. 21.
• 8/20 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finders Keepers: Dylan Bundy: With the playoffs starting in some leagues and with roughly only two weeks left in the fantasy baseball regular season in others,...
• 8/19 District Sports Page: Fantasy Baseball: Scouting the Waiver Wire — Week 22: My All-Star break was a bit longer than planned. It included a huge uptick in “work” and the birth of our second child. But,...
• 8/19 Tyler's Think Tank: Dunn Enters 400 Home Run Club: Yesterday Kansasy City pummeled Jake Peavy and the first place Chicago White Sox, 9-4.  But the story of the day...
• 8/19 PhoulBallz.com: Weekly Minor League Review, 8/19/12: I'm back with another semi-weekly minor league review, where we take a look at the various developmental levels of the Phillies'...
• 8/19 Phillies Nation: Weekly Minor League Review, 8/19/12: We’re back with another semi-weekly minor league review, where we take a look at the various developmental levels of the...
• 8/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Jim Thome: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 8/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: August 18, 1996: Compiled by Jason Kaminski Cleveland third baseman Jim Thome strokes four hits, including a pair of homers, and drives home six...
• 8/16 Crashburn Alley: This Is What Racism Looks Like: .gifs after the jump. Jim Thome, Caucasian veteran, not running out a grounder to the best of his ability: Ho-hum. Just an out,...
• 8/15 Crashburn Alley: Ryan Howard’s Struggles Concerning: After rupturing his Achilles tendon to end the NLDS last year against the St. Louis Cardinals, Ryan Howard began his slow climb...
• 8/14 Baseball Musings: Wait a Year: Following up on this post about the Royals poor season, not all hope should be abandoned. Sometimes it takes a while for a young...
• 8/13 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: August 13, 2012: Ezequiel Carrera $15. Other bids: $15, $10, $1.I profiled Carrera in Friday's Gearing Up. The top two bids here were...
• 8/11 The Captain's Blog: Opposite Field Attracting Home Runs for Yankees: (The following was originally published at SB*Nation’s Pinstripe Alley) The Yankees have been no stranger to the long ball...
• 8/8 The Baseball Page: All Good Things Must End – Phillies Sellout Streak Broken: You could see it coming for months. Even in games that were announced...
• 8/7 Puckett's Pond: Justin Morneau Joins the 200 Homer Club: Just like Jim Thome a year ago, Justin Morneau reached a milestone last night with a two-homer game against a division opponent....
• 8/6 MLBTradeRumors: AL East Notes: Valentine, Thome, Lowe: The Orioles defeated the Mariners tonight to draw within a half game of one of the American League's Wild Card spots. In what...
• 8/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome expected to miss 3-4 weeks: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) is expected to miss three to four weeks because of a herniated disc. The team is hoping...[+] he will be able to return earlier.
• 8/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lee, Dodgers, Gonzalez, Twins: Yesterday, I asked if the Phillies should let Cliff Lee and his hefty contract to go to the Dodgers after they were awarded claiming...
• 8/5 PhoulBallz.com: Weekly Minor League Wrap Up, 8/5/12: It's another sometimes-weekly minor league review, where we take a look at the various developmental levels of the Phillies' organization...
• 8/5 Phillies Nation: Weekly Minor League Wrap Up, 8/5/12: It’s another sometimes-weekly minor league review, where we take a look at the various developmental levels of the Phillies’...
• 8/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: August 4, 1997: Compiled by Jason Kaminski Manny Ramirez homers and drives in four runs, and Jim Thome hits his 30th homer as the Indians beat...
• 8/4 Baseball News Source: Phillies’ Amaro Says – Lee Not Going Anywhere – Why Not ?: The Philadelphia Phillies put Cliff Lee on, waivers and Lee was reportedly claimed by the Los Angeles Dodgers. When Phillies general...
• 8/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome receives injectionBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) received an epidural injection for his neck Friday, Aug. 3....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) received an epidural injection for his neck Friday, Aug. 3.
• 8/2 MLBTradeRumors: Noteworthy August 2011 Trades: The non-waiver trade deadline passed, but MLB teams will continue making deals this month. What kind of trades can we expect in...

• 7/31 Puckett's Pond: Twins Stand Pat On Deadline Day, Drop Close Game To White Sox: Ultimately the results of tonight’s game would prove nothing definitive when it comes to the outcome of the Francisco Liriano...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome to DL: The Baltimore Orioles placed DH Jim Thome (neck) on the 15-day disabled list with a herniated disc in his neck Tuesday, July 31....[+] He will receive an epidural injection. 2B Robert Andino (shoulder) was activated from the DL in a corresponding move.
• 7/31 Operation Shutdown: Farewell Brad Lincoln: The Pirates made another move at the deadline earlier tonight when they shipped off Brad Lincoln to Toronto in exchange for outfielder...
• 7/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome out again: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) is out for the third straight day with neck spasms, and he'll undergo an MRI on his neck...[+] Tuesday, July 31. 'It's really not getting any better, to be honest,' Thome said. 'Maybe a little bit of improvement, but not much. I tried to hit and it didn't respond the way we wanted it to.'
• 7/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome not in lineup Saturday: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome (neck) is not in the starting lineup against the Oakland Athletics Saturday, July 28, because of...[+] neck spasms.
• 7/27 Southside Showdown: Be Patient!: When it comes to hitting, patience is a virtue. Drawing walks has obvious benefits – baserunners, avoiding outs, wearing out...
• 7/26 High Heat Stats: Adam Dunn and triple-W games: In a recent post, John Autin identified that Jim Thome has the most career games with at least one of each of the TTO components...
• 7/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #99: Detroit Tigers (53-45) at Cleveland Indians (49-49): By Mike Brandyberry Last night the Indians fell behind early, allowing three runs in the first two innings, and could never catch...
• 7/26 Rays Colored Glasses: Game 99: Shields K’s 10 But Collapses in 5th as Rays Fall in Finale to O’s: The Rays entered Thursday looking for a sweep of the Baltimore Orioles. James Shields entered Thursday looking to remain calm...
• 7/26 MetsToday.com: Trade Deadline Roundup (So Far): With one week remaining until the non-waiver trade deadline, let’s take a look at some of the notable transactions that...
• 7/26 Puckett's Pond: Opinion: Twins need to Release Nick Blackburn: The Chicago White Sox punished Nick Blackburn Wednesday. They scored eight runs off the Twins’ starter, raising his season...
• 7/23 The Baseball Page: Seven-Up: Seven teams completed series sweeps today. The Blue Jays leap-frogged...
• 7/22 High Heat Stats: Quiz – Nifty fifty: Since 1918, these are the only players to appear on certain statistical lists at least 50 times. What are these these statistical...
• 7/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tomlin’s First Inning Struggles Continue, Tribe’s 9th Inning Rally Falls Short; Orioles 4, Indians 3: By Ryan Hohman Josh Tomlin continued his first-inning struggles Sunday afternoon, giving up two runs to the Baltimore Orioles...
• 7/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game #95: Baltimore Orioles (50-44) at Cleveland Indians (47-47): By Mike Brandyberry Saturday evening Zach McAllister pitched into the eighth inning, giving the Indians a chance to win, but...
• 7/22 WahoosOnFirst: Jim Thome Sinks Tribe in 3-1 Loss, Indians Fall to .500: If you had to pick a way for the Indians to lose a game, it would be a Jim Thome home run. Right? Well that’s exactly what...
• 7/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: A Good Start Spoiled; Orioles 3, Indians 1: By Christian Petrila The Indians offense went missing-in-action (again) and it wasted a terrific outing from a starter (again)....
• 7/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Charles Nagy: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 7/21 WahoosOnFirst: Orioles Batter Derek Lowe, Pummel Indians 10-2: Derek Lowe labored through the worst outing of his career Friday night while the Indians managed just a pair of solo home runs...
• 7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cleveland Rocked as Baltimore Blasts Lowe; Orioles 10, Indians 2: By Bob Toth The only fireworks for Cleveland Friday night were during the post-game Rock N’ Blast display, as Baltimore jumped...
• 7/20 Baseball Musings: You Can’t Spell Home Run without Thome: Jim Thome hit the 610th home run of his career Friday night, passing Sammy Sosa on the all-time list. The Orioles are pounding...
• 7/20 WahoosOnFirst: Series Preview: Cleveland Indians vs. Balitmore Orioles: The road trip to begin the second half could have gone better at 3-4, but it could have gone much worse too. The Cleveland Indians...
• 7/17 The Baseball Page: Baltimore Orioles Lose Game, Series, and Starter Jason Hammel: The Baltimore Orioles are currently searching for a way to make the...
• 7/16 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of July 16: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 7/16 Bronx Baseball Daily: The 2012 Baltimore Orioles: Contenders or Pretenders?: It’s been a long time since we as Yankee fans have had to take the Baltimore Orioles seriously; Camden Yards being one of...
• 7/15 Motor City Bengals: Random Thoughts: Tigers vs Orioles: Two out of three’s not bad, right? That’s what the Tigers left Baltimore with in the win column, after today’s...
• 7/15 High Heat Stats: Belated return of Game Notes, with Saturday plus: Saturday @Cubs 4, Diamondbacks 1: The 5th straight scoreless start by Ryan Dempster matched the longest since Orel Hershiser‘s record...
• 7/11 Tomahawk Take: Chipper Jones’ Last All-Star Game Hurrah (As A Player): Last night Chipper Jones played his final All Star Game in the only active ballpark where he had never taken the field; Kauffman...
• 7/10 Phillies Nation: All-Star Break Grades: The Bench: Welcome to the first of five of our All-Star Break assessments. Today we tackle: The Bench. The Surprises: Mike Fontenot –...
• 7/9 Phillies Nation: Valdez-for-Horst Model For Re-tooling: Heading into the All-Star break, there is very little for Phillies fans to be excited about. Sixteen games behind the Nationals...
• 7/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Is It Lopey Time, Yet?: By Bob Toth The Cleveland Indians have not followed the usual protocol at the hot corner for the last few years. Historically,...
• 7/7 Blog Red Machine: Regarding This Rumor of the Reds and Juan Pierre: At about 10:30 last evening, this tweet hit my Twitter timeline… As the Phillies prepare for possible sell-off, Juan Pierre...
• 7/6 Halo Hangout: Halo Highlights- Bats Beat Up Birds In Slugfest: The Angels may need to win more games like last night if their starting pitching continues on this route. Garrett Richards got...
• 7/6 Phillies Nation: The Roster Math Behind Ryan Howard’s Return: The Big Man is almost back will likely return tonight according to Todd Zolecki and he couldn’t return any sooner to this...
• 7/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Prospect Gallas has a Chance to Live his Dream: By Steve Eby Imagine a little boy walking into a Major League stadium for the first time.  He’s wearing a baseball glove on...
• 7/5 MLBTradeRumors: Outrighted: Young, Phillips, Farina: The latest outright assignments from around MLB... The Tigers outrighted Matt Young to Triple-A Toledo, the team announced...
• 7/4 Call to the Pen: Phillies Biggest Letdown of 2012: My most rock solid pick of spring training was wrong. I said that the Philadelphia Phillies would be the best team in baseball...
• 7/4 YankeeAnalysts.com: Should the Yankees trade for Cole Hamels? Can they?: While the Mets staying above water and the White Sox leading the A.L. Central have been surprising stories of the 2012 season,...
• 7/3 MetsToday.com: Series Preview: Mets vs. Phillies: After nearly sweeping the down-trending Dodgers in Los Angeles, the Mets move on to face another club spinning out of control...
• 7/3 Rising Apple: Series Preview: Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets: The Mets were fortunate to get a day off yesterday to re-adjust to being back on the East Coast before they host the Phillies...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | 1B not productive this season: The Philadelphia Phillies have used a collection of 1B Ty Wigginton, OF John Mayberry Jr., INF Hector Luna, OF Laynce Nix and...[+] 1B Jim Thome at first base this season. Collectively, the group has combined to hit .253/.314/.405 with 11 homers and 41 RBIs in 331 plate appearances at first base this season.
• 7/3 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lee, Lino, Hamels, Trade Market: Some links to sift through as your Monday night winds down... Carlos Lee is remaining quiet on the potential Astros-Dodgers trade...
• 7/2 Brotherly Glove: Thome Trade Nets Solid Prospects: Mere days after they began shopping Jim Thome to American League teams, the Phillies found a trade partner with the Baltimore...
• 7/2 WahoosOnFirst: Opposition Research: Jason Evans Talks Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim: The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim come to town Monday night to kick off a three-game set at Progressive Field. So I talked to...
• 7/2 Mastersball.com: LABR FAAB Report: Week of July 2: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly LABR FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as well...
• 7/2 Mastersball.com: Tout Wars FAAB Report: Week of July 2: Each week, your friends at Mastersball will post the results of the weekly Tout Wars FAAB run, featuring the winning bid as...
• 7/2 Bleeding Yankee Blue: AROUND MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Here are few items circulating around the Major Leagues you should know about: Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano and Curtis...
• 7/2 Roto Think Tank: A.L. FAAB Log: July 2, 2012: Jim Thome $15. Other bids: $9, $4.If you've ever wondered the last few years what Jim Thome might do as a full-time player,...
• 7/1 StanGraphs: Trade: Phillies Deal Chad Qualls to Yankees for Something or Other: The Phillies continued their miniature fire sale by sending reliever Chad Qualls the way of the Yankees for either a player to...
• 7/1 Climbing Tal's Hill: Carlos Lee Declines Trade to Dodgers: As Greg wrote yesterday and in what has been a very hot topic among Astros fans over the last 36 hours, Carlos Lee has invoked...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome hitless in debut: Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome was hitless in four at-bats with a pair of strikeouts Sunday, July 1, against the Cleveland Indians...[+] in his team debut.
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 6/24/12 - 6/30/12: As Boston says goodbye to one former All-Star and Baltimore welcomes another, let's catch up on the week that was here on MLBTR... The White...
• 7/1 mlbreports.com : Jim Thome Traded to the Baltimore Orioles: Rate That Trade: Sunday July 1st, 2012 Jonathan Hacohen:  As part of our regular features here on MLB reports, we have a dedicated page to baseball...
• 7/1 Phillies Nation: Report: Phillies Asking Teams About Hamels: The Jim Thome trade was a minor one, but also could be the start of an overhaul. This could be the end of the Phillies as you...
• 7/1 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (36-44) vs. Marlins (37-40): Philadelphia Phillies (36-44) at Miami Marlins (37-40) Joe Blanton (7-6, 4.87) vs. Ricky Nolasco (6-6, 4.78) TIME: 1:10, Marlins...
• 7/1 MLBTradeRumors: Yankees Acquire Chad Qualls: 4:08 pm: The Yankees have designated infielder Matt Antonelli for assignment to make room for Qualls on their 40-man roster,...
• 7/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview #78: Cleveland Indians (39-38) at Baltimore Orioles (42-35): By Mike Brandyberry Saturday the Cleveland Indians scored early and often, taking control of the game in the fifth inning and...
• 7/1 Release Points: Jim Thome Trade Reaction: For the eighth time in his 22-year career, Jim Thome is packing his bags and heading to another team, as the Baltimore Orioles...
• 7/1 Call to the Pen: The Unappreciated Career of Jim Thome: Yesterday, the Philadelphia Phillies traded Jim Thome to the Baltimore Orioles making him just the third player in baseball history...
• 7/1 Call to the Pen: The Baltimore Orioles And The Trade Deadline: The Baltimore Orioles, who are in the midst of a very surprising season, decided to bolster their lineup with the current version...
• 7/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome in starting lineupBaltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome is in the starting lineup Sunday, July 1, and is batting fifth....[+] Baltimore Orioles DH Jim Thome is in the starting lineup Sunday, July 1, and is batting fifth.

• 6/30 StanGraphs: Trade: Phillies Ship Jim Thome to Baltimore For Prospect Pair: Oh dear, you have once again stumbled upon a new StanGraphs category, this one being Transaction Analysis. While we may tackle...
• 6/30 High Heat Stats: Strikeout Milestones and Related Musings: Following up on a post by birtelcom concerning the continually increasing trend to more strikeouts in the game, I noticed that...
• 6/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Thome The First Phillies’ Domino To Fall: Now that Jim Thome has been traded from the Phillies to the Orioles for two low level minor leaguers, no one’s come up with...
• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Jim Thome acquired: The Baltimore Orioles acquired DH Jim Thome from the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, June 30, in exchange for P Kyle Simon and...[+] C Gabriel Lino.
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Fire Sale, Amaro, Hamels: Earlier tonight the Phillies traded Jim Thome to the Orioles for a pair of Single-A prospects. Here's the latest from the City...
• 6/30 Bronx Baseball Daily: Rumor: Yankees not interested in Jim Thome: Raul Ibanez and Andruw Jones have not been hitting the way the Yankees have expected them to this season, but don’t...
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Designate Zach Phillips For Assignment: The Orioles have designated Zach Phillips for assignment, the team announced. The move creates room on the 40-man roster for...
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Acquire Jim Thome: 5:45pm: Both the Phillies and Orioles have announced the trade with press releases. 5:36pm: The Phillies will also receive minor...
• 6/30 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies, Orioles Discussing Thome Trade: The Phillies and Orioles are talking seriously about a deal involving Jim Thome, a source tells Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. ...
• 6/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Paul Sorrento: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 6/30 PaulLebowitz.com: Surprise Buyers—American League: Let’s look at some teams that are unexpectedly hovering around contention, what they need and who they should pursue. Baltimore...
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Thome, Blue Jays, Oliver, Orioles: Links as Friday turns into Saturday.. As the Phillies look for a place to move Jim Thome, the Rays and Yankees not interested,...
• 6/29 Marlin Maniac: Philadelphia Phillies (36-42) @ Miami Marlins (35-40) June 29th, 7 PM EST (Game 76): The Miami Marlins have won a grand total of 6 games in the month of June, the good news, the team is still half a game ahead of...
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Two more teams not interested in Jim Thome: The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays aren't interested in trading for Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome, according to sources....[+]
• 6/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Not in a rush to trade Jim Thome: The Philadelphia Phillies aren't rushing to trade 1B Jim Thome even though they have been shopping him to American League teams....[+] 'We're not looking to trade Thome,' manager Charlie Manuel said. 'Thome would definitely get the most playing as a DH in the American League. I think everybody in baseball knows that. But we're not in a hurry to get rid of Thome.'
• 6/29 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 8: POW Garret Anderson: I had a dream earlier this week in which I was a retired baseball player working in sports media. In this dream, I was hanging...
• 6/29 Brotherly Glove: The Phils Are Shopping Thome: The Phillies are 36-42, back in last place, and losing time to turn things around and vie for a playoff berth. The season isn’t...
• 6/29 Call to the Pen: MLB Trade Rumors: Phillies Looking to Deal Jim Thome?: Jim Thome is a Hall of Famer already.  Barring some allegations of steroid use based on consequential, if any, evidence, Thome...
• 6/29 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Is the Chase back on?: Chase Utley is finally back. He emphatically showed us he was far from through as a ballplayer by hitting a home run in his first...
• 6/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Has Ruben Amaro Jr. Met Jim Thome?: Ruben Amaro Jr. says some of the most ridiculous things in explaining his bizarre decisions. The quote clipped from this posting...
• 6/29 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Phillies, Marlins, Harper: Last year's Phillies team comfortably led the Major Leagues in run prevention by allowing just 3.27 runs per game. It's been a...
• 6/28 Three Rivers Burgh Blog: Pirates Game 75 Recap - Pirates 5, Phillies 4: Sometimes in a game it takes consistent scoring and timely hitting in order to get a win and then other times it takes one big...
• 6/28 Raise the Jolly Roger: Bucs hold on by a thread: The Pirates jumped out to a quick 5-0 lead in the first inning on Thursday afternoon, and seemed primed for a rare “easy...
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Murphy, Capuano, Dickey, Fish, Phils: The Mets and Dodgers could help each other with a trade of Daniel Murphy for a reliever, speculates ESPN's Buster Olney.  While...
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome on the trade block?: Two American League teams are saying that the Philadelphia Phillies are making 1B Jim Thome available to AL teams in need of a...[+] designated hitter. However, there isn't a fit with the two teams that Thome prefers, the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox.
• 6/28 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Shopping Thome To DH-Needy AL Teams: The Phillies are making Jim Thome available to American League teams in need of help at designated hitter, reports ESPN's Jayson...
• 6/28 North Side Notch: Nooooooo doubt about it?: Final: Pirates 11, Phillies 7 WP: James McDonald (7-3, 2.44 ERA) LP: Raul Valdes (2-1, 3.24 ERA) [Imaginary Save: Brad Lincoln...
• 6/27 Yanks Go Yard: Sabermetric Outlook: Robinson Cano: Robinson Cano never ceases to amaze. As great of a player as he has been for the New York Yankees, especially in the past few...
• 6/27 Phillies Nation: New Lineup, Same Old Bullpen: Not even the return of Chase Utley could save the Phillies tonight, as the team fell to the Pirates 11-7 behind a hapless effort...
• 6/27 Raise the Jolly Roger: “Bullpen day” backfires for Phils, not for Brad: The Phillies were in a tough spot on Wednesday night. Because of some injuries in their rotation and a rainout/doubleheader that...
• 6/27 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Kevin Youkilis, Josh Hamilton, Alex Trebek:   The hottest topics for the week of June 24, 2012 … Sox appeal: Third baseman Kevin Youkilis was traded to the White...
• 6/26 Brotherly Glove: Should the Phillies Trade Victorino?: At the beginning of the season, the common Phillies narrative was that their pitching would lead them to success. The offense...
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome ties Sammy Sosa on HR list: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome hit his 609th career home run against Tampa Bay Rays P Jake McGee Saturday, June 23, allowing...[+] him to tie Sammy Sosa for seventh place on the all-time home run list. It was his 13th career walkoff homer.
• 6/24 Call to the Pen: MLB Recaps: Jim Thome walks off: Philadelphia Phillies 7, Tampa Bay Rays 6 Veteran, future Hall of Fame slugger Jim Thome smashed the 13th walk-off home run of...
• 6/24 Phillies Nation: Thome Walks It Off; Utley Back By Wednesday?: The good news for the Phillies on Saturday was two-fold — they had their second walkoff win of the season on Jim Thome‘s...
• 6/23 Baseball Musings: First for Pierre: Juan Pierre hit his first home run of the season today, a good 80 days into the season. If was his first home run with men on...
• 6/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Eric Plunk: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 6/22 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Rays at Phillies, June 22-24: After failing to capitalize on a chance to complete a sweep of the lowly Rockies on Thursday night, the Phillies (33-38) will...
• 6/22 Crashburn Alley: Mourning Ryan Howard: Phil Sheridan published a fantastic piece of stathead troll bait yesterday, lamenting Ryan Howard‘s absence and fantasizing...
• 6/21 Puckett's Pond: 10 Pitching prospects the Twins might want:   We’re still over a month away from the trade deadline, but it is becoming evident that the Twins will be sellers...
• 6/19 Phillies Nation: The Jim Thome Dilemma: At 41, Jim Thome may not have received more than a handful of offers before the 2012 season started. After all, most National...
• 6/19 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Rockies at Phillies, June 19-21: Beginning on Tuesday night, the Phillies (31-37) and the Rockies (25-40) will begin a three-game series that will enable the remainder...
• 6/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Guerrero, Thome, Yankees: Teams interested in acquiring starting pitching help surely noticed when the Cubs placed right-hander Ryan Dempster on the disabled...
• 6/18 mlbreports.com : Stat of the Week: Will Extra Base Hits Help Punch Tickets to BBHOF?: Monday June.18/2012 Douglas ‘Chuck’ Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)-  Extra base hits kind...
• 6/18 WasWatching: Batters 2+ Games With 5+ K’s: Since 1918, here’s the list - Rk Player #Matching   1 Sammy Sosa 4 Ind. Games 2 Ray Lankford 3 Ind. Games 3 Jim Thome 2...
• 6/17 Phillies Nation: Phillies Get Swept Out Of Canada: Losing 6-2 to the Toronto Blue Jays capped off the Phillies 12th loss in 15 games and the third time they have been swept in a...
• 6/17 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Bay, Indians, Brewers: Happy Father's Day to all dads!  Jim Thome, a father of two, became just the fourth player in baseball history to hit 100 home...
• 6/16 High Heat Stats: Adam Dunn and all-or-nothing hitters: Adam Dunn is enjoying a spectacular bounce-back season from his nightmarish 2011 campaign. Presently, he is on pace for 58 HR,...
• 6/16 Crashburn Alley: Why the Phillies Should Grab Manny Ramirez: 1. He posted an on-base percentage above .400 in his age 37 and 38 seasons (.418, .409) with considerable power (.241, .162 ISO)...
• 6/15 Call to the Pen: Can Anybody Explain This Game?: You would think after all of these years I’d have a better handle on baseball trends,  but no, I still can’t figure...
• 6/15 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Is season already over?: After pointing out last week what seems to now be obvious - that the NL East being a close race is a myth - Ron Opher now asks...
• 6/15 Crashburn Alley: Crash Bag, Vol. 6: The Mustache: I have found the solution, ladies and gentlemen! I think the Phillies can solve their offensive woes! All they have to do is hit...
• 6/15 YankeeAnalysts.com: The Yankees on my birthday: Today, I hit a quarter century. The big 2-5. I share a birthday with current Yankees Andy Pettitte and Eduardo Nunez, as well...
• 6/14 Phillies Nation: Phillies Use Homeruns, Blanton to Beat Twins 6-1: Ah so will the real Joe Blanton please stand up. Blanton finally shook off the rust and had himself a game tonight.  The Phillies...
• 6/14 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Red Sox, Quentin, Willingham, Pirates: ESPN's Buster Olney shared a number of items (via his Twitter feed) about a variety of hot stove topics and rumors... The...
• 6/14 The Rays Today: The Rays Lose Second Game In A Row By At Least 8 Runs: Posted in UncategorizedTonight’s game was game #62 meaning there is 100 games left in the season, and the rays have slipped...
• 6/14 High Heat Stats: The Mount Rushmore of the Cleveland Indians: The Indians joined the American League in 1901 but were known as the Blues that year. In 1902 they were called the Broncos, and...
• 6/14 Phillies Nation: Phils Pull Out a Win Versus Twins: Nothing comes easy these days for the Phillies, as the National League East division’s last place club went down to the...
• 6/13 Phillies Nation: Losses Coming From Expected Strength: I’m an eternal optimist. With the addition of the second Wild Card, I won’t be counting the Phillies out of it until...
• 6/12 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Twins, June 12-14: Inter-league play continues as the Phillies (29-33) travel to Minnesota to take on the Twins (24-35) in a three-game series...
• 6/12 High Heat Stats: Weekend game notes: SUNDAY @Pirates 3, Royals 2: Ladies and gentlemen, your first-place Bucs! Winning 12 of 15 (including 4 of 6 from Cincinnati),...
• 6/11 Roto Think Tank: N.L. FAAB Log: June 11, 2012: Brad Boxberger $10.  Other bids: $5.Boxberger came to the Padres in the Mat Latostrade.  His ERA is disappointing,...
• 6/11 mlbreports.com : Top Ten Stat of the Week: HRs per AB Career (Active): Monday June.11, 2012 Douglas “Chuck” Booth (Baseball Writer and @chuckbooth3024 on twitter)- Chicks dig the long ball...
• 6/10 Phillies Nation: Phillies Lose Series to O’s in Extras: The Phillies lost the rubber match of their three game set with the Orioles on Sunday, 5-4. In the bottom of the tenth inning,...
• 6/9 Phillies Nation: Solo Homers Not Enough, Phils Lose In Extras: The Phillies one game win streak was short lived as the Orioles won their eighth straight extra inning game with an Adam Jones...
• 6/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Sandy Alomar, Jr.: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 6/8 For Baseball Junkies: Interleague Play Begins: The Subway Series... The North Side of Chicago versus the South Side... The Royals versus the Pirates (ok, that was too far)....
• 6/8 Phillies Nation: Victorino, Offense Lead the Way for Blanton: The Phillies have finally snapped their losing streak.  After losing six in a row, the Phillies pulled out a win against the...
• 6/8 Baseball Musings: Big Middle: Jim Thome and Shane Victorino batted fourth and fifth Friday night against the Orioles, and each collected three hits. For Thome,...
• 6/8 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (28-31) at Orioles (32-25): Philadelphia Phillies (28-31) vs. Baltimore Orioles (32-25) Joe Blanton (4-6, 5.27) vs.  Jake Arrieta (2-7, 5.53) Time: 7:05,...
• 6/8 Phillies Nation: Some Interleague Notes: The Phillies begin a nine-game road trip tonight in Baltimore, as they take on the Orioles, then it’s up to Minnesota against...
• 6/8 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebookWe have heard it said repeatedly that the NL East is a tight race. Ron Opher shows us why that is simply untrue....
• 6/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Placido Polanco still out: Philadelphia Phillies 3B Placido Polanco (finger, wrist) is out of the lineup for the third straight game Friday, June 8. 1B Ty...[+] Wigginton is at third base and 1B Jim Thome is hitting cleanup as the designated hitter.
• 6/8 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Appel, Morneau, LaHair: Two years ago today, both Stephen Strasburg and Giancarlo Stanton made their Major League debuts. Strasburg famously struck...
• 6/8 PhoulBallz.com: Series Preview: Phillies at Orioles, June 8-10: Interleague play returns as two teams with similar recent success and completely opposite spots in the standings meet for...
• 6/7 Crashburn Alley: Graph of the Intermittent Time Period: This was one of the more po**** and most-heavily requested features last year. With the recent injury to Freddy Galvis, the latest...
• 6/6 Lasorda's Lair: Dodgers Edge Out Phillies and Take Series: Dodgers 6 7 0 Phillies 5 7 1 WP- Capuano (8-2) LP- Kendrick (2-5) S- Jansen (9) HR- Victorino (7), Wigginton (6), Rollins (3)...
• 6/6 Fire Brand of the American League: Potential Trade Partners for Kevin Youkilis: First BaseChip doubles back to Monday's column, and examines potential first base partners for a potential Kevin Youkilis trade....
• 6/5 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Dodgers (34-21) vs. Phillies (28-28): Los Angeles Dodgers (34-21) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (28-28) Chad Billingsley (2-4, 4.07) vs. Cliff Lee (0-2, 3.00) Time: 7:05,...
• 6/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Rehab updates: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome (back) could rejoin the team for interleague play this weekend, but he'll likely only DH or...[+] pinch hit upon his return. OF Laynce Nix (calf) will head to Single-A Clearwater Thursday, June 7. RP Justin De Fratus (elbow) is throwing from 75 feet.
• 6/4 PhoulBallz.com: True Phillie Material: Bob Stumpo: Throughout the 1990’s and into the 2000’s, Bob Stumpo, a resident of Wilmington, DE, grew up rooting for his local Major...

• 5/30 Crashburn Alley: Graph of the Intermittent Time Period: The Phillies scored more late-inning runs tonight, scoring six runs in the ninth inning to cushion their lead in an eventual win...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome nearing return: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome (back) might re-join the team in time for interleague games next month on the road against...[+] the Baltimore Orioles. That would allow Thome to serve as the team's designated hitter. He has been serving as the DH during extended spring training games for the past week.
• 5/28 High Heat Stats: Quiz – Heavy Hitters: I’ve given you guys some really tough quizzes in the last while, so here’s an easier one (I think). After the jump...
• 5/28 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: What’s up with Doc?: Roy Halladay left Sunday’s game after pitching just two innings, due to shoulder soreness. Phillies Nation is holding their...
• 5/25 WSJ Daily Fix: Pujols Survives the Slump: The Count: The new Angels slugger has recovered from his long home-run drought at the start of his Anaheim career, but he's entering...
• 5/23 Phillies Nation: True Phillie Material: Bob Stumpo: Throughout the 1990’s and into the 2000’s, Bob Stumpo, a resident of Wilmington, DE, grew up rooting for his local Major League...
• 5/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Sellout Streaks A Thing Of The Past In Cleveland: By Vince Guerrieri In 1994, I was at Wahoo Winterfest, the annual preseason activity to gin up excitement for the Indians. Not...
• 5/21 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Nationals (24-17) vs. Phillies (21-21): Washington Nationals (24-17) at Philadelphia Phillies (21-21) Gio Gonzalez (5-1, 2.22) vs. Kyle Kendrick (0-3, 5.96) Time: 7:05,...
• 5/21 WasWatching: Lowest Season SLG% By Members Of 500-HR Club (Min. 100 PA) – Post Age 30: Here is the list: Rk Player SLG PA Year Age Tm G AB HR RBI BB SO BA OBP 1 Ken Griffey .204 108 2010 40 SEA 33 98 0 7 9 17 .184...
• 5/18 MLBTradeRumors: 2013 Contract Issues: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies are next in MLBTR’s 2013 Contract Issues series: Eligible For Free Agency (7) Cole Hamels - Hamels might...
• 5/15 Full Spectrum Baseball: Buy and Sell Calls for Cellar Dwellers: While the MLB non-waiver trade deadline seems like a tiny dot in the distant future, it might be too early for some teams to pull...
• 5/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Hannahan’s Stability Give Chisenhall Chance To Mature: By Craig Gifford When the Cleveland Indians signed journeyman third baseman Jack Hannahan on December 4, 2010, it was to be a...
• 5/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome won't be ready: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome (back) won't be ready to come off the disabled list when eligible Monday, May 14, but has taken...[+] some 'dry swings.'
• 5/10 Brotherly Glove: Lofton, Pierre and Eking Out Production: On December 4, 2004, the Phillies sent reliever Felix Rodriguez and cash to the Yankees for Kenny Lofton. Having installed Charlie...
• 5/10 Crashburn Alley: What We Know: 30(+2) Games In: The Phillies are 14-18, five games back of first place in the East, and were just swept out of their home ballpark by the Mets...
• 5/8 MetsToday.com: Mets Game 29: Win Over Phillies: Mets 5 Phillies 2 The Mets couldn’t beat Roy Halladay, but they were able to beat the Phillies on a night that Halladay...
• 5/7 High Heat Stats: Many random notes from one crazy game: Orioles 9, Red Sox 6: Look who suddenly has the best record in baseball! A long game is the last thing you need when your starter...
• 5/6 Phillies Nation: Week In Review – Survival Is the Key: As frustrating as this week has seemed, the Phillies can still come out after tonight’s game 4-3 for the week.  A win tonight...
• 5/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Alvaro Espinoza: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 5/4 Through The Fence Baseball: Albert Pujols: Strange things are afoot at the Big A:   Do you remember the time you bought a bunch of Doc Gooden rookie cards because you knew he was a sure-fire Hall of Famer?...
• 5/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Moving on: The New York Yankees have lost Mariano Rivera for the season. Like Brien, that is the only way to approach this story. This is...
• 5/3 Dropped Strike Three: I've Advised My Client, Mr. Charles Fuqua Manuel Jr., to Plead Insanity: When 68 year olds start to make silly decisions, we point to their age. Dementia or Alzheimer's is starting to kick in. When they...
• 5/2 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Severely Lacking Discipline: Three Phillies are tied for the team lead in walks with six. The National League leader has 20 walks. Only four Phillies have...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome not available: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome (back) is unavailable to play Tuesday, May 1, but he is confident he won't need to be placed...[+] on the disabled list.

• 4/30 Phillies Nation: Lee DL Stint Will Continue; Howard Rehab Begins: -Cliff Lee is getting closer to a return, but it won’t happen on Friday. Lee was eligible to be activated from the disabled...
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome bothered by back tightness: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome (back) will visit with a team doctor before the game against the Chicago Cubs Sunday, April...[+] 29. He said it feels the same as last night, when he was lifted from the game in the fifth inning because of back tightness.
• 4/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Alan Embree: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 4/26 Phillies Nation: Evaluating the Success of the 1B Platoon: It’s early in the season. In fact, it’s really early, 19 games early. But one of the most surprising, and interesting, developments...
• 4/24 Fantasy Baseball Crackerjacks: Should you be worried about Giancarlo Stanton?: Giancarlo Stanton has gotten off to a start that times out about as quick as Jim Thome to first base. Considering the draft pick...
• 4/23 Dropped Strike Three: 1/10th Season Report... Not Good: I had to do a double take when glancing at the NL East standings. How are the Phillies 7-9? I mean, how did they manage to win...
• 4/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Charlie Manuel should start counting his days in Philadelphia: Entering his eighth season with Philadelphia, Charlie Manuel has built an impressive resumé in leading his club to five straight...
• 4/21 Phillies Nation: Late Offensive Flurry Backs Another Hamels Win In San Diego: Cole Hamels was victorious again in San Diego thanks to some late inning offense from an unlikely source. The Phils have won two...
• 4/20 Crashburn Alley: Guest Post: Giants series displays flaws in Manuel’s strategy: Mitch Goldich has previously written for espnW.com and is currently a sports blogger for The Huffington Post.  Follow him on...
• 4/19 Brotherly Glove: The Ones That Stick With You: Yes, it’s early, and no, there is no real difference between being 5-7 or 6-6 through the first twelve games of the season…...
• 4/19 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Phillies, Red Sox, Rangers, Vazquez: The latest links from around MLB... Placido Polanco, John Mayberry Jr. and Jim Thome aren't hitting, and David Murphy...
• 4/19 Giants Nirvana: Matt Cain Dominates Again in Giants’ 1-0 Victory: This was one of those special games in which both pitchers were in total control for the entire night. Through the first nine...
• 4/19 Crashburn Alley: Cliff Lee Historically Great, Phillies Still Somehow Lose: In this millennium, only three pitchers have completed the tenth inning of a game they started: Aaron Harang, Roy Halladay (twice),...
• 4/17 High Heat Stats: Matt Kemp Is Off to One of the Best Power Starts Ever: Led by their marquis slugger Matt Kemp, the Dodgers have the best record in baseball 10 games into the season. Kemp’s 6...
• 4/17 Baseball Big Bro. Proj.: What About Larry Doby?: This post is in no way intended to disrespect Jackie Robinson...Seeing what Jackie Robinson went through, without a doubt...
• 4/15 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Read standings upside-down to feel better: The Phillies have gotten off to a slow start. It's not a dreadful start, but a lot of the problems feared have come to fruition....
• 4/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The Greatest Summer Ever: Mark Clark: Each week through the 26 weeks of the 2012 regular season, DTTWLN  will profile and break down the roster of arguably the most...
• 4/13 Brotherly Glove: Dickey Predictably Shuts Phils Down: The Phillies fell to the Mets on Friday by a final of 5-2, in what was a relatively disappointing start for Cliff Lee and a predictably...
• 4/13 Phillies Nation: First Inning Haunts Lee, Phillies Can’t Catch Up: I wouldn’t even venture to say Cliff Lee had a bad night.  He had a couple bad pitches.  Lee’s final line was seven...
• 4/13 High Heat Stats: Double roundup: Games notes from Wednesday/Thursday: Couldn’t get around on the High Heat yesterday, so let’s play a little catch-up. WEDNESDAY: Rockies 17, Giants 8: Colorado...
• 4/13 Brotherly Glove: ‘Ole Kentucky Shines: The Phillies beat the Marlins on Thursday in the exact format the team drew up over the offseason: the starter goes seven innings,...
• 4/12 Phillies Nation: Gameday: Phillies (2-3) vs. Marlins (2-4): Philadelphia Phillies (2-3) vs. Miami Marlins (2-4) Joe Blanton (0-1, 13.50) vs. Mark Buehrle (0-1, 4.50) Time: 7:05 PM, Citizens...
• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome has normal soreness: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome is dealing with normal soreness and hasn't played the field since starting at first base Sunday,...[+] April 8. However, manager Charlie Manuel plans to continue to use Thome at first base.
• 4/12 Brotherly Glove: The Offense Awakens: The Phillies entered Wednesday night’s game against the Marlins with a putrid .198/.254/.244 batting line that ranked worst...
• 4/11 Phillies Nation: Offense Rolls Behind Halladay: On a night that we thought runs would be tough to come by, the Phillies offense exploded for seven runs–with six of them...
• 4/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Cleveland Indians: The Indians fortified their rotation and signed a first baseman, but choosing to retain two longtime players set the team back...
• 4/10 MLB Dirt: Phillies Future is Looking Bleak: The Philadelphia Phillies are off to a slow start in the 2012 season with a 1-3 record against the Pittsburgh Pirates and division...
• 4/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today In Tribe History: April 9, 2000: Compiled by Jason Kaminski Indians first baseman Jim Thome strikes out five times to tie a major league record. Cleveland prevails...
• 4/9 Brotherly Glove: Phils Victims of Walkoffs and Questionable Managing: The Phillies dropped a weekend pair to the Pirates in walkoff fashion to open the season 1-2. Both were winnable games where some...
• 4/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome gets start at 1B: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome made his first start at first base since 2007 in the game Sunday, April 8, against the Pittsburgh...[+] Pirates. He was perfect in the field and turned a 3-6-3 double play in the fourth inning. Thome finished hitless in three at-bats with a strikeout.
• 4/8 Raise the Jolly Roger: Another wonderful walk-off: The Pirates pulled off an improbable series win over the Phillies without leading any of the three games at any time. Today they...
• 4/8 Crashburn Alley: Phillies/Pirates Game Thread 4/8/12: The Phillies will wrap up their series in Pittsburgh this afternoon at 1:35 PM. Vance Worley (3.66 xFIP last year) gets the nod...
• 4/7 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Drop Game Two to the Pirates in Ten: The Phillies’ offense continued to sputter in their second game of the 2012 season, mustering one run for the second game...
• 4/7 Crashburn Alley: Phillies/Pirates Game Thread 4/7/12: Cliff Lee makes his 2012 debut tonight against Jeff Karstens of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Phillies eked out a 1-0 victory on...
• 4/6 The Daily Catch: Phillies After Game One: The article is courtesy of Anderson Good The Philadelphia Phillies’ first game on Thursday against the Pittsburgh Pirates shed...
• 4/6 Brotherly Glove: Phillies Win Opening Day Microcosm: Thursday’s opening day win fit into the lazy narrative we heard ad nauseum this offseason: the Phillies will win if their...
• 4/5 Brotherly Glove: Opening Day Storylines: Opening Day is here. I capitalize it even though it’s not a national holiday because, for us phans, it’s one of the...
• 4/5 Raise the Jolly Roger: GAMEDAY: Opening Day! Pirates vs. Phillies: Phillies (0-0) at Pirates (0-0) 1:35 PM EST–PNC Park, Pittsburgh Here is the MLB.com Gameday TV: ROOT Sports Well, here...
• 4/4 Philly Phanatics: MLB season preview: National League East: Ron Opher doesn't pull any punches as he previews each Major League Baseball division. Instead of giving us a bunch of "ifs,"...
• 4/4 Crashburn Alley: 10 Reasons to Get Excited About the 2012 Phillies: Over at ESPN Sweet Spot, David Schoenfield came up with 100 reasons to get excited about baseball over the next seven months....
• 4/4 Brotherly Glove: Phils Complete Opening Day Roster: Baseball is back. The Phillies don’t open the season until Thursday, but the major league season is officially back on Wednesday...
• 4/4 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Defending Champs Highlight 3rd Season for PH8 League: Heading into a changing of the guard campaign, PH8 didn’t want to be left out of the fun. That’s why for 2012 our...
• 4/3 Dropped Strike Three: 15 Bold (and Likely Inaccurate) Phillies Predictions for 2012: 94 Wins, 6th straight NL East title… and it’ll be easier than you think.Juan Pierre will steal 30 bases… and get caught...

• 3/31 Brotherly Glove: No Need For Fontenot: The Phillies are in somewhat of a middle infield bind with the uncertainty surrounding Chase Utley‘s injury. Freddy Galvis...
• 3/31 Phillies Nation: A Fan’s Take: Leaving Clearwater: (This post was written by Phillies Nation contributor Nick McIlwain, of 93.3 WMMR in Philadelphia. He’s part of the Preston...
• 3/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Abreu Trade Talks Spark Fans Dislike: By Vince Guerrieri Did Trevor Crowe become an all-star and I missed it?   That’s the only explanation I can think of for the...
• 3/30 Brotherly Glove: Juan Pierre and Defensive Alignment Options: It’s official: Juan Pierre has made the Phillies opening day roster. The Phillies purchased his contract on Thursday, meaning...
• 3/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Target Field: Where homers go to die: Target Field opened in 2010, and the expectations were high. Coming off yet another short American League Division Series appearance...
• 3/30 C70 At The Bat: UCB Prediction Week, Part II: National League East: As part of the ongoing United Cardinal Bloggers prediction week, as seen here with links to people that know much more than me...
• 3/30 Crashburn Alley: Jim Thome Still Has It: From today’s spring training affair with the Tampa Bay Rays: Looks like there’s still a little bit left in the ol’...
• 3/30 Crashburn Alley: Terrifying Thought Experiment #1: Earlier today, Ryan Lawrence posted his best guess at the Phillies’ opening day roster. Everything about the offense, including...
• 3/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: DTTWLN? Fan of the Week: Carl Vass: By Matthew Van Wormer I met this week’s Fan of the Week Hall of Fame inductee about three and a half years ago when I started...
• 3/23 Phillies Nation: Phillies Set Rotation; Worley Fans Seven in Loss: According to MLB.com’s Todd Zolecki, the three pitchers that will pitch in Pittsburgh for the Opening Day series will be...
• 3/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome getting comfortable at 1B: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome played seven innings at first base in a minor league game Thursday, March 22, and is getting...[+] more comfortable at the position. 'We're getting close,' Thome said. 'After seven innings, I'll be curious to see how I feel (today). I think we've done this the right way. We've progressed. My body is getting to the point where I'm starting to adapt to playing defense.'
• 3/22 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Still the Favorites in NL East: With the rash of injuries undercutting the Phillies’ entrance into the 2012 regular season, it has become trendy to pick...
• 3/21 Through The Fence Baseball: 30 greatest offensive players of the modern era, part three: In the third part of this series, we look at players 21-30. Noticeably absent are Larry Walker and Todd Helton who certainly have...
• 3/19 Phillies Nation: Recap: Phillies Top Cats, Nation USA Today Top Blog: The Phils topped the Tigers today 4-3, ending with a 6.2 innings of dominant bullpen effort. The clock may have struck midnight...
• 3/19 Crashburn Alley: Nightmare Scenario: Last month, when I was on ESPN’s Baseball Today podcast with Eric Karabell (@KarabellESPN), I mentioned two things: Chase...
• 3/19 Full Spectrum Baseball: Finding Keepers: Philadelphia PhilliesThe Philadelphia Phillies, in my opinion, are still the best team in baseball....
• 3/19 Phillies Nation: How Much Thome at 1B?: After Jim Thome was scratched twice last week due to soreness from playing the field, I wondered if it made sense for him to play...
• 3/19 C70 At The Bat: Playing Pepper 2012: Philadelphia Phillies: In 2009, I decided to get a feel for other teams around baseball by asking bloggers for those teams some questions about their...
• 3/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: DTTWLN? Fan of the Week: Kimberly Fletcher: By Matthew Van Wormer The next member of the Fan of the Week Hall of Fame is Kimberly Fletcher.  Kimberly lives in Detroit with...
• 3/16 Motor City Bengals: Brandon Inge is Not a Realistic Trade Candidate: Just a couple of days ago, John Verburg opined on these virtual pages that the Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies could...
• 3/15 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy 30 to 1: Number 7 - Philadelphia Phillies: For this year’s forecast I will look at each team on a daily basis.  I think you will find the format pretty self-explanatory.Note...
• 3/15 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Philadelphia Phillies: Ruben Amaro Jr.'s aggressive offseason approach landed him an elite but expensive closer and enabled the Phillies to lock Jimmy...
• 3/14 The Baseball Page: AP: No expanded replay in MLB this yearNo expanded replay in MLB this year...
• 3/13 Call to the Pen: Picks of the Pen: Look at Jim Thome, playing in the field for the first time since 2007!  What a great story, especially for a guy so beloved throughout...
• 3/12 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Blanton, Gillies, Thome: The latest the the Phillies, who are looking for a sixth consecutive NL East title in the increasingly competitive NL East... The...
• 3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jose Contreras to pitch Monday: Philadelphia Phillies RP Jose Contreras (elbow) will pitch in a minor league game Monday, March 12, marking his first game action...[+] of the spring. There is a possibility that 1B Jim Thome could play first base in that game.
• 3/10 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Howard, Utley MIA thus far: When we last left off with Phillies Notebook, we were trying to determine whether repairing Ryan Howard‘s post-surgical...
• 3/8 Phillies Nation: Phils Walk Off After Hamels Blanks Pirates: It’s a walk off win for the Phillies in their sixth Grapefruit league game. Cole Hamels started the game, and is already...
• 3/6 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY MICHAEL PINEDA WAS A BRIGHT SPOT TODAY: Unlike the regular season when the score is all that matters, spring training is not about wins and losses but a time to evaluate...
• 3/6 Phillies Nation: Blanton Impressive, Phils Get First Win: Joe Blanton hurled two scoreless innings in his first action this Spring, and the Phillies avoided their third straight loss to...
• 3/6 It's About the Money (Stupid): Pineda solid as Yankees suffer first spring loss: The final box score might look ugly, but I would imagine Joe Girardi and the Yankees are still feeling pretty good after the outing...
• 3/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: Spring Training Game 2: Nova, Killer B’s, Sanchez: It’s here, televised baseball. While it might not feel the same, it’s a milestone. Weather is changing, spring is...
• 3/6 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Notes: Trades, Pierre, Willis, Playoffs: The Phillies won a franchise-record 102 games last season, but were denied a World Series berth by the now-champion Cardinals....
• 3/1 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 5 – NL East: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...
• 3/1 SoDo Mojo: Ichiro: Part II Talking Slugging: I really hate all the zombie steroid discussion that comes with , but am always interested to how it becomes associated with...
• 3/1 SOX & Dawgs: Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB Preview – Day 5 – NL East: Welcome to the Gigantic Sox and Dawgs 2012 MLB preview.  Over the next few days you will get a team by team look at its key...

• 2/29 Phillies Nation: Phillies Win Exhibition Opener Over FSU, 6-1: If you had Hector Luna hitting the first home run of the spring for the Phillies, then you’ve won something. The well-traveled...
• 2/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Albert Belle Returns To Indians If Only For A Day: By Vince Guerrieri For a time, he was Cleveland’s most famous recovering alcoholic. He was a baseball player who could hit...
• 2/29 Ramblings of Baseball: RomoBall Fantasy Preview – 9th Edition (81-90): Over the course of the season, bounces and breaks will go for you and against you. Games get rained out. Players get tossed. Games...
• 2/27 Release Points: Analysis of the 2012 Cleveland Indians: Designated Hitter: Orginally presented on February 4 for the Cleveland chapter of SABR (Society of American Baseball Research), an in-depth player/positional...
• 2/27 Philly Phanatics: Phillies notebook: Grab a medical dictionary: Perhaps the biggest question mark during spring training is the amount of time Ryan Howard still needs before he can reclaim his...
• 2/26 Phillies Nation: Week In Review – Baseball is Back: Ok, it’s already been a wild and crazy week from Clearwater.  Everyone’s back and working out.  Some minor injuries...
• 2/26 Phillies Nation: The J-Bone Zone, Vol. 2: Health, Friendships, Valle & Competition: Righty hurler Justin De Fratus, known to his brother Steven and those close to him as “J-Bone”, joins us live and...
• 2/26 Crashburn Alley: Howard, Thome, and the 2012 Offense: On Saturday, Ryan Lawrence asked Charlie Manuel for the most he hoped to get out of Jim Thome at first base this season; his reply...
• 2/24 Baseball Musings: Changes, Philadelphia Phillies: Jonathan Papelbon brings his game face to the Phillies. Photo: Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI The Philadelphia Phillies finished the 2011...
• 2/24 Phillies Nation: The Pros and Cons of an Early Return for Howard: We already know that Ryan Howard is ahead of his projected recovery schedule. Earlier today, Ruben Amaro Jr. said: (via Todd Zolecki)...
• 2/24 Tyler's Think Tank: NL East Preview: 1st Place-Philadelphia Phillies 2011 Record: 102-60 2011 Pythagorean: 103-59 2012 Projected: 97-65 Expect more of the same...
• 2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Two to split time at 1B: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome and 1B Ty Wigginton will likely split time at first base until 1B Ryan Howard (Achilles') returns....[+]
• 2/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Need To Lock Up Core: By Christian Petrila If the world does indeed end in 2012, the Indians are planning on going out by saving money. Not a single...
• 2/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome in great shape: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome is in great shape heading into spring training, according to general manager Ruben Amaro Jr....[+] 'You try to come (to) camp in good shape, sure,' Thome said. 'I'm a little lighter, now. I'm excited. I'm ready.' Thome is hoping he'll be healthy enough to be able to handle the rigors of first base early in the season.
• 2/20 PaulLebowitz.com: Raul Ibanez Can’t Play Shortstop: Raul Ibanez is not a good outfielder. Raul Ibanez has no speed on the bases. Raul Ibanez doesn’t hit lefties anymore, doesn’t...
• 2/19 Phillies Nation: Week In Review – Where Do I Begin: It is finally here.  No longer do I have to bring you a countdown.  We have baseball in Clearwater.  Pitchers and catchers...
• 2/19 High Heat Stats: POLL: Gary Sheffield and the Hall of Fame: Gary Sheffield is an interesting case for the Hall of Fame. As with so many guys of his era, steroids come up a a big issue. Sheffield...
• 2/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome could play first base once or twice a week: Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said 1B Jim Thome is expected to start one or two games a week at first base while...[+] 1B Ryan Howard (Achilles') is sidelined.
• 2/18 Roto Think Tank: What Will Last Year's Bargains Do This Year?: Over at the Patton and Company player database, one of the commenters wonders if Jeff Francoeur - one of last...
• 2/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Lone Tribe Finalist Hopes To Move Into MLB Fan Cave: By Mike Brandyberry Tough economical times have lead to competitive job markets, but have you ever been a finalist for a position...
• 2/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown To Pitchers And Catchers: #3 Earl Averill:   Today continues our countdown to the start of Indians pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona on February...
• 2/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Batting Stance Guy Travels The Country Emulating Stars:   By Mike Brandyberry Normally, when we conduct an interview we like to work the quotes into the story, but our conversation...
• 2/17 Brotherly Glove: 1B/LF Optimization Without Howard: Whether it’s the terrific play of the Sixers and my genuine joy that the NBA season was saved, more responsibility and less...
• 2/15 Phillies Nation: NL East Storylines Heading to Spring Training: Just three days, count ‘em – three, until Spring Training begins for the Phillies. All over Florida and Arizona, teams...
• 2/15 The Daily Catch: Phillies scripting plot twists as camp draws close: This article is courtesy of our friends at Beer Leaguer Written by: J. Weitzel  Today, and over the next few days, you’ll...
• 2/15 Philly Phanatics: Papelbon, Phillies hope to taste victory in 2012: When we last saw the Phillies, they were still trying to score a run off Chris Carpenter and the suddenly unhittable Cardinals...
• 2/15 Crashburn Alley: Which Phillies Storyline Are You Following?: Phillies baseball is on the horizon, as pitchers and catchers report on February 19 in Clearwater, Florida. Their arrival marks...
• 2/13 Fungoes.net: Some of the biggest Cardinal killers now play for them: Bill Ivie at i70baseball.com recently asked the United Cardinal Bloggers about the biggest Cardinal killers in baseball today....
• 2/13 SFPandaBlog: The Negatives – Overweight:   Is Pablo Sandoval overweight again? According Giants skipper Bruce Bochy he is. If you haven’t yet, please read this...
• 2/13 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: Attempting To Look On the Bright Side With James Loney: One of my favorite television moments from when I was a teenager was when Norm MacDonald returned to host Saturday Night Live...
• 2/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown To Pitchers And Catchers: #8 Albert Belle: Today continues our countdown to the start of Indians pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona on February 20. We’ll...
• 2/12 FanSided: Who was the last...?:   [caption id="attachment_7088" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Who was the last Twin to steal 50 bases? It's...
• 2/10 Phillies Nation: Updated Roster and Payroll Projections: Here is a revised look at the Phillies 2012 roster and payroll projections. The numbers for the arbitration players and players...
• 2/8 Crashburn Alley: On Actually Getting Excited for Pitchers and Catchers: Winter is always tough for me. I feed on sports discourse the way a tree feeds on sunlight–I need lots of it, all the time,...
• 2/8 Phillies Nation: With Schedule, Howard Fill-ins Must Succeed Early: From 2007-10, the Phillies had a .573 overall winning percentage despite going 100-101 in eight combined Aprils and Junes. Last...
• 2/7 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown To Pitchers And Catchers: #13 Omar Vizquel: Today continues our countdown to the start of Indians pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona on February 20. We’ll...
• 2/4 Phillies Nation: Mutual Interest in Oswalt Return to Philadelphia: According to Fox Sports’ Jon Paul Morosi, Roy Oswalt‘s price tag is falling yet his preferred suitors remain strapped...
• 2/4 Puckett's Pond: Upcoming Milestones for the Twins: If you like baseball, there’s a good chance you like numbers, too. More than any other professional sport, baseball fans...
• 2/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing The Yankees 2012 Season: April:   Spring Training will come and go before we know it and once Spring Training is over, that is when the Yankees have to focus...
• 2/1 Yankees Fans Unite: Previewing The Yankees 2012 Season: April:   Spring Training will come and go before we know it and once Spring Training is over, that is when the Yankees have to focus...

• 1/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Offseason grades: NL East: The Miami Marlins made the most noise of any team in baseball this offseason but that doesn’t mean they’re the big winners....
• 1/30 Through The Fence Baseball: Fantasy Baseball Focus: National League first basemen: Editor’s Note: Fantasy Baseball Focus is a breakdown of  each league, position by position. Each team receives a fantasy...
• 1/29 Phillies Nation: Manuel Has Plans For Thome: This off-season the Phillies improved their offense quite a bit by adding multiple free agent reserve types. One of those acquisitions,...
• 1/27 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Links: Indians, Fielder, Span, Thome: Happy birthday to right-hander Gavin Floyd, who is 29 years old today.  With the number of Floyd trade rumors we've heard this...
• 1/27 Justin Jabs: Reliving SI Covers: Cincinnati Reds: Remember, there’s only 4 days left to like Baseblog on Facebook, follow on Twitter or Tumblr and be entered to win ten...
• 1/27 Phillies Nation: Blog Battle: Wilson Valdez Trade: To discuss the Wilson Valdez trade to the Reds, we brought back an avid supporter of “Exxon,” former Phillies Nation...
• 1/27 WasWatching: 6+ Seasons Of 20+ HR & 80+ RBI @ Age 30 Or Older Since 1982: Here’s the list - Rk   Yrs From To Age   1 Rafael Palmeiro 10 1995 2004 30-39 Ind. Seasons 2 Barry Bonds 10 1995 2004...
• 1/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown To Pitchers And Catchers: #25 Jim Thome: Today continues our countdown to the start of Indians pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona on February 20. We’ll...
• 1/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Needs To Remember How To Build Core:   By Craig Gifford Remember the days when the Cleveland Indians went to arbitration due to contract disputes with their...
• 1/24 Crashburn Alley: Turning Back the Clock: In an email to the Crashburn staff, I asked, “if you could take back one move the Phillies made this off-season, what would...
• 1/24 Bus League Baseball: All-Time MLB Draft: Round 7 (Picks 301-350): At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history,...
• 1/23 Crashburn Alley: Reminder: Batting Order Isn’t Terribly Important: In the comments of Friday’s post about Placido Polanco, some Crashburn readers discussed their ideal batting order for the...
• 1/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Should Consider Some Glove, One More Time: By Craig Gifford Jim Thome last season, and Kenny Lofton in 2007, each had the chance to play in front of Cleveland fans one...
• 1/20 Tyler's Think Tank: Baseball's All Overrated Team: C Geovany Soto-The 2008 NL Rookie of the Year has been up and down over the last four years.  Just look at his rollercoaster...
• 1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome preparing to play 1B: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome is preparing to play some first base at the start of the season with 1B Ryan Howard (Achilles')...[+] injured, and Thome has incorporated pilates and yoga to his offseason routine to get his body in shape. 'Honestly, I don't know how my back is going to react, because I haven't played (first base) in seven years,' Thome said. 'That's going to be a phase that I'll have to adjust to.' He has fielded grounders two to three times a week this winter.
• 1/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Warning Signs Abound for the Phillies: It’s no secret that the window for the Phillies to continue dominating the National League East is closing rapidly. Looking...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Wigginton, Brown, Oviedo, Fielder: Earlier today we heard that the Nationals are discussing a contract extension with Ryan Zimmerman and that the agent for Cole...
• 1/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Ty Wigginton to open season at 1B: Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. said Wednesday, Jan. 18, that 3B Ty Wigginton will start at first base to...[+] open the season, with 1B Jim Thome serving as his backup. 1B Ryan Howard (Achilles') is recovering from surgery, and isn't expected to be ready to play until around Memorial Day.
• 1/17 PaulLebowitz.com: The Sale of a Story and the Yankees DH: The White Sox went into the 2010 season with the intention of keeping the DH spot unclogged so manager Ozzie Guillen would have...
• 1/16 Crashburn Alley: Bringing Back the Running Game: After the 2010 season, when the Phillies and former first base coach Davey Lopes couldn’t agree on a salary, I asked the...
• 1/15 Phillies Nation: POLL: Phillie of the Last 10 Years: Who was your “Phillie of the Decade” from 2002-2011? 1B -Ryan Howard 1B – Jim Thome 2b – Chase Utley SS- Jimmy...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Amaro On Pitching, Papelbon, Howard, Thome: Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. spoke to FOX Sports' Jon Paul Morosi about his team's offseason moves, and what he still might...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Four internal options to start at 1B: Philadelphia Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. is content with four internal options to fill in for 1B Ryan Howard (Achilles')...[+] during the early part of the regular season. 'We're covered,' Amaro said Friday, Jan. 13. The team will use one or a combination of OF John Mayberry Jr., OF Laynce Nix, 1B Jim Thome and 3B Ty Wigginton.
• 1/12 Through The Fence Baseball: DH for hire: Manny Ramirez, Johnny Damon, Vlad Guerrero and Magglio Ordonez: Prince Fielder soaks up the headlines when speaking of remaining free agents available to cash-flush teams. Young Prince has been...
• 1/6 Crashburn Alley: Looking at Miami and Atlanta’s Off-Seasons: The Phillies’ off-season so far has been a mixture of incredible anxiety and tedium. Questions asked in early November...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Teams For Remaining Designated Hitters: Johnny Damon, Vladimir Guerrero, Hideki Matsui, Magglio Ordonez and Luke Scott highlight the list of unsigned designated...
• 1/2 Puckett's Pond: Minnesota Twins January Moves: November and December were two very busy months for the Twins. For a team that normally tends to wait until later in the offseason...

• 12/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The 2011, Did The Tribe Win Last Night, Year In Review (Sort Of): By Mike Brandyberry It has been a good inaugural six months for Did The Tribe Win Last Night? After a year of discussion and...
• 12/31 WahoosOnFirst: Weekly Wroundtable: The Best Cleveland Indians Moments of 2011: Today—as you are probably aware—is New Year’s Eve, meaning there are less than 24 hours left in 2011. This week at Wahoo’s...
• 12/30 WasWatching: 400 HR Club – Most Seasons Without 350 PA: Of all the players with 400+ career homeruns, which ones have 4+ seasons in their career where they failed to reach 350 PA? ...
• 12/29 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: December 29, 1974: Compiled by Jason Kaminski On this date former Tribe first baseman Richie Sexson is born in Portland, Oregon. Sexson was a top...
• 12/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown To Pitchers And Catchers: #55 Orel Hershiser: Today continues our countdown to the start of Indians pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona on February 20. We’ll...
• 12/27 Phillies Nation: “What If” The Platoon Works at First Base?: Starting this Tuesday and continuing each Tuesday, Ian Riccaboni will pose, and attempt to answer, an outside the box question...
• 12/26 Brotherly Glove: Steer Clear of Posada: The Phillies roster is essentially set for the 2012 season. Sure, the specific members of the bullpen are up in the air, and will...
• 12/25 High Heat Stats: Most career WAR by number of franchises played for: All totals are 1901-present and for batters onlyHere is the most career WAR for players who played for the given number of franchises:1...
• 12/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown To Pitchers And Catchers: #58 Steve Farr: Today continues our countdown to the start of Indians pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona on February 20. We’ll...
• 12/24 Through The Fence Baseball: 2012 Philadelphia Phillies roster update: Looking good: Well, it looks as though the Philadelphia Phillies are pretty much set with their roster going into next season. My original predictions...
• 12/24 Tomahawk Take: Atlanta Braves are in a great position, even with no moves: Lately Braves fans have been getting even more impatient, or nervous, or just bored with Frank Wren’s inactivity so far...
• 12/24 MLBTradeRumors: Jorge Posada Drawing Interest: Recently, we learned that Jorge Posada would like to continue playing in 2012 if he can find the right situation.  There appears...
• 12/22 Phillies Nation: Nationals Acquire Ex-Phillie Prospect Gonzalez: Another day, another big move in the NL East. The Washington Nationals on Thursday acquired lefthanded starting pitcher, Gio Gonzalez,...
• 12/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown To Pitchers And Catchers: #60 Bill Selby: Today continues our countdown to the start of Indians pitchers and catchers reporting to Goodyear, Arizona on February 20. We’ll...
• 12/21 Phillies Nation: Updated 2012 Phillies Roster and Payroll Projections: Here is a revised look at the Phillies 2012 roster and payroll projections following the Jimmy Rollins signing on Saturday. The...
• 12/20 High Heat Stats: 2012 Career milestones: Thanks to Baseball-Reference.com's milestones page, we can see which players have a shot at major career milestones in 2012.Ivan...
• 12/20 NY Baseball Digest: John Rocker on New Book, the Mets, Bud Selig, Steroids, and Politics: Former Braves pitcher John Rocker joined me on last night’s radio program to discuss his new book “Scars and Strikes.”...
• 12/19 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Hamels, Mets, Martinez, Prado: Ed Wade is heading back to the NL East after four years in Houston. Here are more links from the division, starting with Wade’s...
• 12/18 WasWatching: Most 30+ HR Seasons By LH-Batter Before Age 28: Here is the list - Rk   Yrs From To Age   1 Eddie Mathews 7 1953 1959 21-27 Ind. Seasons 2 Prince Fielder 5 2007 2011 23-27...
• 12/15 Dropped Strike Three: Catching Up for December: DroppedStrikeThree is not dead! I'm just taking it slow this offseason. If you were expecting knee jerk commentary to every piddly...
• 12/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The All-Time Best Cleveland Indians List: Left Fielders: By Jason Kaminski The Cleveland Indians have a storied franchise that began back in 1901 when they were established in the American...
• 12/13 B-R Blog: B-R: HoF Candidate – Juan Gonzalez: Juan González Juan Alberto (Vazquez) Gonzalez (Juan Gone or Igor) Position: Outfielder Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6'...
• 12/13 B-R Blog: B-R: HoF Candidate – Jeff Bagwell: Jeff Bagwell Jeffrey Robert Bagwell (BagPipes) Position: First Baseman Bats: Right, Throws: Right Height: 6' 0", Weight: 195 lb....
• 12/12 It's About the Money (Stupid): Someone really likes Freddy Garcia: The details of Freddy Garcia's new contract with the Yankees are out, and I really don't get what's going on here. Freddy...
• 12/12 NY Baseball Digest: John Rocker on New Book, the Mets, Bud Selig, Steroids, and Politics: Former Braves pitcher John Rocker joined me on last night’s radio program to discuss his new book “Scars and Strikes.”...
• 12/12 WasWatching: 2+ Seasons Of Isolated Power >=.260 Since 2004: Since 2004, how many players have qualified for the batting title in 2+ seasons while posting an Isolated Power mark of .260...
• 12/10 Baseball Musings: Players A to Z, Ryan Howard: The Phillies bought high on Ryan Howard at the start of the 2010 season. Photo: Christopher Szagola/Icon SMI Ryan Howard plays...
• 12/7 The Daily Catch: Culture Change In NL East: The AL East has been the power division in baseball for over a decade.  They have had the epic battles between Red Sox and Yankees,...
• 12/7 Phillies Nation: Phillies Out of Running for Gio Gonzalez?: UPDATE, Wednesday 2:30 pm: The Phillies are out on Gio Gonzalez, according to Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com. Knobler says the...
• 12/7 Phillies Nation: Phillies Interested in Gonzalez; Dom Brown Discussed: UPDATE, Wednesday 9:40 AM: Jim Bowden of Sirius XM Radio tweeted that the Phillies and A’s discussed Domonic Brown as part...
• 12/6 Fire Brand of the American League: What Papi’s Comps Say About a Two-Year Deal: The winter meetings are underway and the offseason action is picking up. One of the possible targets of the Red Sox, Heath Bell,...
• 12/4 WahoosOnFirst: Season In Review: September: September saw the Indians’ goal shift from making the playoffs to finishing above .500. If you had asked anyone at the beginning...
• 12/4 Phillies Nation: Week In Review: Rollins, Mayberry, Minors: ‘Tis my favorite time of the year.  As soon as the Thanksgiving table has been cleared, the Christmas decorations come...
• 12/2 High Heat Stats: December 2nd in baseball history: Taken from the Baseball-Reference.com Bullpen, here are some of the interesting things that happened on December 2nd in baseball...

• 11/30 Crashburn Alley: Rounding Out the Roster: By the look of things, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. could be done adding to the roster for a while. The Winter Meetings are on the horizon,...
• 11/29 High Heat Stats: Highest Ratio of On-Base to Batting Average: In a recent thread, reader mcearlgrey asked about the greatest discrepancies between on-base percentage and batting average. Here...
• 11/28 Crashburn Alley: Rounding Out the Roster: By the look of things, GM Ruben Amaro Jr. could be done adding to the roster for a while. The Winter Meetings are on the horizon,...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Nathan, Barmes, Quentin: Six years ago today, the Phillies traded Jim Thome to the White Sox for Aaron Rowand, Gio Gonzalez, and Daniel Haigwood, opening...
• 11/24 Phillies Nation: Phils Would Be Thankful To Have Damon: The Phillies are still in search of an outfield bat, according to Jim Salisbury, and they’d probably prefer a lefthanded hitter....
• 11/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The All-Time Best Cleveland Indians List: Second Basemen: By Jason Kaminski The Cleveland Indians have a storied franchise that began back in 1901 when they were established in the American...
• 11/22 MetsToday.com: Rangers Sign Joe Nathan: In case you missed it, the Texas Rangers have signed former Twins closer Joe Nathan to a two-year, $14.5M contract that includes...
• 11/21 Phillies Nation: Updated 2011 Phillies Payroll and Roster Projections: Here is a revised look at the Phillies 2012 roster and payroll projections following the  Jonathan Papelbon and Brian Schneider...
• 11/19 WasWatching: Age 36 Seasons For Members Of 500 HR Club: Here they are, ranked by homerun totals - Rk Player HR Year Age Tm G PA RBI BB SO BA OBP SLG 1 Barry Bonds 73 2001 36 SFG 153...
• 11/18 WasWatching: Homer Runs In October: How many players have hit homeruns in 4+ post-season games in a row?  Here is the list - Rk   Strk Start End Games AB HR 1 Carlos...
• 11/17 Pitchers Hit Eighth: “What If” for $200M, Alex: Baseball’s offseason is a great time to play “Armchair GM”, and there may be no better way to engage other players...
• 11/16 High Heat Stats: Extremes in 2011 BAbip vs. Established Norms: I compared batters' 2011 BAbip (batting average on balls in play) to their established norms, which I defined as their combined...
• 11/16 WahoosOnFirst: Some Interesting Quotes from Chris Antonetti: Indians GM Chris Antonetti talked to MLBTradeRumors.com’s Ben Nicholson-Smith today at the GM meetings in Milwaukee, and...
• 11/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The All-Time Best Cleveland Indians List: First Basemen: By Jason Kaminski The Cleveland Indians have a storied franchise that began back in 1901 when they were established in the American...
• 11/14 Classic Minnesota Twins: Twins Highlights for 2011: Mr. Thome's 600th In Multiview: In 2011, we Twins fans had the wonderful distraction of watching Bert Blyleven join the Hall of Fame ranks.We beheld the sad passing...
• 11/14 Brotherly Glove: Farewell, Sweet Patrick: Nothing is set in stone, but it seems likely that Pat Burrell has played his final major league game. The right foot ailment that...
• 11/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Approach To Free Agency Still Different Than Major Markets:   By Mike Brandyberry The Indians will be active parti**** in this winter’s free agent market, but don’t be surprised...
• 11/11 Philly Phanatics: Top 10 list: The return of Jim Thome to the Phillies has us thinking about other Phils players who left and returned for a second (and in some...
• 11/10 High Heat Stats: Projecting Prince Fielder's career: Prince Fielder has been a beast over the last 3 years. He missed only 1 game in that time while posting a 155 OPS+.Since 1901,...
• 11/10 Fragile Freddy's: Freddy's Two-a-Days: Minnesota Twins: 63-99, 5th place, 32 GBFragile Freddy’s “Two A Days” series continues today with the Minnesota Twins.  Each day (except...
• 11/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Philadelphia Phillies: The Phillies are poised to spend big on a closer and must also consider acquiring a left fielder, shortstop, and utility infielder. Guaranteed...
• 11/9 PaulLebowitz.com: The Phillies Spend Bad Money After Bad Money: One of the main reasons Chuck LaMar left the Phillies was the lack of importance placed on the draft. That decision to downplay...
• 11/9 WahoosOnFirst: Could the Indians Sign Omar Vizquel?: When the Indians traded for Jim Thome in August, they didn’t just get a booming bat to help anchor their lineup for the...
• 11/9 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Johnny Damon: Johnny Damon turned 38 over the weekend, but he can still hit. In fact he may be the best available designated hitter of the...
• 11/8 MetsToday.com: Fearless Free Agent Predictions: With the Hot Stove Season in full effect, and free agents dancing around the open market, I give you my fearless free agent predictions...
• 11/8 Through The Fence Baseball: The Hot Corner: Frank McCourt, Chicago Cubs, Justin Bieber:   The hottest topics for the week of November 6, 2011 … Frankrupt: Frank McCourt finally agreed to sell the Dodgers...
• 11/7 Baseball Analytics: Phillies Add Thome's Pop for Peanuts: The Jim Thome Reunion Tour continues! The 41-year-old slugger/Brawny Paper Towel model, who returned to Cleveland in a waiver...
• 11/7 Brotherly Glove: Brotherly Bullets: Reshaped NL East?: Michael Cuddyer and Jim Thome and Jimmy Rollins and Ryan Madson and Roy Oswalt. It’s been a whirlwind week for the Phillies,...
• 11/7 Puckett's Pond: Phillies Going After Cuddyer: If this weekend’s rumor mill is to be believed, the Philadelphia Phillies really want to sign Michael Cuddyer. MLBTradeRumors.com...
• 11/7 WahoosOnFirst: Picking Up Fausto Carmona’s Option Was Right Move: Last week was a busy one for the Indians front office. Cleveland kicked off the offseason by declining Grady Sizemore‘s...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/30/11 - 11/5/11: Tonight is the deadline to enter your picks in MLBTR's Free Agent contest, so be sure to get them in for your chance to win your...
• 11/6 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Thome, Braves, Red Sox, O's: The Phillies made one of the first notable signings of the offseason the other day, inking Jim Thome to a one-year deal....
• 11/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome financial details: Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome's one-year contract has a base salary of $1.25 million but he could...[+] earn up to $250,000 in bonuses based on plate appearances. Thome would get $25,000 each for reaching 175, 200, 225, 250 and 275 plate appearances.
• 11/6 FanSided: 2012 MLB Free Agents: Phillies in “Serious Pursuit” of Michael Cuddyer: Fresh off their deal with Jim Thome, the Philadelphia Phillies are rumored to be setting their sights on another free agent. ...
• 11/6 Phillies Nation: The Value of Jim Thome: I’d like to meet the man who has a bad thing to say about Jim Thome. By signing the 41-year-old lefty slugger to a one-year,...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: East Notes: Oswalt, Wilson, Garcia, Madson, Cuddyer: A few items of note from around the Northeast Corridor ... The Yankees have contacted the agent for free agent starters...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome ready to pinch hit, play 1B: Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome is open to doing whatever to help out the team, after finalizing his one-year deal Saturday,...[+] Nov. 5. 'This deal was about getting an opportunity to win,' Thome said. 'If I'm a pinch-hitter, if I play first base, whatever (manager) Charlie Manuel decides. At 41 years old, you don't think you're going to play forever. To get that opportunity to come here, it was a no-brainer. I was excited.'
• 11/5 Through The Fence Baseball: The prodigal son returns: Why Jim Thome signing is great for Philadelphia: After Jim Thome hit his 600th home run last year, he took time out to specifically thank two people. One person was his mother,...
• 11/5 Call to the Pen: 2012 MLB Free Agents: Phillies Agree to Deal with Jim Thome: The Philadelphia Phillies are reported to have a one-year contract agreement in place with veteran slugger Jim Thome.  Thome,...
• 11/5 Call to the Pen: Milton Bradley or Jim Thome, You Decide: If you have followed baseball much at all over the last several years it would be easy to conclude that Milton Bradley is Mr....
• 11/5 WahoosOnFirst: Jim Thome to Sign With Phillies: Jim Thome was a long shot to re-sign with the Cleveland Indians. In Travis Hafner the Indians already had a power-hitting left-handed...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Olney's Latest: Cuddyer, Thome, O's, Jurrjens: In today's Insider-only blog post, ESPN's Buster Olney explained how Michael Cuddyer's versatility makes him a great fit for...
• 11/5 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Duquette, Mackanin, Thome, Mets: Let's round up some weekend links from around the league.... With the Orioles close to hiring Dan Duquette, MASN's Roch Kubatko...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome passes physical Saturday: Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Phillies 1B Jim Thome has passed his physical and officially signed a one-year contract...[+] with the team.
• 11/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Jim Thome Signs One Year Deal With Phillies:   By Mike Brandyberry If blogs existed in 2002 we might be able to recycle the lede of the story, but Jim Thome has left...
• 11/5 Brotherly Glove: Phils Seriously Pursuing Michael Cuddyer: Ruben Amaro wastes little time in getting things done. His front office may take time to establish “the guy”, but...
• 11/5 Crashburn Alley: Phillies Bring Back Jim Thome: The Phillies, as seems to be a common theme these days, shocked the baseball world yesterday when they announced the signing of...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome contract information: Updating a previous report, the Philadelphia Phillies signed free-agent 1B Jim Thome (Indians) to a one-year, $1.25 million contract...[+] Friday, Nov. 4. The deal will become official once he takes a physical Saturday, Nov. 5, according to a source.
• 11/4 Brotherly Glove: Thome Returns: Jim Thome went 0-3 on June 30, 2005, in a Phillies 5-3 loss to the Mets. His line dropped to .207/.360/.352, one of those rare...
• 11/4 Puckett's Pond: Jim Thome Signs with Phillies: Free agency is only two days old, but we’ve already had one future Hall of Famer change teams. Former Twin Jim Thome has...
• 11/4 PaulLebowitz.com: Thome Signing Makes Very Little Sense For Both Him And The Phillies: Jim Thome hasn’t played first base in more than 3 games in a season since the last time he put on a Phillies uniform in...
• 11/4 Baseball Musings: Replacing the Replacement: Jim Thome returned to the Phillies today, signing a one-year contract: Philadelphia, eliminated in the division series by the...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies In Serious Pursuit Of Michael Cuddyer: The Phillies agreed to bring Jim Thome back earlier today, and now they're after another player that wore a Twins' uniform in...
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Agree To Sign Jim Thome: Jim Thome to going back to his old stomping grounds. The Phillies have agreed to a one-year contract with the slugger, reports...
• 11/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Phillies | Jim Thome signs: The Philadelphia Phillies signed free-agent 1B Jim Thome (Indians) to a one-year deal Friday, Nov. 4. He will provide left-handed...[+] power off the bench for the team. Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed.
• 11/4 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent And Trade Market For Designated Hitters: Supply always seems to exceed demand for designated hitters. Only 14 jobs exist, which tends to create a late-developing buyers'...
• 11/3 Puckett's Pond: Best Twins Free Agents Ever: Happy first official day of Free Agency! Believe it or not, the Twins have been pretty successful in free agency when they’ve...
• 11/2 Obstructed View: The Keltner List and Sammy Sosa: I was reading the most recent article on Nate Silver's Five Thirty Eight and he brought up the Keltner List. I had meant to do...
• 11/1 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: The All-Time Best Cleveland Indians: Designated Hitters: By Jason Kaminski The Cleveland Indians have a storied franchise that began back in 1901 when they were established in the American...

• 10/31 Fragile Freddy's: Free Agents - Infielders: With the World Series over players will begin filing for free agency.  With that in mind let’s have a look at the available...
• 10/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Texas Rangers have decisions to make after another disappointing finish:   For the second season in a row, the Texas Rangers made it to the World Series. For the second season in a row, they were...
• 10/30 The Biz of Baseball: Complete List of 148 MLB Players Eligible for Free Agency: Today, the below 148 players became free agents pursuant to Article XX B (2) of the Basic Agreement (see the list by selecting...
• 10/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Three Indians File For Free Agency: By Mike Brandyberry Three Indians, Jim Thome, Kosuke **** and Chad Durbin each filed for free agency on Sunday afternoon, the...
• 10/30 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/23/11 - 10/29/11: With the 2011 season in the rear view mirror, it's time to turn our attention to what should be a very interesting offseason. ...
• 10/30 WahoosOnFirst: Three Indians Players File for Free Agency: Three Cleveland Indians officially filed for free agency today, according to a press release from the MLB Players Association....
• 10/29 PaulLebowitz.com: Your 2012 Rangers Seeking A Different—Winning—Result: Those trying to blame Rangers manager Ron Washington for the World Series loss are looking for scapegoats. Talent aside, there...
• 10/29 B-R Blog: Most anti**** off-season issues: Well, well, well....another season has come and gone. Congrats to the Cardinals, the one team I said we couldn't make an excellent...
• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason Outlook: Cleveland Indians: The Indians face major decisions in center field and in the rotation this offseason. GM Chris Antonetti begins the winter with...
• 10/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Remembering Game 7 and the 1997 Season: By Craig Gifford It has been well documented that the last major sports championship of any kind for the city of Cleveland came...
• 10/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Offseason Swap Series: Minnesota Twins:   By Matt Van Wormer The Twin Cities were not a happy place this season as the Twins fell to the cellar in the Central Division,...
• 10/25 Baseball Musings: Fear of Hitters: Twice in this post season, Ron Washington issued intentional walks with the bases empty. This was a very rare strategy until Barry...
• 10/24 MLBTradeRumors: Jim Thome Intends To Play In 2012 : Even after a climactic season in which he joined baseball's 600-homer club, returned to the franchise that drafted him and made...
• 10/21 SOX & Dawgs: David Ortiz Wins 2011 Roberto Clemente Award: Hey look something other than fried chicken and beer news for the Boston Red Sox. Here's the release: David Ortiz of the Boston...
• 10/21 SOX & Dawgs: David Ortiz Wins 2011 Roberto Clemente Award: Hey look something other than fried chicken and beer news for the Boston Red Sox. Here's the release: David Ortiz of the Boston...
• 10/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Need To Add Veteran Leadership To Repeat History:   By Mike Brandyberry We teach our students to learn from history, so that they don’t make the same mistakes those before...
• 10/13 Through The Fence Baseball: Note to Phillies fans: You should be kissing Ryan Howard’s ring: Dear Phillies fans, Us non-Phillies fans know it was a tough season filled with promise, expectation and disappointment. Now,...
• 10/13 SOX & Dawgs: Berkman, Ellsbury win 2011 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards: Lance Berkman of the St. Louis Cardinals and Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox are the recipients of the 2011 Major League...
• 10/13 SOX & Dawgs: Berkman, Ellsbury win 2011 MLB Comeback Player of the Year Awards: Lance Berkman of the St. Louis Cardinals and Jacoby Ellsbury of the Boston Red Sox are the recipients of the 2011 Major League...
• 10/13 i70baseball.com: Comeback Puma Of The YearLance Berkman is named the National League's Comeback Player Of The Year...
• 10/13 PaulLebowitz.com: David Ortiz Is Yapping His Way Out Of Boston: The days of players like Gary Sheffield and David Wells cutting side deals with George Steinbrenner around the desires of the...
• 10/11 The Golden Sombrero: Jay Buhner’s sombreros merit a spot in the record books: After subscribing to Baseball Reference’s Play Index, which is probably the greatest statistical tool ever created, I immediately...
• 10/11 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: End Of Season Grades: Management:   By Mike Brandyberry September 29 began a positional, end of season grade and breakdown. Certainly after the wild ride...
• 10/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: End Of Season Grades: Designated Hitters: By Mike Brandyberry September 29 began a two week, end of season grade and breakdown by each position. Certainly after the wild...
• 10/9 Through The Fence Baseball: What the Phillies need to do to rebound in 2012: Now that the hangover has started to subside and the realization of what occurred Friday night has set in, expectations for 2012...
• 10/5 Puckett's Pond: “I Can’t Do It, Captain! I Don’t Have the Power!”: If you’ve ever watched 1960s era American television, you probably recognized the title as the catchphrase of Star Trek...
• 10/4 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Thome, Nathan, Cuddyer: Twins general manager Bill Smith answered questions from Minnesota’s season ticket holders on a conference call tonight and...
• 10/3 Through The Fence Baseball: Cleveland Indians analysis, part II: 2011 roster and salaries overview: The second part of my analysis (see part one, here) covers the current Indians roster and examines the salary situation for this...
• 10/1 Puckett's Pond: How Much Money?:   The Twins are usually not big players on the free agent market for a simple reason: they don’t have a lot of money...

• 9/30 Tyler's Think Tank: Reviewing 25 Bold Predictions: On August 3rd, I made 25 bold(ish) predictions for the final two months of the 2011 baseball season. Now that the...
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Ohio Notes: Thome, Sizemore, Phillips, Cordero: The Indians (80-82) edged out the Reds (79-83) for state bragging rights this season and the Tribe also went 5-1 against Cincinnati...
• 9/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Lose Finale, Look Forward to 2012; Tigers 5, Indians 4: By Matt Van Wormer The greatest moment on the final night of the season had nothing to do with what took place between the lines....
• 9/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Detroit Takes Down Tribe; Tigers 9, Indians 6: By Craig Gifford When the Cleveland Indians fell out of contention for the AL Central Division title earlier this month, manager...
• 9/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (80-80) vs. Detroit (93-67): By Matt Van Wormer The Indians did not get the outing they had hoped for from Ubaldo Jimenez as he struggled mightily and ended...
• 9/27 Puckett's Pond: About Those Injuries…: How much of the disaster that was 2011 can be blamed on injuries? Take a look at the list below and decide for yourself. It’s...
• 9/27 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Soon to be Free Agent Decisions: We are beginning to get the daily who is not going to return type articles from the A’s beat reporters. Yesterday Joe Stiglich...
• 9/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (80-79) vs. Detroit (92-67): By Matt Van Wormer The Indians closed out the home portion of their 2011 season with a loss to the Minnesota Twins, but even so,...
• 9/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Falls In Finale And Says Goodbye To A Legend; Twins 6, Indians 4: By Mike Brandyberry It was a bittersweet ending to the Indians home portion of the schedule on Sunday as the Tribe was unable...
• 9/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Duncan leads Tribe over Twins; Indians 7, Twins 6:   By Mike Brandyberry It’s hard to believe that only a couple months ago the Indians valued Austin Kearns over S**** Duncan....
• 9/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Doubleheader Preview: Minnesota (60-96) vs. Cleveland (78-78): By Matt Van Wormer Last night’s contest between the Twins and Indians can only be described as poetic.  On a night that...
• 9/24 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Honors Legend And Walks Off With Win; Indians 6, Twins 5:   By Mike Brandyberry It was a night children emulate in their back yards from start to finish. Fans had the opportunity...
• 9/23 MLBTradeRumors: Ohio Notes: Thome, Jimenez, Willis, Reds: As the Indians celebrate Jim Thome Night at Progressive Field, it's only **** that the veteran slugger provide the party's highlight. ...
• 9/23 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Minnesota (60-95) vs. Cleveland (77-78): By Matt Van Wormer With seven games left in the regular season, the Indians sit just one game under .500 and hold a 1.5 game...
• 9/23 Philly Phanatics: Managing to succeed: Charlie Manuel might not pass Gene Mauch as the Phillies' all-time leader in wins by a manager until next season. But he may already...
• 9/23 B-R Blog: Finally 40 homers means something again: It appears than only two players--Jose Bautista and Curtis Granderson--will hit 40 home runs this season. Two other players--Albert...
• 9/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Earns Milestones, Down ChiSox; Indians 11, White Sox 2: By Matt Van Wormer The Indians and White Sox started the evening with a good nature gesture, and ended it with the Tribe reaching...
• 9/22 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown Thome’s Greatest Moments: #6-10: By Vince Guerrieri He’s regarded as one of the nicest people in baseball. But as beloved as Jim Thome might be off the field,...
• 9/21 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Chicago Steals Night Cap Late; White Sox 5, Indians 4: By Craig Gifford For six innings Tuesday night it appeared the Indians had everthing cooking. It seemed they would come away...
• 9/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Countdown Thome’s 25 Greatest Moments: #16-20:   By Vince Guerrieri He’s regarded as one of the nicest people in baseball. But as beloved as Jim Thome might be off the...
• 9/20 For Baseball Junkies: Streaks Ending In 2011: As we wind down the end of 2011, much is the same as far as who is headed to the Playoffs. The Yanks, Phils, and Rangers are back...
• 9/19 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Seattle (63-89) vs. Cleveland (75-75):   By Matt Van Wormer After a successful weekend against the Minnesota Twins, the Indians start their final home stand of...
• 9/18 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Completes Sweep Of Minnesota; Indians 6, Twins 5:   By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians only needed one big inning to post six runs and steal a victory from the Minnesota...
• 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Thome, Indians, Byrdak, Mets: Sunday night linkage.. It's exceedingly rare for the Mets to grant an in-season extension to anyone, but Tim Byrdak was aggressive...
• 9/18 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Notes: Sizemore, Carmona, Thome, Cabrera: The Indians may have had their playoff hopes dashed by the Tigers, but with a strong performance over the next week and a half,...
• 9/17 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Survives Late Twinkie Rally; Indians 7, Twins 6:   By Mike Brandyberry The Cleveland Indians jumped out to an early lead, and despite shaky defense and shaky bullpen relief,...
• 9/17 Puckett's Pond: Detroit Tigers Clinch AL Central: For the first time ever, the Detroit Tigers have won the American League’s Central Division. Detroit bested the Oakland...
• 9/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (72-75) vs. Minnesota (59-89): By Matt Van Wormer Manny Acta’s team doesn’t have an “X” next to their name saying they are out of playoff...
• 9/16 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Could Thome and Hafner Co-Exist For A Season?:   By Craig Gifford Jim Thome and Travis Hafner, both top-notch power hitters at one point in their careers, have seen their...
• 9/16 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Thome: The Dodgers and Marlins may turn out to be surprisingly big spenders this offseason, Jayson Stark writes at ESPN.com. Here are...
• 9/15 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (72-74) vs. Texas (85-64):   By Matt Van Wormer So far this year, the Indians have played the Texas Rangers nine times and they have only been able...
• 9/14 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Notes: Shapiro, Carrasco, Santana: On this date in 1997, Jim Thome hit his 40th homer of the season for the Indians, who went on to win the American League pennant....
• 9/14 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (72-73) vs. Texas (84-64):   By Matt Van Wormer Last night Justin Masterson gave up three home runs to the Texas Rangers as they took down the Indians...
• 9/13 Tyler's Think Tank: Wake Wins 200th: It's been a big summer for baseball milestones, and tonight Tim Wakefield joined Derek Jeter, Jim Thome and Michael Young,...
• 9/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (72-72) vs. Texas (83-64):   By Matt Van Wormer This past weekend, the Indians salvaged a split with the Chicago White Sox, taking the final game...
• 9/13 mlbreports.com : Bob Kendrick Interview: President Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: Tuesday September 13, 2011     MLB reports:  We are proud today to feature on MLB reports:  the President of the Negro Leagues...
• 9/9 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Bullpen Blows Up; White Sox 8, Indians 1: By Craig Gifford The Detroit Tigers spent the past week laying a beatdown on the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians. In...
• 9/8 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (70-70) vs. Chicago (71-70): By Matt Van Wormer After the Indians were swept away by Victor Martinez and the Tigers yesterday, they will now have to turn...
• 9/8 Neurotic Sports Fan: Indians going into the off-season: Assuming there’s no miraculous comeback (the Immaculate (playoff spot) Conception), the Indians are heading into the offseason...
• 9/7 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Jim Thome (again): Top 1: Jim Thome struck out swinging against Luke Hochevar Top 4: called out on strikes against Hochevar Top 6: called out on...
• 9/6 B-R Blog: David Ortiz is having the best season in history by a 35+ year old DH: David Ortiz has been one of my favorite targets in the past, so it's only fair to say it now: he's having the best season ever...
• 9/6 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Detroit (79-62) vs. Cleveland (70-68):   By Matt Van Wormer Things did not go as planned for the Tribe on Labor Day as one bad pitch gave the Tigers all they needed...
• 9/4 Crashburn Alley: Searching for True Power: In the ceaseless quest to identify players with the most raw pop, isolated power, or ISO, is a frequently cited metric, as you’ve...
• 9/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Royals Wash Away Chances; Royals 5, Indians 1: By Mike Brandyberry Bull Durham said, “Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose and sometimes it rains.” In a strange season...
• 9/3 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (69-66) vs. Kansas City (57-82): By Matt Van Wormer Last night, the Indians guaranteed the Royals a season that will be under .500 by figuring out Bruce Chen,...
• 9/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Survive KC Rally; Indians 5, Royals 4:   By Mike Brandyberry In a tale of two games in one, the Indians won the first half of the contest and were able to survive...
• 9/2 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Cleveland (68-66) vs. Kansas City (57-81): By Matt Van Wormer The Indians wrapped up an 11 game home stand yesterday afternoon, taking a loss, 7-0 as the bats looked like...
• 9/1 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: A’s Lose in 16; Better than Losing in 9?: It took sixteen innings for the A’s to lose which I suppose is better than losing in nine, but a loss is of course still...

• 8/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Santana Swats Tribe Past Oakland; Indians 6, Athletics 2: By Cody Gunselman In a matchup of two teams with sputtering offenses, the Tribe bats came alive tonight, pounding out six runs...
• 8/31 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Oakland (60-75) vs. Cleveland (67-65):   By Matt Van Wormer Last night, the Indians bats finally seemed to wake up a bit with Kosuke **** Carlos Santana and Jack...
• 8/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Cahill Struggles Continue; Billings Outrighted: Trevor Cahill has not had a good year. Coming off a breakthrough campaign in 2010 that earned him a five-year $30.5M contract...
• 8/30 Philly Phanatics: Phillies need to avoid mad dash to finish line: The Phillies are scheduled to play 33 games during the final 31 days of the regular season. It’s important for the Phillies...
• 8/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Oakland (60-74) vs. Cleveland (66-65):   By Matt Van Wormer The Indians were finally able to make up some ground in the Central Division race last night as they...
• 8/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: It’s Not Over!:   By Vince Guerrieri The highlight of my existence as an Indians fan came on Oct. 26, 1995, when I, my brother, my father...
• 8/30 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Ozzie Guillen, Please Shut Up: By Matt Van Wormer So, Ozzie Guillen thinks that we Tribe fans are bad people for booing Jim Thome whenever we got the chance...
• 8/29 Neurotic Sports Fan: Hasta la Vista Baby: The Legacy of the Thominator:   I respect you Skip Bayless. But you are an idiot when it comes to your ideas of Jim Thome’s legacy. Also, it ****...
• 8/29 B-R Blog: 500 Career Games With AB < 5 Times RBI: How many batters have at least 500 career games and, during their career, have their AB totals be less than 5 times their career...
• 8/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Kansas City vs. Cleveland:   By Matt Van Wormer The Indians look to sweep away the pesky Royals today as they take the field for an afternoon battle...
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 8/21/11 - 8/27/11: Let's take a look back at some of the original content produced by MLBTR this past week: Tim Dierkes looked at Jerry Dipoto,...
• 8/28 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 8/21/11 - 8/27/11: As we approach the waiver trade deadline, let's take a look back at the week that was.. The Angels signed ace Jered Weaver...
• 8/28 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Cabrera Ca-Bombs Late Homer; Indians 8, Royals 7:   By Mike Brandyberry Asdrubal Cabrera hit a three run home run in the bottom of the eighth to help lead the Indians past...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Red Sox, Indians: A couple notes regarding the Red Sox and Indians, who both won on Saturday night (in Boston's case, twice) ... The Red Sox...
• 8/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Kansas City (54-78) vs. Cleveland (64-64): By Matt Van Wormer While the “Thomecoming” didn’t go exactly as planned for Jim Thome last night (0-4, 2 K),...
• 8/27 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Fans Flock To Ballpark To See Thome: By Craig Gifford “Batting fourth for your Cleveland Indians …. Jim Thome!” Yes, those are words Cleveland sports...
• 8/27 FanSided: Saturday Cup of Mojo – Vol. 3: It’s Saturday. It’s Larry Bernandez Bobblehead Night day. It’s Pineda day. Whoa! I better start this day off...
• 8/27 SoDo Mojo: Saturday Cup of Mojo – Vol. 3: It’s Saturday. It’s Larry Bernandez Bobblehead Night day. It’s Pineda day. Whoa! I better start this day off...
• 8/27 B-R Blog: Some things that happened Friday 8/26: -- Chris Capuano made the last pre-Irene game in this area memorable with a 2-hit, no-walk, 13-K shutout. His 96 Game Score was...
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Weaver, Cano, Thome: Four years ago today, Astros owner Drayton McLane fired GM Tim Purpura and manager Phil Garner. Houston was 58-73 at the time,...
• 8/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Thomecoming Overshadowed By Ubaldo; Indians 2, Royals 1:   By Cody Gunselman Can Jim Thome bring back the early season form and even the magic of the 1990s to the ailing Cleveland...
• 8/26 Obstructed View: Brett Jackson and strikeouts: I had planned to put something more thorough together for today, but was too lazy to do so. Instead, I'm just going to list the...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Wright, Kubel, Bell, Thome: Let's take a look at some links as the northeast prepares for Hurricane Irene.. Patrick Mooney of CSNChicago.com wonders...
• 8/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Game Preview: Kansas City (54-77) vs. Cleveland (63-64): By Matt Van Wormer Ubaldo Jimenez trying to get back on track?  The Indians being under .500 for the first time since being...
• 8/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Harden, Thome, Weaver, Carroll: Links for Friday, before Jim Thome makes his return to Cleveland as the Indians host the Royals... Athletics pitcher Rich...
• 8/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: You Can’t Spell “Thome” without “Home”: By Jason Kaminski I can still remember the days of my youth sitting in the newly built Jacobs Field with my father. He had purchased...
• 8/26 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: He’s Baaaaack!:   By Matt Van Wormer When Jim Thome left the Indians after the 2002 season (Yeah, it really was nine years ago), I was bitter....
• 8/26 Brotherly Glove: Thome Heads Home: Jim Thome was traded to the Indians for a player to be named later Thursday night. He will head back to the team where his career...
• 8/26 Fragile Freddy's: Jacoby Ellsbury's Power and Speed: It is not only an oversimplification but flat out wrong to say that Jacoby Ellsbury is the most important player on the Boston...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Notes: Thome, Kubel, Bell: Earlier this evening the Indians worked out a deal with the Twins to bring Jim Thome back to the Tribe.  Here are some thoughts...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Acquire Jim Thome: The recently waived Jim Thome has accepted a deal to the Indians, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com (via Twitter).  The Twins...
• 8/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: BREAKING NEWS: Indians Acquire Jim Thome: By Mike Brandyberry According to the Dugout Sports Show, the Indians have acquired Jim Thome from the Minnesota Twins. Thome,...
• 8/25 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Who’s Next: The Last 600-Home-Run Post For A While: Jim Thome managed to crack the 600-home-run mark on August 12, hitting #599 and #600 in consecutive plate appearances. Since he...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Indians Close To Deal For Jim Thome: 6:43pm: Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated (via Twitter) hears that the Twins won't get in the way of a potential deal and the decision...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Nationals, Mets, Wandy, Blue Jays: On this date 25 years ago, A's rookie Mark McGwire hit his first MLB home run. Another historic slugger, Jim Thome, could be...
• 8/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Awarded Trade Rights To Jim Thome: By Mike Brandyberry Several sources, including Ken Rosenthal, have reported that the Cleveland Indians have been awarded the...
• 8/25 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Down, But Not Out:   By Craig Gifford Thumpings of 12-7 and 9-2 at the hands of the Seattle Mariners, one of the worst teams baseball, means...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: Indians, Twins In Trade Talks: The Indians and Twins are engaged in trade talks, according to Buster Olney of ESPN.com (via Twitter). The Indians were awarded...
• 8/25 MLBTradeRumors: When Great Sluggers Get Traded: With the Twins and Indians discussing a Jim Thome swap, the big slugger could join some elite company. Thome's 601 home runs...
• 8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Waiver Rumors: Bell, White Sox, Reds, Wright: The waiver wire is heating up with one week remaining for teams to trade for postseason reinforcements. Here’s a refresher on...
• 8/24 Phillies Nation: Analyzing a Potential Jim Thome Return: Monday, the Minnesota Twins placed designated hitter Jim Thome on trade waivers. You all remember Thome not just because of his...
• 8/24 PaulLebowitz.com: Thome Talk Is Sentimentalist Nonsense: Jim Thome would help any team he joins whether it’s the Indians, White Sox, Yankees, Phillies or whichever other team that...
• 8/24 MLBTradeRumors: Thome, Kubel Claimed: The Twins' Jim Thome and Jason Kubel have been claimed on waivers , tweets ESPN's Buster Olney.  The teams involved now have...
• 8/23 Through The Fence Baseball: Do the Cleveland Indians still have a chance in the AL Central?: After the Cleveland Indians’ six-game road trip against fellow AL Central contenders, the Tribe finds itself four and half...
• 8/23 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Rangers, Weaver, Rodriguez, Thome: We saw one trade completed today and, as our list of players to clear waivers shows, there are more potential deals on the horizon....
• 8/23 Puckett's Pond: Starting Rotation Options: The Twins’ bullpen was the biggest scapegoat of their poor start, but since the All Star Break, the starting rotation has...
• 8/23 YankeeAnalysts.com: Waiver wire wishing?: Yesterday, word came down that a bunch of players were put on waivers with some likely to clear soon. The list includes Jim Thome,...
• 8/23 Crashburn Alley: Your Twitter Questions Answered: Contracts and likelihood aside for a moment, who would you rather have at 1B: Ryan Howard or Jim Thome? (@TVGugs) Ryan Howard,...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Francoeur, Thome, Indians: Fresh off a weekend sweep of the Indians, the Tigers send Justin Verlander to the mound against the streaking Rays tonight. Here...
• 8/22 Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness: It’s Time To Move On From Casey Blake: Hey, I like Casey Blake. Despite the regrettable circumstances of his arrival, his lousy 2010, and the fact that his inability...
• 8/22 B-R Blog: Multiple Multiple Home Run Games by Quadragenarians: When Jim Thome hit his 599th and 600th home runs in the same game, it was the second time this season in which the 40 year old...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Heath Bell, Jason Kubel, Carlos Pena Placed On Waivers: Heath Bell, Jason Kubel, and Carlos Pena were placed on trade waivers today, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Rosenthal...
• 8/22 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Place Jim Thome On Waivers: The Twins placed designated hitter Jim Thome on trade waivers today, tweets Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports.  Rosenthal says the...
• 8/21 My Pinstripes: Nova Ramps Up ROY Resume: After all the agita caused by A.J. Burnett's performance and subsequent tantrum, it was a pleasure to watch Sunday afternoon's...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: 8/14/11 - 8/20/11: A look back at the original pieces we published here at MLBTR last week ... Scott Boras Corp will be busy as always this...
• 8/21 Bleeding Yankee Blue: WHY IT'S JUST BUSINESS AS USUAL FOR IVAN NOVA: (Photo: Getty) Ivan Nova needed only one run from his teammates today but to play it safe the offense went out and gave him...
• 8/21 Yankees Daily: Ivan Nova dominates as Yankees beat Twins 3-0: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Alex Rodriguez returned to the lineup and Curtis Granderson hit an inside-the-park home run to help the New...
• 8/21 NY Baseball Digest: Listen: Weekly Digest at 6pm: Hear me discuss another controversy between the media, Joe Girardi, and A.J. Burnett. I give you my thoughts on why Brian Cashman...
• 8/21 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Twins Game 125 -2011 (A-Rod is back in lineup): Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter DH Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Alex Rodriguez 3B Robinson Cano 2B Nick...
• 8/21 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Links: Phillies, Thome, Mets, Pelfrey: There's not much drama left in the NL East race, where the Phillies hold a seven and a half game lead over the Braves, not to...
• 8/20 MLBTradeRumors: AL Central Notes: Inge, Thome, White Sox, Kipnis: As the Indians and Tigers continue their battle for the top spot in the AL Central this weekend, let's look at news from all around...
• 8/19 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Draft, Astros, Phillies: There’s a disconnect between ownership groups and baseball operations departments for some small market teams, according to...
• 8/19 Puckett's Pond: Thome and A-Rod: Two Peas from a Completely Different Pod: The New York Yankees strolled into town Friday night to begin a four game series with the Twins. While the Yankees have become...
• 8/19 Through The Fence Baseball: Ghosts of Indians past; Indians All-Time team: I recently read fellow TTFB writer Mark Moran’s article about his take on an All-Star team compiled of former Florida Marlins...
• 8/19 PaulLebowitz.com: Joe Mauer Was In Right Field: Joe Mauer was in right field last night because the Twins were horribly short-handed and had no choice but to stick him out there,...
• 8/19 Baseball Press: Around the Diamond - Weekly Linkage: Maxim magazine tagged along for Axford's wild night. (Icon SMI)Around the Diamond looks at our favorite baseball articles and...
• 8/19 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Thome, Draft, Angels: Four years ago today, John Smoltz struck out Mark Reynolds to become the Braves' all-time strikeout leader. His 2,913th whiff...
• 8/19 MLBTradeRumors: NL East Notes: Nationals, Morrison, Thome: Top Nationals prospect Bryce Harper had to leave last night's Double-A contest with a hamstring injury and Washington's medical...
• 8/18 Yankees Daily: Yankees at Twins Game 122 -2011: Starting Lineups New York Yankees Derek Jeter SS Curtis Granderson CF Mark Teixeira 1B Robinson Cano 2B Nick Swisher DH Andruw...
• 8/18 NY Baseball Digest: Protest, Yanks Playoff Opponent, Dillon Gee & Ron Darling, Sesame Street, Big Hurt Beer, Worst Dressed Met: The Yankees were robbed by the umpires last night as they blew the Billy Butler home run call in the third inning. The Yanks should...
• 8/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankees vs. Twins II: The Return of Alex Rodriguez: Ah, poor Minnesota. Perennial favorites in the always wide-open AL Central — though I’ll take some credit for being...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Interested In Acquiring Left-Handed Hitter: The Phillies have had internal discussions about acquiring a left-handed bench bat to serve as a pinch-hitter, according to Bob...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Damon, Choate, Braves: August 18th featured significant trades in 2009 (Ivan Rodriguez to the Rangers) and 2010 (Derrek Lee to the Braves). So far,...
• 8/17 Call to the Pen: Jim Thome’s Low Profile Hall of Fame Career: When I was approached with the idea of writing a column about Jim Thome‘s Hall of Fame chances in light of his hitting his...
• 8/17 mlbreports.com : E-MAILBAG: Ask the Reports, Wednesday August 17th: Thank you for reading the E-mailbag.  Please send all your questions to mlbreports@gmail.com and please include your first name...
• 8/16 Tyler's Think Tank: Thome Thumps 600th: Of the more than 36,000 people who took their seats at Comerica Park for last night's mid-August tilt between the scuffling Twins...
• 8/16 mlbreports.com : 2011 MLB Draft: Recap and Draftees who Didn’t Sign:   Tuesday August 16, 2011     Rob Bland (Intern- MLB Reports):  Amongst all the madness that was the Draft Signing Deadline,...
• 8/16 The Writer's Journey: 2011 Baseball Highlights: That “fun card” got me to thinking…if Donruss still made baseball cards and released a 56-card Highlights set...
• 8/16 Dropped Strike Three: Baseball Musings: With Sunday's washout, we're going on 48 hours without Phillies baseball. Combine that with the fact that Yahoo's fantasy site...
• 8/16 Baseball Analytics: Thome Reaches 600 HR Club: In the sixth inning of last night's Twins/Tigers contest, Jim Thome flicked a Rick Porcello fastball over left field wall....
• 8/16 For Baseball Junkies: Jim Thome Hits Milestone: 600 Home Runs: Jim Thome belted his 600th home run last night, etching his name in the elite 600 home run club. He became just the eighth player...
• 8/16 Brotherly Glove: Congratulations, Big Jim: Jim Thome blasted his 599th and 600th career home runs Monday night in a 9-0 rout of the Tigers. He became just the eighth major...
• 8/16 Jeff's Mariners Fan Blog: Mike Carp is Off The Hook! Mariners win 6-5: Mike Carp extended his Major League leading hitting streak to 15 games tonight with a pair of home runs including a huge blast...
• 8/16 Call to the Pen: Jason Isringhausen Converts 300th Career Save: While Jim Thome commanded most of this morning’s headlines with his entrance into the 600 home run club, another marquee number...
• 8/16 MLB Dirt: Thome’s Career is Something to Marvel At: I want to start out by congratulating Jim Thome for hitting his 600th homerun last night. It is an accomplishment only seven other...
• 8/16 Puckett's Pond: Delmon Young Traded to Tigers, Burns Bright vs. Twins: Jim Thome‘s 600th career home run upstaged all other baseball news last night, but Thome wasn’t the only compelling...
• 8/16 Through The Fence Baseball: A good night for Thome – and baseball: If 36,000 people give you a standing ovation at Comerica Park, you’re either a Detroit Tiger or a legend. Last night, Jim Thome...
• 8/16 COSFBA: Line of the Day: Jim Thome: 600th Home Run Edition: Jim Thome became the eighth member of the exclusive 600-Home Run Club in explosive fashion, homering twice and driving in five...
• 8/16 The Writer's Journey: Fun Card: 1985 Donruss “Highlights” Jim Thome: Only the fifth big leaguer in history to legitimately hit 600 home runs, joining Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, and Ken Griffey...
• 8/16 El Maquino: A FREE PASS FOR THOME?: Last night, Jim Thome hit the 600th homerun of his 21-year career.  Praise from media and fans was unconditionally showered on...
• 8/16 The Captain's Blog: 600 Is Thome’s Coming Out Party: Twenty years ago, the Yankees and Indians endured miserable seasons that ranked among the worst in each franchise’s respective...
• 8/16 B-R Blog: Most Homeruns Playing for 5+ Franchises: One thing that struck me while watching the the Jim Thome celebration is the sheer number of teams that he has been on.  After...
• 8/15 Release Points: ALMOST HEALED: FIXING A FOUR-YEAR-OLD WOUND: Gone, as if taken by a thief in the night; a cat burglar who slowly, methodically crept up to the scene and pounced.  But everyone...
• 8/15 El Maquino: SIX DOWN. . . .: > The Brewers blew through the Pirates in their three game series against them on Friday-Sunday, winning every game.  The...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: 600 In Style: Jim Thome launched two home runs against the Tigers, part of a three-hit, five RBI night that catapulted the Twins to a 9-6 win...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Thome, Kubel, Young : MLBTR congratulates Jim Thome, who hit career home runs number 599 and 600 in Detroit tonight. Here are some links on Thome’s...
• 8/15 B-R Blog: Thome tags two to reach 600 HRs: Tonight in Detroit, Jim Thome homered in the 6th and 7th innings to become the 8th player in MLB history with 600 HRs. His 5 RBI...
• 8/13 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Could Indians Soon Be For Sale?: By Mike Brandyberry My parents sold their house last summer in a down economy. They’ve known for a couple of years that they...
• 8/12 COSFBA: The SABR Spotlight: Curtis Granderson: The Power of the Spotlight is growing...as @COSFBA points out "Five SABR reports; 2 DL stints. I'll be sure not to suggest you...
• 8/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Series Preview: Minnesota (52-65) vs. Cleveland (58-57): By Matt Van Wormer The Indians sent the Tigers out of town after taking two of three from the Motor City Kitties to gain a single...
• 8/12 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Time To Honor Thome: By Craig Gifford It was the summer of 2002. The Indians, who had enjoyed a renaissance period of eight winning seasons, six playoff...
• 8/12 Brotherly Glove: Phillies To Sign Jack Cust: Didn’t see this one coming. The Phillies signed Jack Cust Friday, just eight days after the positionless lefthanded batter...
• 8/12 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up A.L. Week 20: August 15-21: I'm trying something a little different this week and adding projected match-ups for the following week for pitchers....
• 8/12 B-R Blog: Most Natural Golden Sombreros: Since 1919, who has the most games, of 9-innings of less, where they whiffed 4+ times in the contest? Here is the list - Rk Player...
• 8/11 Boston Globe: Not in a good position for long: By Peter Abraham, Globe Staff MINNEAPOLIS — When David Ortiz homered to left center in the eighth inning to tie it up, many...
• 8/11 11th and Washington: From ND to MLB: Craig Counsell: The hit came just in time. Forty-five at-bats is a long time to go 0-fer -- especially when you're coming off the bench. For a...
• 8/11 WasWatching: What’s Got In To Curtis Granderson This Season?: Since 1988, there have been 32 players to post an OPS+ of 145 or better (while playing in at least 100 games) in their “Age...
• 8/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game 116 Recap: BOS – 000 000 110 – 2 – 8 – 0MIN – 100 001 03x – 5 – 11 – 1 The Sox’ four game winning streak came to an end...
• 8/10 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/10: After yet another comeback win last night, the Boston Red Sox go for the sweep of the Minnesota Twins tonight at Target Field...
• 8/10 Fragile Freddy's: Game 115 Recap: BOS – 000 021 100 – 4 – 6 – 0  MIN – 200 001 000 – 3 – 6 – 0 According to the thesaurus on my Appzilla app...
• 8/10 PaulLebowitz.com: The Twilight Of Jorge Posada: It rarely ends in a storybook fashion for athletes and racehorses. Such is the case with the Yankees core four turned three of...
• 8/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/9: After a rousing come-from-behind win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to extend their winning streak to four-games in the...
• 8/9 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/9: After a rousing come-from-behind win last night, the Boston Red Sox look to extend their winning streak to four-games in the...
• 8/8 SOX & Dawgs: Afternoon Red Sox Delight - 8/8: After taking two-of-three from their AL East rivals last night, the Boston Red Sox now embark on a six-game, seven-day road...
• 8/8 SOX & Dawgs: Ticket Preview: Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins: During this series, there's a chance to see baseball history as Boston Red Sox starter Tim Wakefield goes for career win No....
• 8/8 Fragile Freddy's: Series Preview - Minnesota Twins: Pitchers:Monday – Tim Wakefield (6-4, 4.99) vs. Scott Baker (8-6, 3.01)Tuesday – Erik Bedard (4-7, 3.55) vs. Francisco Liriano...
• 8/5 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Don’t Call It A Comeback!; August 5, 2001: By Vince Guerrieri On Aug. 5, 2001, 10 years ago today, the Indians were playing a nationally-televised Sunday night game on...
• 8/4 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Today in Tribe History: August 4, 1997: Compiled by Jason Kaminski Jim Thome hits his 30th home run of the season in a 7-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. Thome becomes...
• 8/4 Tyler's Think Tank: 25 Bold(ish) Predictions for the Rest of the Season: Two-thirds of the 2011 baseball season is in the books, and in the spirit of Talented Mr. Roto aka Matthew Berry, I...
• 8/2 Brotherly Glove: Mayberry’s Roster Spot: Safe and Secure: The term ‘fourth outfielder’ has taken on a negative connotation in recent years, as if the players it describes lack...
• 8/1 The Writer's Journey: How magical are “magic numbers”? (part 2): In June, I examinded 300 wins and 3000 strikeouts. I intended to jump right into 500 home runs and 3000 hits after that, within...
• 8/1 Bus League Baseball: Three True Outcomes: Minor League Leaders: A three true outcome player in baseball is simple: a player whose plate appearances end up mostly being home runs, walks or strikeouts....

• 7/31 Brotherly Glove: A Busy Pre-Deadline Saturday: Hunter Pence made his Phillies debut Saturday night, arriving in Philadelphia a couple of hours before game time. Though the trade...
• 7/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: Twins @ A’s Game 108: 3:58PM PDT: A’s win! Everyone else loses (or the M’s will at least down 8-1 to the Rays late). Good day! 3:51PM PDT:...
• 7/31 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Moscoso and A’s Thwomp Twinkies: Anyone who reads this blog knows how I love to talk about Guillermo Moscoso‘s peripherals and how messed up they are and...
• 7/31 Baseball Musings: Getting On: The Athletics defeated the Twins 7-3 Sunday afternoon, as the first six batters in the Athletics lineup reached base eleven times...
• 7/30 MLBTradeRumors: Phillies Asked Twins About Jim Thome: The Phillies' next move might be for a home run threat off the bench, tweets ESPN's Jayson Stark.  He says the Phillies even...
• 7/29 Phillies Nation: Phillies Acquire Hunter Pence: Hunter Pence is a Phillie. And it did not cost Domonic Brown. The Phillies have traded Jarred Cosart, Jonathan Singleton, Josh...
• 7/29 Brotherly Glove: Phillies Make More Progress With Pence: And yet another update…Ken Rosenthal is reporting that the Phillies and Astros have made progress on a deal for Hunter Pence....
• 7/21 The Daily Catch: The Silent Milestone: Jim Thome is four home runs away from 600 for his career.  You may not know that with the amount of coverage the milestone chase...
• 7/21 The Golden Sombrero: Around the League: Colby Rasmus, Jim Thome, Adam Dunn and Aramis Ramirez: Mevs over at Diamond Hoggers offers a suggestion on how to **** up the All-Star Game and its other side-stage...
• 7/21 Fragile Freddy's: Grouchy Musings: It’s an off day for the Red Sox and your man Freddy is pondering some of the goings-on around baseball;Item: Stephen Drew breaks...
• 7/21 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Spitballing: Jim Thome and Recognition: It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Jim Thome. Although he never played in my hometown, Buffalo was Cleveland’s...
• 7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Indians Drop Series Finale To Twins; Twins 7, Indians 5: By Mike Brandyberry Despite a gritty effort, from an undermanned team, the Indians lost the series finale 7-5 in Minnesota,...
• 7/20 Baseball Musings: Valencia Split: For the second day in a row, Danny Valencia earns the game-winning RBI for the Twins. Just like on Tuesday, the Indians walked...
• 7/20 Did The Tribe Win Last Night?: Tribe Lets Game Slide Away In Ninth; Twins 2, Indians 1: By Mike Brandyberry A fantastic pitching performance by Justin Masterson was squandered in the ninth inning, as the Indians...
• 7/19 Baseball Musings: Better Late Than Never: The Twins did not score against the Indians for the first eight innings Tuesday night. Justin Masterson mastered them with a four-hit,...
• 7/19 Phillies Nation: Wrapping Your Head Around Ryan Howard: (This post was written by one of Phillies Nation’s best commenters and a big-time Phillies fan, “The Dipsy.”)...
• 7/18 Phillies Nation: The Price for Adams: Singleton and More?: After a week or so of rumors regarding a prospects-for-bullpen help deal between the Phillies and Padres, we finally have some...
• 7/18 Phillies Nation: Dr. Strangeglove: On Chase, Rickey, and Cooperstown: I was listening to the Jonah Keri podcast yesterday, with special guest Rickey Henderson. As an aside, this is one of my must-listen...
• 7/18 The Golden Sombrero: Golden Sombrero: Jim Thome: Top 2: Jim Thome struck out swinging against Mark Buehrle Top 4: Thome called out on strikes against Buehrle Top...
• 7/17 Baseball Musings: Putting the Home in Thome: Jim Thome hit home run 596, a three run shot in the sixth to break a 1-1 tie and the Twins go on to a 4-3 win over the Royals....
• 7/15 For Baseball Junkies: Historical Player Profiles: Johnny Mize: In the continuing effort to highlight great players with lesser known re**** the focus of today's historical profile centers on...
• 7/14 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Jim Thome, Revised: In an earlier post, I predicted that if Jim Thome stayed healthy, he’d hit the 600 home run mark at some point in late July,...
• 7/12 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Padre Differential: I was all set to fire up the Choke Index again this year. Unfortunately, Derek Jeter foiled my plan by making his 3000th hit right...
• 7/12 B-R Blog: 31 homers in 91 games: Check out the guys with the most homers in his team's first 91 games to see where Jose Bautista ranks: Rk Player Year PA AB HR...
• 7/12 B-R Blog: 9+ TB In 9-Inning Game Age 37+ Since 1919: How many players, since 1919, had a game, where the contest was 9 innings or less, where they were at least 37-years old and had...
• 7/6 Puckett's Pond: Surprise! Another Injury!: Scott Baker‘s has been exceptional on the mound in recent weeks. On Tuesday nigbht he notched his team-leading seventh victory...
• 7/5 B-R Blog: 22+ HR In Team’s First 81 Games Since 1969: Since 1969, how many players have hit at least 22 HR in his team's first 81 games of the season? Here is the list - Rk Player...
• 7/3 Puckett's Pond: Glen Perkins: Closer?: The Twins’ 9-7 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday locked up a second consecutive series victory at home. Along the...
• 7/2 For Baseball Junkies: Interleague Play: Like It or Not, Here Are the Facts: This week, we saw the kickoff of interleague play across Major League Baseball. Interleague play was introduced in 1997 with 214...
• 7/1 Brotherly Glove: The Hamels Scare and Other Notes: The Phillies phaithful held its collective breath yesterday as news broke that Cole Hamels had left his start against the Red...

• 6/30 Roto Think Tank: Mat Gamel: He has been touted for so many years that we can all recite his story. His defense isn't good enough for anywhere but first base....
• 6/28 Wahoo's Warriors: 2 hits in MLB debut: Lonnie Chisenhall was called up before Monday’s game in Arizona to make his major league debut and responded with a 2-4...
• 6/23 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Are The Twins A Legitimate Playoff Threat?: By the time the Twins emerged from May with a 17-36 record, most people had written them off. They were a flawed team with serious...
• 6/22 B-R Blog: Three True Outcomes: Players with the highest fraction of HR + walks + strikeouts: Thanks to reader Doug N., I figured out how to generate this list with the PI. Here are the guys (ranked by most plate appearances)...
• 6/21 FanSided: Looking Ahead, Looking Back: Does winning feel great or what? More than anything I think it’s great to have that hope again, that this team can pull...
• 6/21 22gigantes.com: Series preview: MIN (31-39) at SF (39-33): Well, at least I got the sweep part right. In my last series preview, I predicted that the San Francisco Giants would win all...
• 6/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): In Defense of the Double Switch: On Friday, in anti**** of interleague play, Brien took the National League to task for continuing to endorse a "boring and...
• 6/19 B-R Blog: Kosuke **** and why batting average is a lousy stat: There are two players so far in 2011 with a significant number of at-bats, a batting average under .300, but an on-base percentage...
• 6/16 Yankees Daily: Who Should Represent the Twins in the All-Star Game?: I am gearing up for the All-Star game by issuing a plethora of posts dedicated to the Mid-Summer Classic. Why do I do this? Well,...
• 6/15 FanSided: The Twins Need an Edge – Michael Cuddyer – 1B/2B/3B/SS/RF/CF/LF: Michael Cuddyer has been a lot of things for the Minnesota Twins during his 14 years with the organization. Since being drafted...
• 6/14 PaulLebowitz.com: MLB Realignment—The Common Sense Version: Buster Olney has been talking about a proposed realignment in Major League Baseball that would eliminate the divisions and create...
• 6/13 B-R Blog: 265+ HR Through Age 31 Season: How many players in baseball history have hit at least 265 homeruns through the season in which they were age 31?  Here's the...
• 6/12 MLBTradeRumors: Trade Candidate: Michael Cuddyer: The Twins are currently one of the hottest teams in baseball, but despite a 9-2 stretch, they find themselves nine games out...
• 6/11 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal On Willingham, Upton, Reds, Twins: It's the middle of June and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports (video link) says that teams aren't sure if they'll be buying or selling...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Hultzen, Kazmir, Ortiz: On this date three years ago, Ken Griffey Jr. hit home run number 600 off of Marlins lefty Mark Hendrickson. Slugger Jim Thome...
• 6/8 PaulLebowitz.com: Self-Righteous “Analysis” From Mike Francesa: I defy Mike Francesa to name 5 players on the Twins not named Joe Mauer or Justin Morneau. I’m willing to bet the can’t...
• 6/8 B-R Blog: 4+ BB In 9-Inning Games 5+ Times Since 1919: How many batters have at least 5 games in their career of 9 innings or less with 4+ BB in the contest since 1919? Here's the list...
• 6/6 B-R Blog: Just how bad is Albert Pujols’ season?: Albert Pujols is having a subpar season by his own amazing standards. (OK, I wrote this post minutes before Pujols' second straight...
• 6/5 The Cardinal Nation Blog: Pujols consecutive walkoff homers in extras a rare feat: Sinking the Chicago Cubs with walkoff home runs in extra innings on Saturday and Sunday put St. Louis Cardinals first baseman...
• 6/3 Roto Think Tank: Gearing Up: A.L. Week 10: June 6 - June 12: Rising Up Alex Cobb (2% owned last week, 5% owned this week)Cobb is a good prospect who would get more attention if he were...
• 6/2 Baseball Musings: Bats Come Alive: Despite losing both Jason Kubel and Jim Thome on the disabled list, the Twins managed to score often Thursday night as they defeated...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Potentially Available Power Bats: The Giants, Phillies, Braves, Mariners, Athletics, and Angels are a few contenders short on power with the trade deadline less...
• 6/2 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Acquire Jeremy Reed: The Twins acquired outfielder Jeremy Reed from the Brewers for future considerations, tweets Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Kubel, Jim Thome to DL: The Minnesota Twins placed OF Jason Kubel (foot) on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, June 2, with a sprained left foot. They...[+] also put DH Jim Thome (quadriceps) on the 15-day DL with a strained left quadriceps.
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome leaves with quadriceps strain: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (quadriceps) was forced to leave the game Wednesday, June 1, against the Detroit Tigers due to a...[+] mild strain of his quadriceps. Manager Ron Gardenhire said Thome might end up on the 15-day disabled list Thursday, June 2.

• 5/31 Motor City Bengals: Rapid Reactions: Tigers Hold Off Lowly Twins: Tigers 8, Twins 7 (box) I’m about ready for Max Scherzer to stop giving up a billion and a half home runs every time out....
• 5/31 B-R Blog: “Clutch” Since 1996: A list for discussion purposes: It's all active players with at least 1,000 games played between 1996 and 2011 (to date). And,...
• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Twins, Reyes, Beltran, Draft: Jose Bautista and Josh Beckett are the player and starting pitcher of the month for ESPN.com’s Jayson Stark. Here are Stark's...
• 5/31 Yankees Daily: The 4000 Times on Base Club: There is a lot of attention on Derek Jeter and his quest for 3000 hits. He currently sits at 2981 and needs just nine hits to...
• 5/31 MLBTradeRumors: 2012 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins conclude our 2012 Contract Issues series.  Here's what the team faces after the 2011 season: Eligible For Free...
• 5/30 MLBTradeRumors: What Declining DH Production Means For David Ortiz: David Ortiz has done this before. The 35-year-old designated hitter has a .300/.371/.547 line after yesterday's pinch-hit home...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome unavailable again: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (shoulder) was not available Sunday, May 29, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. He had a...[+] cortisone shot in the right shoulder Saturday, May 28.
• 5/29 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Galarraga, Thome, Red Sox: Links for Sunday, as John Danks takes the mound in Toronto in search of his first win of 2011.... Armando Galarraga wasn't...
• 5/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome gets cortisone shot: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (shoulder) received a cortisone shot in his sore left shoulder Saturday, May 28. He did not start...[+] against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, but appeared as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning.
• 5/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome might need cortisone shot: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (shoulder) might need a cortisone shot in his sore right shoulder. He was able to play Friday, May...[+] 27, but he might be sidelined Saturday, May 28, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
• 5/26 Obstructed View: The All Average wOBA hitters: I was looking on Fangraphs at Starlin Castro's stats this morning and couldn't help but notice that his .357 wOBA was almost...
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome crashes back to Earth: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome went hitless in three at-bats Tuesday, May 25, against the Seattle Mariners after posting two homers...[+] the previous night. He remains fifth on the all-time homers list against left-handed pitchers with 113 clouts, 13 behind former Atlanta Braves 1B Fred McGriff.
• 5/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome homers twice in returnMinnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit two homers in his return from the disabled list Monday, May 23....[+] Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit two homers in his return from the disabled list Monday, May 23.
• 5/24 Yankees Daily: Ultimate Base Running added to fWAR: I was so excited to see that Fangraphs has added UBR (Ultimate Base Running) to the site and more importantly to fWAR. I have...
• 5/24 Baseball Musings: Western Roundup: The last place I expected to see an 8-7 game was in the Mariners/Twins contest, but that was the final score as Seattle won the...
• 5/24 PaulLebowitz.com: New Yorkered: Did you hear? Mets owner Fred Wilpon allowed New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin insider access for a piece in the new issue—link—and...
• 5/23 B-R Blog: The watch for Jim Thome’s 600th HR and the first AL game to feature two players with 600 HRs: (Thanks a ton to read Doug N. who wrote in with this idea and did all the research himself. Some of what I wrote below is verbatim...
• 5/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jason Repko, Jim Thome activated: The Minnesota Twins activated DH Jim Thome (oblique) and OF Jason Repko (quadriceps) from the 15-day disabled list Sunday, May...[+] 22.
• 5/20 MLBTradeRumors: Oldest Current MLB Players: Generally speaking, young players tend to have athleticism, upside and a salary right around the MLB minimum. It’s no wonder...
• 5/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome, Jason Repko could return Monday: The Minnesota Twins hope to have DH Jim Thome (oblique) and OF Jason Repko (quadriceps) return Monday, May 23. Thome had five...[+] at-bats in extended spring training Wednesday, May 18. Repko went 0-for-4 with Triple-A Rochester Wednesday.
• 5/18 Through The Fence Baseball: Blue Crew needs big bat, quick!: The Los Angeles Dodgers should post a “Gigs Offered” listing on Craig’s List: Home-run hitter needed; preferably able to...
• 5/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome eyeing this weekend: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) had five at-bats Tuesday, May 17, in extended spring training and...[+] will play again the following day before a possible return this weekend.
• 5/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome to play in extended spring game: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) received four at-bats in a simulated game Monday, May 16, and will play in an extended...[+] spring training game Tuesday, May 17.
• 5/17 B-R Blog: Last Season For 400-HR Club Members: Ever wonder what the last season looked like for each member of the 400-career HR club? Here they are: Rk Player OPS+ Year Age...
• 5/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Baseball Euthanasia: Jorge Posada‘s apology notwithstanding, as long as he fails to hit he’ll be an issue in the Yankees clubhouse. Much...
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome expected to take part in simulated game: Updating a previous report, Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) is expected to take part in a simulated game Monday, May 15....[+]
• 5/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome feels good after BP: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) said Saturday, May 14, that he 'felt good' after an early-morning on-field batting practice...[+] session at the team's spring facility in Florida. There is a chance Thome might play in extended spring training games Monday, May 16, and Tuesday, May 17.
• 5/14 MLBTradeRumors: Rosenthal's Full Count Video: Astros, Twins, Braves: Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports has a new Full Count Video up, so let's recap... Hunter Pence is getting expensive - he'll earn...
• 5/14 B-R Blog: How much longer will Jorge Posada play?: I don't know the answer to the title question. I have a hard time imagining the Yankees continuing to play Posada if he continues...
• 5/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome continues to take BP: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) continues to take batting practice at the team's spring facility in Florida. There is still...[+] no timetable for his return.
• 5/12 The Daily Catch: Insane Softball Game Translated: After reading this article about a 48-47 final score of a high school softball game with a bunch of ridiculous stats, it got me...
• 5/12 PaulLebowitz.com: Precision Strikes 5.12.2011: Let’s try some short bursts of….stuff. More Mets-style bad luck in Anaheim. I said at the time of Angels first baseman...
• 5/11 MLBTradeRumors: If The Twins Become Sellers: Baseball Prospectus' postseason odds report gives the Twins a 7.6% chance of making the playoffs.  They're currently 11 games...
• 5/11 Roto Think Tank: OBP versus BA: One of my Twitter followers asks:how would u rank these 1B in an OBP league? Justin Smoak, Eric Hosmer, Carlos Pena, Freddy...
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome taking BP: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) took batting practice Tuesday, May 10, and will repeat it Wednesday, May 11, before playing...[+] in a rehab game Thursday, May 12.
• 5/10 MLB Fantasy Recon: Hot Waiver Wire Adds from The Fix: I left my heart in Frank FranciscoWhile the world is trying to figure out the closing situations in L.A. and St. Louis, the emergence...
• 5/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome gets MRI results: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) received the MRI results for his oblique injury Sunday, May 8. The tests showed he has...[+] just a mild strain in his back. He is eligible to come off the 15-day disabled list May 15.
• 5/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome to undergo MRIMinnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) is expected to undergo an MRI exam this weekend....[+] Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) is expected to undergo an MRI exam this weekend.
• 5/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome lands on 15-day DL: The Minnesota Twins placed DH Jim Thome (oblique) on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday, May 3. The move is retroactive to April...[+] 30, the last time Thome was able to play.
• 5/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome sits again: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) was out for the fifth time in six games Sunday, May 1, against the Kansas City Royals due...[+] to tightness in his left oblique.
• 5/1 Through The Fence Baseball: When the Minnesota Twins lose, they lose ugly: As frustrating as the Minnesota Twins season has been so far, the loss Friday night to the Kansas City Royals was particularly...
• 5/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome hitless in return to lineup Saturday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup against the Kansas City Royals Saturday,...[+] April 30.

• 4/30 Wahoo's Warriors: Walk-off grand slam!: The Tribe just keeps on rolling and this time doing it in dramatic fashion. With the game tied in the bottom of the 9th, Carlos...
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome, Jason Repko updates: Updating a previous report, Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) and OF Jason Repko (quadriceps) will both avoid the disabled...[+] list. Repko is available to play Friday, April 29, while Thome is expected back Saturday, April 30.
• 4/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Two headed for disabled list?: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) and OF Jason Repko (quadriceps) could be placed on the disabled list if they do not show...[+] significant improvement by Friday, April 29. Thome felt good swinging a bat Thursday, April 28, while Repko is unable to run at full speed.
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome to swing: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) will swing in the batting cages but is unlikely to be available to play in the doubleheader...[+] Thursday, April 28.
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome, Jason Repko still out: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) and OF Jason Repko (quadriceps) are still out of the lineup for Game 1 of a doubleheader...[+] Thursday, April 28.
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome, Jason Repko day-to-day: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) and OF Jason Repko (quadriceps) are both being listed as day-to-day and their injuries...[+] are considered minor. Thome is not expected to be available for either game of the doubleheader Thursday, April 28, and Repko is available off the bench.
• 4/28 Through The Fence Baseball: Hall of Fame Standards: Chipper Jones and the RBI: This is a series to establish what the Hall of Fame standard is for each category and if it affects enshrinement into the Hall....
• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome plans to play Thursday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) said Wednesday, April 27, that he plans to be ready for the doubleheader Thursday, April...[+] 28, reports La Velle E. Neal III, of the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
• 4/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Two more sidelined: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (oblique) is currently dealing with a strained oblique and OF Jason Repko (quadriceps) has a strained...[+] quadriceps. Both injuries are thought to be minor.
• 4/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome exits the building: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs versus the Baltimore Orioles Thursday, April 21, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 4/21 B-R Blog: Lowest RBI per HR ratios in history: Reader Tony C. wrote in to ask for this old favorite. Let's ease in. First here are the lowest RBI totals for a player with 30...
• 4/18 PaulLebowitz.com: Twins Problems Won’t Be Solved By A Closer Change: If only it were that easy. The Twins have moved Joe Nathan out of the closer’s role and replaced him with Matt Capps. At...
• 4/15 The Process Report: Daily Process: Davis Goes 7, Shoppach Goes Deep In Rays Win: If tonight’s plan was to get ahead in the count and keep the Minnesota Twins’ hitters off balance by mixing speeds, Wade Davis...
• 4/15 Mastersball.com: Analyzing the Mauer Situation: Catching is a rigorous profession and Joe Mauer appears to be feeling the full effect. The Twins placed their catcher on...
• 4/15 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Mauer, Young, Thome: The Twins' 4-8 start might be easier to handle if their starting second baseman hadn't broken his leg and their MVP catcher wasn't...
• 4/15 Motor City Bengals: Far Too Early to Count Out Twins: The Minnesota Twins have spent the better part of the last decade outperforming expectations. It is far, far too soon to count...
• 4/14 The Process Report: Daily Process: Johnny Damon and Matt Joyce Power Rays Over Twins: Playing the Twins means exposure to various superlatives about their style of play. If you believe the gasconade of some media...
• 4/13 B-R Blog: Single Season HR Records: Have you ever looked at the single season HR records in terms of pre-1987, post-2003 and during the period 1987 through 2003?...
• 4/11 Through The Fence Baseball: Don’t panic: Early-season fantasy pickups (AL edition): If there’s one thing common among most baseball fans, media and fantasy owners, it’s the overwhelming tendency to overstate...
• 4/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome hits 590th career HR: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, the 590th of his career, Sunday, April 10, against the Oakland...[+] Athletics, reports The Associated Press. Thome also passed former Chicago White Sox DH Harold Baines for 29th on the all-time RBIs list with 1,629.
• 4/10 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: “Live Blogging”: A’s @ Twins Game 9: 2:11PM CDT: The A’s pitching just keeps rolling McCarthy now has the Twins shutout through four. A’s 1, Twinkies 0....
• 4/10 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Ask me again… Who’s next to 600 home runs?: In an earlier post, I compared Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome and came to the conclusion that Thome would be the next player to hit...
• 4/9 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Twins Game 8: 8:22PM CDT: Josh Willingham walks to load the bases with one out (they absolutely need to capitalize on this and score some runs)....
• 4/8 T Van Poppel RC Ret Plan: Live Blogging: A’s @ Twins Game 7: 3:23PM CDT: Wow, Barton was really almost picked off there. Pavano threw that just a little too far down the third base line....
• 4/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 6: Twins 3, Yankees 4: After an unexpected day off, due to the rain in the Bronx on Wednesday night, the Twins and Yankees were back to business Thursday...
• 4/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Burnett strong as Yanks hang on to 4-3 victory; series win: A.J. Burnett gave the Yankees exactly what they needed on Thursday afternoon — 6 innings of two-run ball — and Joba...
• 4/7 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Texas Rangers: The Rangers are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League Signings Adrian Beltre, 3B: five years, $80MM. ...
• 4/7 YankeeAnalysts.com: Open Thread | Game 6 | Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees | Thursday, April 7, 2011: After last night’s rainout, the Yankees and Twins are back at it at 1:10pm this afternoon on YES, playing the final in what...
• 4/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Six: Let’s Try This Again: After having last night's game postponed due to rain, the Yankees and Twins will take to the Yankee Stadium field this afternoon...
• 4/7 PaulLebowitz.com: Soriano Doesn’t Speak Blueprint: First things first: Yankees manager Joe Girardi deserves no criticism whatsoever for removing CC Sabathia and replacing him with...
• 4/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome to play past 2011?: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome isn't entertaining the thought of making 2011 his last season just yet, reports Jon Heyman, of SI.com....[+] 'Why not keep going as long as you can do it?,' Thome said. The veteran is 11 home runs shy of 600 for his career.
• 4/6 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman On Orioles, Young, Thome, Red Sox: Orioles president Andy MacPhail told Jon Heyman of SI.com that Baltimore can contend if their young rotation continues pitching...
• 4/6 AndyPatton.net: Omar Vizquel and the Hall of Fame: I am doing a series on different major league baseball players and their case for induction into the Major League baseball hall...
• 4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 5: Twins 5, Yankees 4: It looked like the Yankees were up to their old tricks against the Twins, as they busted out to an early lead once again.  The...
• 4/5 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game 4: Twins 3, Yankees 4: The Twins made their way to the Bronx on Monday, looking to change their bad luck against the Yankees.  Ivan Nova made his...
• 4/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Nova goes six as Yankees top Twins 4-3: Ivan Nova came to play in his first start of the season, throwing six innings of three-run ball (and while that’s a fine...
• 4/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Creativity required to get Jim Thome at-bats: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome was in the lineup Monday, April 4, against the New York Yankees, and he finished 1-for-4 with a double...[+] and his first two RBIs of the season, reports Rhett Bollinger, of MLB.com. Manager Ron Gardenhire will need to be creative in getting Thome at-bats unless someone is bitten by the injury bug.
• 4/4 It's About the Money (Stupid): Game Four: The Twinkies Come to Town: After suffering their first set back of the season in yesterday's slugfest, the Yankees will look to bounce back against the...
• 4/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome playing Monday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome is penciled in as the designated hitter Monday, April 4, according to the team’s official Twitter...[+] page.

• 3/31 Through The Fence Baseball: Within reach: A-Rod leads the way to notable milestones: Play ball! As the season gets underway today, several players are on the verge of passing significant individual career milestones...
• 3/30 Baseball Daily Digest: BDD 2011 Division Previews: AL Central: The American League Central has been the personal stomping grounds of the Minnesota Twins for the last couple years, and BDD’s...
• 3/30 B-R Blog: On Base 4+ Times In Game 1 – Three Times Or More: Since 1919, how many batters have reached base 4+ times in his team's first game of the season, three times or more in his career?...
• 3/29 MLBTradeRumors: Predicting Free Agent Destinations: Polishuk Wins: Back on November 10th, MLBTR writers Steve Adams, Mark Polishuk, Ben Nicholson-Smith, and Mike Axisa joined me in an attempt to...
• 3/27 B-R Blog: Runs and RBI equal: (This is a total frivolous post.) Here are the most runs scored in a season since 1901 for a player with an identical number of...
• 3/26 B-R Blog: 140+ HRs Since 1919 In Games Team Lost: Since 1919, how many players have hit 140+ homeruns in games that his team lost? If I did this query correct, here's the list...
• 3/25 BomberBanter.com: Bomber Banter 2011 Fantasy Baseball Team Roster: As mentioned in my previous Fantasy Baseball post, I'm targeting short stop and catcher this year, and since I have the first...
• 3/24 B-R Blog: The 20 most productive players of 2010: Here's one way of finding the most productive players (hitters edition) of 2010. I found the guys with the highest ratio of WAR...
• 3/21 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at the 2011 Minnesota Twins: Note: For previous Yankee Analyst 2011 team previews, click here. The 2010 Minnesota Twins opened their beautiful new stadium...
• 3/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome getting swings in the minor league games: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome played in a minor league game Sunday, March 20, and he is scheduled to play in 'B' games Monday,...[+] March 21, and Tuesday, March 22, reports Rhett Bollinger, of MLB.com.
• 3/17 Mets360.com: Beltran Swinging For DH Role?: The New York Mets ailing right fielder was the center of a spirited debate during Tuesday’s live chat. What is the future of...
• 3/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome collects first spring hit: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a walk Monday, March 14, reports Phil Mackey, of 1500ESPN.com. The hit...[+] was Thome's first of the spring after starting out hitless in his first 14 at-bats.
• 3/13 Baseball Musings: Team Offense, Minnesota Twins: The Twins need Justin Morneau to return healthy to realize their high scoring potential. Photo: Icom SMI The series on team offense...
• 3/10 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Chicago White Sox: The White Sox are next in our Offseason In Review series. Major League/International Signings Adam Dunn, DH: four years,...
• 3/5 PaulLebowitz.com: The Bubble Contenders: The importance of spring training won/lost records and performances aside—yes, I’m being sarcastic—certain teams...
• 3/2 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Chipper, Sherrill, Torre, Gonzalez: Chipper Jones told ESPN.com's Buster Olney that he and Jim Thome met and complained "like two old grannies" last summer when...

• 2/27 B-R Blog: Duke Snider, Passes At 84: Click here for the details. If I did this right, he's on the list of players since 1920 to hit 220+ homeruns at home. See: Rk...
• 2/26 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Lee, Reyes, Young, Prior, Dodgers: There's real live baseball being played in Florida and Arizona today, even if they're nothing more than exhibition games. That's...
• 2/26 PaulLebowitz.com: Sith Lord Saturday 2.26.2011: You’ve heard of Sunday Lightning, well then welcome to Sith Lord Saturday—to be utilized when there’s a load...
• 2/23 MLBTradeRumors: Antony On Nishioka, Hardy, Pavano, Liriano, More: Twins Assistant GM Rob Antony recently sat down for a chat with Jesse Lund from Twinkie Town to discuss a variety of topics. Let's...
• 2/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome healthy: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (foot) said he is healthy this spring after battling plantar fasciitis in his left foot, according...[+] to the Minneapolis Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III.
• 2/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Simulpost: Jim Edmonds, the HOF, And Baseball’s Lost Generation: [ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON ESPN HERE] Jim Edmonds announced his retirement on Friday, his 17 season career finally grounded...
• 2/17 B-R Blog: Extra Inning Home Runs: From 1974-2010 (The era for which the batting event finder is complete.)  forty-eight players hit more home runs than Jack Clark's...
• 2/11 MLBTradeRumors: Offseason In Review: Minnesota Twins: Kicking off our Offseason In Review series, the Twins. Major League Signings Carl Pavano, SP: two years, $16.5MM.  Team...
• 2/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome nearing 600 home runs: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome needs just 11 home runs to join the 600-home run club, an elite fraternity of just seven major leaguers,...[+] reports Doug Miller, of MLB.com.
• 2/8 Call to the Pen: Michael Young and His Eight ‘Choices’: Longtime Texas Rangers (you could almost call him Mr. Ranger) Michael Young has had enough. After numerous rumors and reports,...
• 2/8 Jason's Baseball Blog: The Next to [Insert Milestone Here]: With the Super Bowl now in the record books, I thought it would be interesting to see who will be the next players to pass some...
• 2/7 Jason's Baseball Blog: The Next to [Insert Milestone Here]: With the Super Bowl now in the record books, I thought it would be interesting to see who will be the next players to pass some...
• 2/7 It's About the Money (Stupid): Quick notes on Cashman’s off-season.: Jonesing for a post about Brian Cashman? Sick of the naysayers who are going so far as to complain loudly about whose getting...
• 2/1 Baseball Reality Tour: Looker, Better than Belly Itcher: Overcoming the inertia of our humble, little blog space can often be embarrassingly challenging. We're usually lucky enough to...
• 2/1 MLBTradeRumors: What To Expect In February: The biggest trades and free agent signings of the offseason have already taken place, but if last year is any indication, we're...

• 1/31 The Daily Catch: News and Notes: Thome, Mathis, Tankersly…: If the Twins do not resign Jim Thome, they will most likely use the money that they save to fill the bullpen or find a right handed...
• 1/28 Baseball Daily Digest: First Rays of the New Rising Season: The most successful salary purge in history stole the headlines last week, overshadowing the Rays’ two-headed signing of AL...
• 1/23 Fantasy Sports Information: Jim Thome: Jim Thome | Minnesota Twins | DH | Bats: Left 2011 Experience: 21st Season | Born: August 27, 1970 MLB Fantasy...
• 1/22 The Sporting Hippeaux: Plowing The Depths of the Designated Hitting Market: When the week began, the only question remaining for the Hot Stove season was how to sort out the plethora of defensively-challenged...
• 1/22 The Process Report: The Hit Show 2.0: Ostensibly, the day will come when the Rays can sign a future Hall of Famer without inciting Hit Show references. The statute...
• 1/22 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Still Seek A Veteran Hitter: The Rangers pursed both Jim Thome and Manny Ramirez before they signed with the Twins and Rays, respectively, but that doesn't...
• 1/20 The Process Report: Enrique Rojas on Manny Ramirez & Vladimir Guerrero: Enrique Rojas of ESPN Deportes checks in with some notes about Vladimir Guerrero and Manny Ramirez. Generally, I do not provide...
• 1/20 MLBTradeRumors: Manny, Vlad Progressing Toward Deals: Manny Ramirez and Vladimir Guerrero may not be on our free agent list much longer. Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes hears from...
• 1/20 It's About the Money (Stupid): Riled up about Cash-bashing: Jason already touched on Danny Knobler's column "reporting" on a rift between Yankees general manager Brian Cashman and his...
• 1/19 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Notes: Manny, Guerrero, Daniels: Rangers president Nolan Ryan discussed possible moves for the defending American League champions and MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan has...
• 1/19 My Pinstripes: BD Hot Stove: The Milestones | Baseball Digest: Baseball Digest: The MilestonesWe're creeping closer and closer to spring training. Which will lead to opening day. Which will...
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Contract Details: Votto, Saito, Thome, Bloomquist: Updates to a few recently completed contracts... John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer has the breakdown of Joey Votto's new...
• 1/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | More on Jim Thome's deal: Updating previous reports, Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome can earn $1.4 million in incentives based on plate appearances this season,...[+] a source told the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Joe Christensen. He'll earn $200,000 for 200 plate appearances, and $300,000 for each of 300, 350 and 400 plate appearances.
• 1/18 MLBTradeRumors: Jose Bautista's Arbitration Case: This piece was first published on MLBTR on October 13th, 2010. Arbitration Expert Breaks Down Bautista’s Value With MLBTR A...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: MLBTR Originals: Here's a look back at some of the analysis and reporting MLBTR's writing team delivered this week.. Mike Axisa brought us...
• 1/16 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 1/9/11 - 11/15/11: It's time to take a look back at the week that was.. The biggest surprise of the week was arguably the Yankees' signing of...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Who Will The Rays Sign To DH?: The Rays have been rebuilding their bullpen on the fly this offseason, but they're also in the market for a DH. Just yesterday...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: McClellan, Pujols, Thome, Hendry: Eighteen years ago today, the Angels traded Lee Stevens to the Expos for minor leaguer Jeff Tuss, but Tuss refused to report to...
• 1/15 The Golden Sombrero: Rookie Card Corner: Jim Thome 1991 Bowman: The Golden Sombrero presents Rookie Card Corner: Jim Thome 1991 Bowman Fun Fact: In 1999, Jim Thome joined...
• 1/15 MLBTradeRumors: West Notes: Thome, McCourt, Hairston, Angels: The Situation and The Bachelor might soon be joined by The Freak and The Panda in the reality TV world.  MLB Productions and...
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome recruiting Carl Pavano: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome is recruiting free-agent SP Carl Pavano (Twins) to re-sign with the team, according to MLB.com's...[+] Kelly Thesier. 'He was a big part of what we did last year,' Thome said. 'As players, you all respect and love each other, and I hope Pavano comes back. He would make our team very similar to what it was last year. If he does come back, it's a great addition.' The Twins hope to have a deal in place with Pavano within the next week.
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pedro, Young, Rays, Thome: On this date nine years ago, Carlos Pena and Ryan Ludwick were traded for each other. Here are some links on a day that has...
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome re-signs: The Minnesota Twins agreed to terms on a one-year deal to re-sign DH Jim Thome Friday, Jan. 14, according to MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez....[+] Thome's deal is worth $3 million and includes incentives based on plate appearances.
• 1/14 MLBTradeRumors: Twins To Sign Jim Thome: The Twins agreed to a one-year deal with Jim Thome, the team announced. The SFX client gets a $3MM guarantee with incentives...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Potential Teams For Remaining Designated Hitters: Johnny Damon, Jason Giambi, Vladimir Guerrero, Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome highlight the remaining free agent designated...
• 1/13 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Soriano, Manuel, Galarraga, Angels: Some items from around the majors... The Angels aren't one of the teams reportedly still interested in Rafael Soriano, tweets...
• 1/12 MLBTradeRumors: AL West Notes: A's, Daniels, Thome: The four AL West teams averaged 78 wins in 2010. Here's the latest on the A's and Rangers, as they look to improve on last year's...
• 1/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Targeting DHs: The Tampa Bay Rays are targeting free-agent DHs Vladimir Guerrero (Rangers), Jim Thome (Twins) and Manny Ramirez (White Sox) for...[+] their designated-hitter role this year, according to MLB.com's Bailey Stephens.
• 1/11 The Biz of Baseball: CARROLL: Beltre, Young, and Billions: Maybe we’re looking at this all wrong. Joe Sheehan put together a data-driven and insightful look at the problem of committing...
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Pujols, Jones, Nationals, Ledezma: One year ago today, the Reds won the bidding for Aroldis Chapman. The Cuban left-hander made 15 relief appearances in the majors...
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Interested in re-signing Jim ThomeThe Minnesota Twins are reportedly still interested in re-signing DH Jim Thome, according to ESPN.com....[+] The Minnesota Twins are reportedly still interested in re-signing DH Jim Thome, according to ESPN.com.
• 1/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Jim Thome would split DH role: Free-agent DH Jim Thome (Twins) would split the designated-hitter duties with DH Michael Young if the Texas Rangers were to sign...[+] him, according to The Dallas Morning News' Anthony Andro. Young could also fill in at all four infield positions.
• 1/11 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Damon, Pavano, Soriano: Ivan Nova, Craig Kimbrel and Madison Bumgarner are among the young players who will play major roles in determining their teams’...
• 1/11 B-R Blog: Mailbag: Biggest Differences Between HR Leader and Runner-Up: Here's a question from Ehud: "Jose Bautista was the AL home run king in 2010, while the second-place HR leader (Paul Konerko)...
• 1/11 NY Baseball Digest: Looking Back: Bill James Prospect Ranking 1993: Carson Cistulli of Fangraphs looked back at Bill James Player Rating Book from 1993. In it he uses Grades A through D to rank...
• 1/10 B-R Blog: 39+ Games As DH With WPA >= .15: So, who are the leaders in terms of most games as a Designated Hitter where their WPA in that contest was .15 or better? Here's...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: The Rangers & Jim Thome: The Rangers may have missed out on their top offseason target, but they signed Adrian Beltre and they aren't done yet. Texas...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Rangers Pursuing Jim ThomeThe Rangers are actively trying to lure Jim Thome to Texas, according to ESPN.com's Buster Olney (Twitter link). ...
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Quick Hits: Tigers, Pujols, Padres, Angels: The Giants signed Aubrey Huff on this date in 2010. The first baseman hit .290/.385/.506 and the Giants won the World Series....
• 1/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Trying to sign Jim ThomeThe Texas Rangers are actively trying to sign free-agent DH Jim Thome (Twins), according to ESPN's Buster Olney....[+] The Texas Rangers are actively trying to sign free-agent DH Jim Thome (Twins), according to ESPN's Buster Olney.
• 1/10 MLBTradeRumors: Top Ten Remaining Free Agents: Only 11 of MLBTR's top 50 free agents remain unsigned. Johnny Damon checks in at number 11 and here are the top ten, with their...
• 1/9 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Where Will Jim Thome Sign?: After uncertainty early in the offseason, Jim Thome's mind is made up -- he'll play in 2011. Any team would love to have Thome's...
• 1/8 MLBTradeRumors: Friedman: Rays Will Reallocate Garza Money: Now that Matt Garza is officially a Cub, his former team has a little extra money burning a hole in its pocket. The right-hander...
• 1/6 Braves Journal: Special circumstances: This grew out of a conversation in comments about Mark McGwire. McGwire’s resume is impressive in the category of home runs...
• 1/6 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Thome, Vladdy, Blue Jays, CarGo: As Cooperstown welcomes Roberto Alomar and Bert Blyleven into the Hall of Fame, some of these news items concern a few of Alomar...
• 1/5 MLBTradeRumors: Olney On Padres, Young, Manny, Branyan: The Padres like that Brad Hawpe posted a .903 OPS two years ago and is still just 31 years old, writes ESPN.com's Buster Olney....
• 1/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | Unlikely to add Vladimir Guerrero, Jim Thome: The Baltimore Orioles are unlikely to sign free-agent DHs Vladimir Guerrero (Rangers) or Jim Thome (Twins) after reaching an agreement...[+] with 1B Derrek Lee last week, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
• 1/3 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Thome, Pavano, Greinke: So far this offseason, the Twins have made a number of minor league deals, traded J.J. Hardy to the Orioles and added Japanese...
• 1/1 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Designated Hitter Market: The market for designated hitters has been slow to develop this winter, meaning that a few intriguing veteran bats are still available....

• 12/31 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Beltre, Braves, Dye, Wells: On this date in 1972, Roberto Clemente was killed when a plane carrying him and relief aid for people affected by a earthquake...
• 12/30 MLBTradeRumors: Top 15 Remaining Free Agents: Only 15 of MLBTR's top 50 free agents remain unsigned. Here they are, with their original rankings in parentheses and their rumored...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Roundup: Remaining Team Needs: Some teams have completed their offseason shopping, and lots of deals still lie ahead for others. Here's a summary of the remaining...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Unfinished Business: AL East: MLBTR's Tim Dierkes has already examined the remaining needs for teams in the AL Central, AL West, NL East, NL Central and NL...
• 12/29 MLBTradeRumors: Unfinished Business: AL Central: We've covered the unfinished business for teams in the NL East, Central, and West as well as the AL West.  Now it's time to tackle...
• 12/28 The Process Report: How Many Wins Can a DH Add?: The December Win Curve post is a prerequisite for understanding the information in this post. Also, the newest CAIRO projections...
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Suitors For Troy Glaus: Troy Glaus has a home run title and a World Series MVP Award to his name, but the former third overall pick has a dwindling number...
• 12/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rays | Could target a DH: The Tampa Bay Rays could target free-agent DHs Johnny Damon (Tigers), Jason Giambi (Rockies), Manny Ramirez (White Sox) or Jim...[+] Thome (Twins), according to SportingNews.com.
• 12/28 MLBTradeRumors: Last Year's Best January Signings: If January is a time for bargains, we should have plenty of examples from 2010.  The ten best signings from that month: Adrian...
• 12/27 Pitchers Hit Eighth: Will Albert Catch A-Rod?: Seriously.  Give this some thought.  Albert Pujols is currently 45th on the all-time hr list with 408.  Alex Rodriguez is currently...
• 12/27 MLBTradeRumors: Possible Fits For Manny Ramirez: Agent Scott Boras intends to find Manny Ramirez a one-year deal as a full-time designated hitter for 2011.  ESPN's Keith Law...
• 12/26 MLBTradeRumors: Rays Notes: Bullpen, First Base, DH: The Rays find themselves in a difficult position as the 2011 season approaches. Forced to cut payroll, they've lost Carlos Pena,...
• 12/23 MLBTradeRumors: Constructing A 25-Man Roster Of Free Agents: Once the free agent pool starts shrinking, it's always fun to start imagining teams composed only of unsigned players. For the...
• 12/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Orioles | At impasse with Adam LaRoche: The Baltimore Orioles are reportedly at an impasse with contract talks for free-agent 1B Adam LaRoche (Diamondbacks) and have...[+] shifted their attention to free-agent 1B Derrek Lee (Braves), according to The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec. If the team cannot sign LaRoche or Lee, they could target free-agent DHs Vladimir Guerrero (Rangers) or Jim Thome (Twins).
• 12/17 MLBTradeRumors: Top Five Phillies GMs Since 1960: As Philadelphia prepares to present Ruben Amaro, Jr. with his weight in cheesesteaks, it is important to remember that for all...
• 12/12 MLBTradeRumors: Angels Are "Offensively Focused": After adding a pair of left-handers to their bullpen, the Angels are now "offensively focused" according to SI.com's Jon Heyman....
• 12/12 Baseball Daily Digest: Land of the Free: Designated Hitters: The deep DH pool is starting to drain, with Adam Dunn and Paul Konerko having signed long-term deals to play in Chicago, and pseudo-catcher/DH...
• 12/9 MLBTradeRumors: DH Rumors: Vlad, Matsui, Thames, Glaus, Manny: The Mariners may have locked up a DH today, but that leaves the Orioles, A's and many others as potential destinations for positionless...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Orioles Rumors: Hardy, Matsui, Thome, Uehara: The O's are talking about a J.J. Hardy trade with the Twins. Here are some more Orioles updates from Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore...
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Rangers | Have other DH options: The Texas Rangers could look at signing free-agent OF Magglio Ordonez (Tigers), DH Jim Thome (Twins) or DH Hideki Matsui (Angels)...[+] if they fail to re-sign DH Vladimir Guerrero, according to MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan.
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Heyman's Latest: Vlad, Thome, Molina, Mets: SI.com's Jon Heyman brings us some updates from around the league, via Twitter: Vladimir Guerrero's main suitors appear...
• 12/8 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Rumors: Pavano, Nishioka, Thome, Greinke: Another fresh batch of Twins rumors from La Velle E. Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Carl Pavano's agent Tom O'Connell...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 11/28/10 - 12/4/10: It's time to take a look back at the week that was.. After months and months of speculation, the Red Sox and Padres agreed...
• 12/5 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Werth, Thome, Rivera, Pavano: Some links on what has been a very busy day in baseball.. The Nationals' offer for Jayson Werth was so far beyond what everyone...
• 12/3 PaulLebowitz.com: An Evil Megalomaniac: Bent on world domination: With his trusty assistant/enforcer Nuclear Ozzie Guillen at his side, White Sox GM Kenny Williams...
• 12/3 MLBTradeRumors: Thome Intends To Play In 2011: The agent for Jim Thome told Joe Christensen of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that his client has no intention of retiring and...
• 12/1 MLBTradeRumors: Twins Notes: Pavano, Thome, Capps: Let's take a look at some Twins-related items courtesy of MLB.com's Kelly Thesier.. The Twins would still like to retain...

• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: Will Anyone Sign Manny Ramirez?: You know a player has set lofty standards when everyone considers a .298/.409/.460 season to be a disappointment, but that's exactly...
• 11/25 MLBTradeRumors: This Date In Transactions History: November 25th: On this date last year, the White Sox signed Andruw Jones and the Blue Jays locked up John McDonald. Those deals were relatively...
• 11/17 Call to the Pen: Marlins Shake-Up Alters Free Agent Landscape: It wasn’t shocking that the Florida Marlins traded away second baseman Dan Uggla yesterday, what was shocking was that...
• 11/16 Fungoes.net: Best free agents that Elias forgot: Jim Thome had a higher two-year average WAR than 66 Elias-ranked players. This past week we’ve written about how...
• 11/11 B-R Blog: 2010 Productive But Not Full-Time Batters: How many batters last season had between 200 and 350 PA and had more than zero batting wins? Here's the answer - Rk Player BtWins...
• 11/8 YankeeAnalysts.com: What about Vlad, and other Yankee DH possibilities: With yet another long-coveted (by me) hitter hitting the free agent market, I'd be remiss if I didn't at least broach the idea...
• 11/2 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Crawford, Thome, Rowand, Greinke: On this date in 1974, the Braves traded Hank Aaron to the Brewers for Dave May. Today, the Braves made some less memorable moves....
• 11/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome becomes free agent: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome has become a free agent following the completion of the World Series, according to The Associated...[+] Press.

• 10/31 Call to the Pen: The Buzz: Ozzie Guillen On The Trading Block?: Looking back at the Chicago White Sox season, it can best described as strange. Before the season even started, there was increasing...
• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Carl Pavano, Matt Guerrier will be Type A free agents: Minnesota Twins SP Carl Pavano and RP Matt Guerrier will qualify as Type A free agents this offseason, according to the Pioneer...[+] Press' John Shipley. If Pavano and Guerrier sign elsewhere, the Twins would receive two supplemental draft picks in return. RP Jesse Crain, RP Brian Fuentes, RP Jon Rauch and 2B Orlando Hudson all qualified as Type B free agents. DH Jim Thome, RP Ron Mahay and RP Randy Flores will bring the team no compensation.
• 10/28 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Hurdle, Marlins, Martinez, Orioles: As we hope for Wilson and Cain rather than clouds and rain in San Francisco tonight, here are a few news items... The Pirates...
• 10/26 Crashburn Alley: One More Note on Chase Utley: So, this happened earlier today. It’s a live chat with Marcus Hayes of the Philadelphia Daily News. As I’m not a regular...
• 10/26 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Market For Designated Hitters: With so many quality hitters available to fill designated hitter jobs these days, it's embarrassing for a club to get subpar production...
• 10/18 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Preview, Part 4: Advantages for the Rangers and Advantages for the Yankees: Welcome to the fourth and final installment of Yankeeist's 2010 ALCS Series Preview, in which we'll be taking a look at a few...
• 10/17 MLBTradeRumors: Week In Review: 10/10/10 - 10/16/10: As excited as I am to get to use "10/10/10" as a date in the title of this post, I'll contain myself as we take a look back at...
• 10/13 Bronx Baseball Daily: Joba’s Absence In ALDS Because of Matchups, Not Confidence: The Yankees made quick work of the Twins in the ALDS. In fact they were so quick in dispatching the Twins that they didn’t...
• 10/13 MLBTradeRumors: Big Raise Ahead: Jose Bautista’s 2011 Salary: Arbitration Expert Breaks Down Bautista’s Value With MLBTR A glance at the all-time single season home run leaders tells you...
• 10/11 NY Baseball Digest: Damon Wants the Yankees?: Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe passes along some news about Johnny Damon. Apparently the Tigers are ready to part ways with...
• 10/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome leaning towards 2011 return: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome said he is leaning towards returning for the 2011 season, although he plans to discuss the situation...[+] with his family, according to Kelsie Smith and Brian Murphy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. 'Yeah, I think I'm going to come back,' he said.
• 10/10 PaulLebowitz.com: Sunday Lightning 10.10.2010: Carry on, carry-over: There are situations in which the history between two teams must be taken into account when they're...
• 10/10 The UpperCard Network: Thome Leaning Towards 2011 Return: Though the Twins suffered another postseason elimination to the Yankees this weekend, that hasn’t stopped Jim Thome from...
• 10/10 MLBTradeRumors: Thome Leaning Towards Playing In 2011: The Twins' season came to an abrupt and disappointing end last night, but it sounds like Jim Thome won't allow his career to...
• 10/10 Baseball Musings: Top of the Ninth: The Twins are coming up in the top of the ninth trailing 6-1. They need to at least tie here to keep their playoff hopes alive....
• 10/9 NY Baseball Digest: Jim Thome and the Hall of Fame: I love to debate the Hall of Fame. Usually we reserve it for the offseason, especially during the late December/January time frame...
• 10/7 My Pinstripes: Vintage Pettitte Gives Yankees 2-0 Edge: Andy Pettitte was concerned about his back and a lack of sharpness in his last two regular season outings. But his performance...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: Joe Mauer leads off against Mariano Rivera, the Twins down 5-2 to the Yankees. Update: Mauer starts the inning off right, fighting...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Twins Threaten: Delmon Young and Jim Thome single to start the bottom of the second inning, putting Andy Pettitte in a hole to start the inning....
• 10/7 NY Baseball Digest: Imagine if that Blown Call Led to a Yanks Loss?: Imagine this scenario. After right field umpire Chris Guccione blew the call on Greg Golson‘s catch of Delmon Young‘s...
• 10/7 Baseball Musings: Bottom of the Ninth: The Twins send up Orlando Hudson, Joe Mauer and Delmon Young against Mariano Rivera in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Twins...
• 10/6 Baseball Musings: Cuddyer Clubs: Michael Cuddyer follows a Jim Thome hit by pitch with a home run into the Christmas trees over the centerfield wall, and the Twins...
• 10/6 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Twins with Seth Speaks: Yesterday I posted a couple of Q&A that I did with a couple of Twins bloggers Over The Baggy and Twinkie Talk. We’re...
• 10/6 YankeeAnalysts.com: New field may require new mode of attack: It wasn’t so long ago that the Yankees christened their new stadium with the first official game of the 2009 campaign. As the...
• 10/5 Baseball Moves: Playoff Profiles: Minnesota Twins: Summary: After a 2009 season ripe with injuries, the Twins were hoping for an injury free inaugural season. This was not to be...
• 10/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Twins with Twinkie Talk: This morning we had an article getting the Twins perspective from Twins blogger Parker Hageman of Over The Baggy. This afternoon...
• 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: Yankeeist's 2010 ALDS Preview, Part 2: 25-Man Roster Comparisons: In case you missed part 1, please click on the following:Yankeeist's 2010 ALDS Series Preview, Part 1: Head-to-Head Overall Team...
• 10/5 The World's Worst Sports Blog: Jim Thome’s Marginal Value: I’ve alluded to the similarity between Manny Ramirez and Jim Thome quite a bit. They both played in Cleveland for a few...
• 10/5 Bronx Baseball Daily: Talkin Twins with Over The Baggy: The Yankees are getting set to face the Minnesota Twins in the ALDS and we here at Bronx Baseball Daily are looking to cover...
• 10/5 YankeeAnalysts.com: A look at who's gotten it done for the Minnesota Twins: Larry will be providing a comprehensive ALDS preview tomorrow, which I look forward to with bated breath. However, if you're like...
• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome only bats twice Saturday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome had two at-bats Saturday, Oct. 2, before taking a seat, according to The Associated Press. The move...[+] is being done to keep Thome fresh for the postseason.
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twis | Jim Thome hitless in return to lineup: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) went 0-for-2 in his return to the lineup against the Toronto Blue Jays Friday, Oct. 1, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 10/2 Baseball Musings: Close to Second Best: This Twins fall to the Blue Jays 6-3. That means if either the Yankees or the Rays win one more game, Minnesota will have to settle...
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome to play Friday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) will serve as the designated hitter Friday, Oct. 1, according to the Pioneer Press' John Shipley....[+]
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome receives injection: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) received a cortisone injection this week and has been feeling better, according to the Minneapolis...[+] Star Tribune's La Velle E. Neal III. 'The doctors are telling us, he's telling us he's not quite there; he still feels it a little bit,' manager Ron Gardenhire said. 'It's not bad by any means, it feels a lot better, but he's not ready to swing.' Thome is expected to return to the lineup before the last game of the regular season Sunday, Oct. 3.

• 9/30 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Jim Thome: Jim Thome needs 15 more plate appearances to reach 350 for the season, which would unlock an $0.1MM incentive bonus within the...
• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome still outMinnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) is still out of the lineup Thursday, Sept. 30, with a bad back, according to FOX9.com. ...[+] Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) is still out of the lineup Thursday, Sept. 30, with a bad back, according to FOX9.com.
• 9/29 MLBTradeRumors: Ten Bargain Signings For 2010: The 2010 season is no exception to the rule that hindsight is 20-20. If we knew last winter what we do now, there's no way that...
• 9/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome expected to return Friday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) is expected to serve as the designated hitter Friday, Oct. 1, according to MLB.com's Robert...[+] Falkoff.
• 9/29 Baseball Musings: Healing TimeBoth Jim Thome and J.J. Hardy are using the Twins early clinching of a division title to take time to heal. ...
• 9/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Trio still recovering : Minnesota Twins C Joe Mauer (knee), SS J.J. Hardy (knee) and DH Jim Thome (back) were all still out Monday, Sept. 27, according...[+] to the Pioneer Press' Kelsie Smith. Hardy will not play in the team's current series against the Kansas City Royals. Thome and Mauer took swings before the game Monday but were not ready to return. Manager Ron Gardenhire said it is possible that Mauer will serve as the designated hitter during their current series.
• 9/28 Baseball Press: 2010 MLB Playoff Preview - Minnesota Twins: Thome was a surprise the Twins needed in 2010 (Reuters) After a 6-4 win over the Cleveland Indians on September 21st, the...
• 9/27 B-R Blog: Large HR/PA % Age 29 And Older: This one is a random and simple list: Players age 29 or older, with the most seasons where they qualified for the batting title...
• 9/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome still sidelined Sunday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) was out of the lineup for the third consecutive game Sunday, Sept. 26, because of a sore lower...[+] left back, according to MLB.com's Alex DiFilippo.
• 9/26 Baseball Moves: Wavier Mavens 26: 9 Ideas for the Last 7 Days of Baseball: Week 26 Waiver Mavens Well everyone it’s been fun doing this column for the past 25 weeks (I started this after week 1)....
• 9/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome bothered by sore back: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) did not play against the Detroit Tigers Friday, Sept. 24, because of back stiffness, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 9/24 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Ortiz, Thome, Beltre: On this date in 1998, the Angels signed Francisco Rodriguez as an international free agent. K-Rod, as he would later be nicknamed,...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome wants to play another year unless…: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome said he plans to play another season, but the thought of going out on top with a World Series ring...[+] would be very special, the Pioneer Press' Charley Walters reports.
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome reaching incentives: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome has earned $100,000 each for reaching 250 and 300 plate appearances - and is 15 plate appearances...[+] from 350 and another $100,000, the Pioneer Press' Charley Walters reports. He has a $1.5 million base salary.
• 9/22 The Sporting Hippeaux: "Narrative Likability Factor: A Metric For Humanities Majors" & The Minnesota Twins: Any of you who have read this blog before are well aware that I have no problem being conversive in sabermetrics.  This is...
• 9/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome part of exclusive group: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome is one of only nine major league players with 14 seasons of at least 25 home runs, according to The...[+] Associated Press.
• 9/21 PaulLebowitz.com: Going For The Gold: Jayson Werth hires Scott Boras: *Note: The first title that popped into my head for this posting was "Is It Werth It?" but...
• 9/21 Baseball Moves: Video of the Day 9/20/10: Another MLB Umpire controversy reminding us the importance of staying with the catch until it is properly secured.  Jim Thome...
• 9/19 MLBTradeRumors: Free Agent Stock Watch: Hideki Matsui: After seven seasons in pinstripes, Hideki Matsui imitated his former teammate Bobby Abreu and headed west on a one-year deal with...
• 9/19 B-R Blog: Troy Tulowitzki’s great 3-game stretch: In his last 3 games, Troy Tulowitzki has 5 homers and 13 RBI. Among the 58 times that a guy has homered in at least 3 straight...
• 9/17 The UpperCard Network: Eye On Free Agency: Lance Berkman: Lance Berkman will potentially enter the 2011 free agent pool this winter, with a $15 club option for next season. Berkman was...
• 9/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome riding hitting streak: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome is in the middle of an eight-game hitting streak after singling and walking twice Thursday, Sept....[+] 16, according to MLB.com's Alex Espinoza. Eighteen of Thome's 23 home runs this year have come off of right-handed pitchers.
• 9/17 MLBTradeRumors: Baseball Blogs Weigh In: Fusco, Thome, Cubs, Jeter: On this date in 1998, former New York Highlander and St. Louis Brown Red Hoff passed away. At 107 years, four months, and nine...
• 9/17 B-R Blog: The average age of designated hitters: How old is the typical DH? The commonly-accepted answer is that DHs are older than average because teams tend to stick an aging...
• 9/16 Baseball Musings: Complete Team: Cy Morong looks at the how the Twins turned into the 1927 Yankees in the second half: The Twins also did this without Justin Morneau....
• 9/16 PaulLebowitz.com: Relaxation Therapy: Some teams can coast....others can't: Because the Cardinals have played so terribly, gotten swept by the lowly Cubs (who...
• 9/15 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Hudson, Mets, Arroyo, Atkins: As major league teams unveil their 2011 schedules, here are some news items.... As Daniel Hudson improves to 6-1 with...
• 9/14 B-R Blog: POLL: Edgar Martinez and the Hall of Fame: Edgar Martinez was signed by the Seattle Mariners as an amateur free agent in 1982 and played in 18 seasons in the majors with...
• 9/13 Baseball Moves: The Time is NOW!: You’ve made it this far. You feel pretty darn good about yourself. Through your hard work you are now in the top half of your...
• 9/13 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 11: Home Run of the Day: Yorvit Torrealba, San Diego Padres (Trot Time: 24.68 seconds) [video] Jim Thome hit a twelfth-inning...
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome moves into eighth place on HR list: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit his 587th career home run Saturday, Sept. 11, against the Cleveland Indians, passing Frank Robinson...[+] for eighth place on the all-time list, according to The Associated Press.
• 9/12 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 11: Home Run of the Day: Yorvit Torrealba, San Diego Padres (Trot Time: 24.68 seconds) [video] Jim Thome hit a twelfth-inning...
• 9/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome returns to lineup: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (abdomen) returned to active duty Saturday, Sept. 11, according to The Associated Press, following...[+] a two-game absence due to an abdominal strain.
• 9/11 Baseball Moves: TWTW (9/4/2010 – 9/10/2010): 9/4 – Jenrry Mejia got his first start as a member of the Mets and gave up 4 runs in 5 innings but Carlos Zambrano was...
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome still out: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (abdominal) is out of the lineup again Friday, Sept. 10, with a mild abdominal strain, according...[+] to The Associated Press. Manager Ron Gardenhire is expecting Thome to return Saturday, Sept. 11.
• 9/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome questionable Friday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (abdominal) who did not play Wednesday, Sept. 8, because of an abdominal strain, is questionable...[+] for the game Friday, Sept. 10, according to MLB.com's Alex Espinosa.
• 9/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome's injury not serious: The Minnesota Twins do not believe DH Jim Thome's (abdominal) injury is very serious, according to the Pioneer Press' John Shipley....[+] 'We'll just have to see how it goes,' manager Ron Gardenhire said. '(Thome) doesn't seem to think it's much. He said it felt more like a cramp. We'll have to wait and see.'
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome scratched: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (abdominal) was scratched from the lineup Wednesday, Sept. 8, with a mild abdominal strain, according...[+] to The Associated Press. C Jose Morales served as the designated hitter.
• 9/8 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 7: What does PicApp have against Jim Thome? Haven't had a current picture of him in nearly a month. I'm just going to have to...
• 9/8 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 7: What does PicApp have against Jim Thome? Haven't had a current picture of him in nearly a month. I'm just going to have to...
• 9/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome homers Tuesday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit his 586th career home run Tuesday, Sept. 7, moving him into a tie for eighth place on the all-time...[+] list for home runs, according to MLB.com's Dick Kaegel.
• 9/8 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 6: Home Run of the Day: Mike Stanton, Florida Marlins (Trot Time: 19.48 seconds) [video] A good crop of choices for Home Run...
• 9/7 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 6: Home Run of the Day: Mike Stanton, Florida Marlins (Trot Time: 19.48 seconds) [video] A good crop of choices for Home Run...
• 9/7 B-R Blog: Jim Thome is having a historic season for a 39-year-old: Jim Thome has continued to hit and hit and hit this year, and check out where he ranks now on the list of most plate appearances...
• 9/7 MLBTradeRumors: Red Sox Prepared To Pick Up Ortiz’s Option: David Ortiz hasn’t heard from the Red Sox about an extension, but the team is prepared to pick up the slugger’s 2011 option,...
• 9/6 Baseball Musings: Sale of the Century: Chris Sale can go short and can go long. He retires all eight Tigers batters he faces, giving the White Sox a chance to win the...
• 9/6 Baseball Moves: The Rise of the Bullpen: The Twins have been pioneers of small market baseball. Over the past decade, they have survived on the grit of their defense,...
• 9/6 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 4: Sorry, need to keep this brief again today. It's been a busy weekend. Home Run of the Day: Jim Thome, Minnesota Twins #2 (Trot...
• 9/5 El Maquino: McGwire’s Fake 583 Falls: Yesterday, Jim Thome tied and toppled former Cardinal Mark McGwire‘s career homerun mark of 583. Maybe Thome hit 584 homeruns...
• 9/5 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: September 4: Sorry, need to keep this brief again today. It's been a busy weekend. Home Run of the Day: Jim Thome, Minnesota Twins #2 (Trot...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome homers twice Saturday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome went 2-for-2 with two home runs, four RBIs, three runs scored and two walks against the Texas Rangers...[+] Saturday, Sept. 4, according to The Associated Press. He passed Mark McGwire to move into ninth place on the all-time home run list, and passed Frank Thomas to move into ninth place on the all-time walks list. Thome has 584 career homers and 1,668 career walks.
• 9/5 Baseball Moves: Video of the Day 9/5/10: Two monster home runs, including number 584 of his career, pushes slugger Jim Thome ahead of Mark McGwire (583) on the all-time...
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome could return Friday: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said the team is hoping DH Jim Thome (back) is ready to return as the designated hitter...[+] Friday, Sept. 3, according to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier. Thome is available to pinch hit Thursday, Sept. 2.
• 9/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Three considered day-to-day: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back), 2B Orlando Hudson (ankle) and OF Jason Kubel (wrist) are all being listed as day-to-day,...[+] according to The Associated Press. None of the three were in the lineup Thursday, Sept. 2.
• 9/2 B-R Blog: 10 Games Of 10+ TB: How many batters since 1920 have 10+ games where they had 10+ TB in the contest? Here's the answer: From 1920 to 2010, Games requiring...

• 8/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome absent Tuesday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) is out of the lineup Tuesday, Aug. 31, with a stiff back, according to The Associated Press....[+] He is listed as day-to-day.
• 8/31 MLBTradeRumors: Quiet Deadline Day Expected?: Eleven hours remain until tonight's waiver trade deadline.  A year ago today, Jim Thome, Jose Contreras, Ronnie Belliard, and...
• 8/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome leaves game with back stiffness: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (back) left the game against the Seattle Mariners after one at-bat Saturday, Aug. 28, because of...[+] lower back stiffness, according to The Associated Press. He was replaced by OF Jason Repko.
• 8/27 MLBTradeRumors: Jason Kubel's 2011 Option: The Twins have Delmon Young, Denard Span and Michael Cuddyer under team control for 2011, so they could get by without Jason...
• 8/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome in reach of Mark McGwire on homer list: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit his 582nd career home run Thursday, Aug. 26, according to The Associated Press. He is one away...[+] from tying Mark McGwire for ninth on the all-time home run list.
• 8/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome scratched Wednesday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome (thigh) was scratched from the lineup Wednesday, Aug. 25, after being hit in the thigh by a pitch...[+] Tuesday, Aug. 24, according to The Associated Press. OF Jason Kubel is serving as the designated hitter Wednesday.
• 8/23 Baseball Musings: Harden in the Seventh: Rich Harden answers the bell for the seventh inning with a no-hitter intact against the Twins and 94 pitches thrown. He’s...
• 8/22 My Pinstripes: Sunday Not in the Park With No George - An AL Look: It's Sunday, August 22...the baseball season is into the full stretch drive. Football is around the corner. And that really...
• 8/20 Bus League Baseball: The Professional 500 Homerun Club: The other night, I found myself wondering what would happen if we took the career totals of the top homerun hitters in major league...
• 8/19 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 17: Busy afternoon at work, so I wasn't able to get this up earlier today. Almost forgot to get to it this evening, though... Home...
• 8/18 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Chapman, Lee, Inge, Thome: Links for Wednesday night.... The Reds will wait until September 1st to promote Aroldis Chapman, but he'll still be eligible...
• 8/18 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 17: Busy afternoon at work, so I wasn't able to get this up earlier today. Almost forgot to get to it this evening, though... Home...
• 8/18 B-R Blog: Jim Thome & top OPS+ seasons for a 39-year-old: Jim Thome is raking so far this year. Here are the only players (1901-present) to post an OPS+ of at least 150 in age 39 season,...
• 8/18 Baseball Moves: Video of the Day 8/18/10: Jim Thome launches the first walk-off home run in Target Field history into the right field deck off of White Sox pitcher Matt...
• 8/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome hits walkoff homer: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit a walkoff two-run homer in the 10th inning Tuesday, Aug. 17, The Associated Press reports. ...[+]
• 8/18 Baseball Musings: Walk Off Thome Run: After the former Nationals pair of Matt Capps and Jon Rauch turned a 5-4 Twins lead in the ninth to a 6-5 White Sox lead in the...
• 8/15 MLBTradeRumors: A Look At 2011 Club Options: Often times, a club option is an easy call to make. Kerry Wood's $11MM option isn't going to be exercised, and Bill Hall can forget...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Slowey in the Seventh: Jack Cust leads off against Kevin Slowey in the Oakland seventh in Minnesota. Slowey has a no-hitter intact. Cust walks to start...
• 8/15 Baseball Musings: Fraternal Months: The Twins starters just went through two month-long periods that produced very different results. From June 18th to July 19th,...
• 8/14 B-R Blog: Post 1919 Batters With Most 3+ HR Games: Alex Rodriguez hit three home runs in the Yankees game this evening. Since 1920, heading into today, which players had the most...
• 8/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome wants to continue playing: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome said he wants to continue playing next season, when his 600th career home run would be well within...[+] reach, according to ESPN.com's Jayson Stark. The team also has interest in bringing Thome back.
• 8/12 MLBTradeRumors: Stark On Sherrill, Blue Jays, Harper, Thome: There has been a “flurry” of waiver claims on prominent players, according to an MLB official who spoke with ESPN.com’s...
• 8/11 My Pinstripes: A Cycle Of Home Runs: Alex Rodriguez has never done it. Neither has Albert Pujols, Barry Bonds, Jim Thome, or anyone else that I am aware of....
• 8/10 El Maquino: Active Hall-of-Famers: Kind of a break in the action; Which current players are headed to the Hall of Fame?  Personally, I think you have to have been...
• 8/9 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 8: Well, I'm finally back from the SABR 40 convention in Atlanta, where I had a great time visiting the city, the ballpark, and...
• 8/9 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: August 8: Well, I'm finally back from the SABR 40 convention in Atlanta, where I had a great time visiting the city, the ballpark, and...
• 8/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome hits 578th homer: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit his 578th career homer Sunday, Aug. 8, according to The Associated Press. His two-run shot was...[+] part of a 5-4 win over the Cleveland Indians.
• 8/8 MLBTradeRumors: Poll: The Most Active Team In August: The July 31st non-waiver trade deadline gets all the attention, but we've also seen many quality players change teams in August...
• 8/6 Jason's Baseball Blog: Trade Retrospective – Johan Santana to the Mets: On February 2nd, 2008, the Minnesota Twins finally decided on an offer for Cy Young winner Johan Santana, and sent the ace to...
• 8/4 B-R Blog: Most HRs In 1st 2,267 Career Games: Alex Rodriguez hit his 600th career HR today in his 2,267th career game. Coming into today, who has hit the most HRs in their...
• 8/3 B-R Blog: POLL: Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame: Larry Walker was one of the great young players with the early 1990s Expos and then became a star playing in numbers-inflating...

• 7/31 MLBTradeRumors: Players Not Traded At The Deadline: Even with all of the moves that occurred prior to this afternoon's non-waiver trade deadline, there are still plenty of players...
• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome homers, passes George Brett on RBI list: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit his 577th career homer Friday, July 30, and his 1,598th career RBI helped him pass George Brett...[+] for 32nd on that all-time list, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/28 The World's Worst Sports Blog: The 600 Home Run Almanac: People are interested in players who hit 600 home runs, at least judging by the Google searches that point people here. With that...
• 7/26 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 25: Sorry for the delay in the post today. Busy day at work and all that... Home Run of the Day: Felipe Lopez, St. Louis Cardinals (Trot...
• 7/26 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 25: Sorry for the delay in the post today. Busy day at work and all that... Home Run of the Day: Felipe Lopez, St. Louis Cardinals (Trot...
• 7/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Delmon Young, Jim Thome homer back-to-back: Minnesota Twins OF Delmon Young and DH Jim Thome hit back-to-back homers Sunday, July 25, in a 10-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles,...[+] according to The Associated Press.
• 7/25 The World's Worst Sports Blog: 600 Home Runs: Who’s Second?: Alex Rodriguez is, as I’m writing this, sitting at 599 home runs. Almost certainly, he’ll be the next player to hit...
• 7/25 MLBTradeRumors: Odds & Ends: Edmonds, Rangers, Tigers: Links for Sunday, as Ross Detwiler prepares to make his 2010 debut.... Jim Edmonds implied that he's leaning toward retiring...
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome walks four times WednesdayMinnesota Twins DH Jim Thome walked four times in a victory Wednesday, July 21, according to The Associated Press. ...[+] Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome walked four times in a victory Wednesday, July 21, according to The Associated Press.
• 7/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome moves up all-time list: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome drove in his 1,595th career run Monday, July 19, putting him in a tie for 33rd place on the all-time...[+] list with former 3B Mike Schmidt, according to MLB.com's Kelly Thesier.
• 7/20 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 19: Home Run of the Day: Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers (Trot Time: 23.42 seconds) [video] Albert Pujols [video], Mark Reynolds...
• 7/20 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 19: Home Run of the Day: Nelson Cruz, Texas Rangers (Trot Time: 23.42 seconds) [video] Albert Pujols [video], Mark Reynolds...
• 7/20 PaulLebowitz.com: I Got Depth Of Perception In My Text, Y'all: So whatcha, whatcha, whatcha want? There's no excuse for the Mets----who fancy themselves as contenders (and they are in the...
• 7/18 Call to the Pen: The Buzz: Three Teams That Have To Make A Move: Every year when the trade deadline is approaching, all 30 teams in the Majors are contemplating the rewards and consequences of...
• 7/15 B-R Blog: Play Index Season Finders Now Sort by WPA Clutch: I've added WPA Clutch (which is the context-rich performance minus the context-neutral performance) to the season finders. Here...
• 7/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Justin Morneau out again Friday: Minnesota Twins 1B Justin Morneau (concussion) is out of the lineup Friday, July 9, and is questionable for the rest of the weekend...[+] series with a mild concussion, according to the Pioneer Press' John Shipley. DH Jim Thome will hit cleanup Friday.
• 7/9 Baseball Press: The 606 - July 9, 2010: Baseball Press presents "The 606", a look at the most intriguing pitching matchup of the day, with a final prediction of the...
• 7/7 B-R Blog: The 400 Career HR & [RBI > 3*HR] Club: Just goofing around with Play Index this morning, I asked it show me all batters with HR>=400 and RBI>3*HR in their career....
• 7/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome named AL Player of the Week: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome was named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending Sunday, July 4, according...[+] to The Sports Network. Thome hit .400 with four home run, seven runs scored and eight RBIs.
• 7/4 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 3: Home Run of the Day: Jim Thome, Minnesota Twins #2 (Trot Time: 23.17 seconds) [video] I'm not sure we all appreciate the...
• 7/4 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: July 3: Home Run of the Day: Jim Thome, Minnesota Twins #2 (Trot Time: 23.17 seconds) [video] I'm not sure we all appreciate the...
• 7/3 El Maquino: Thome Cracks Top 6: Jim Thome hit his 573rd and 574th homeruns today against Wade Davis (RAYS).  So: 5. Frank Robinson (21yrs, 586hr) 6. Thome (Middle...
• 7/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome moves up MLB all-time HR list: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit two home runs Saturday, July 3, to move into 10th place on the MLB all-time home run list with...[+] 574 career home runs, reports Jon Krawcznski, of The Associated Press.
• 7/3 B-R Blog: 4+ RBI with at most 1 hit and no runs scored: A-Rod just had a day like that--4 RBI, 1 hit, no runs scored. It doesn't happen too often. Here are all the times it's been done...

• 6/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome fans three times Wednesday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome struck out three times Wednesday, June 30, after homering in each of the last two games, according...[+] to The Associated Press.
• 6/29 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 28: Home Run of the Day: Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 21.62 seconds) [video] This was easily the game of the...
• 6/29 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 28: Home Run of the Day: Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks (Trot Time: 21.62 seconds) [video] This was easily the game of the...
• 6/29 Baseball Musings: Tigers in First: The Detroit Tigers score early, then hold off the Minnesota Twins to move into first place with a 7-5 win. The teams combined...
• 6/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Michael Cuddyer could remain at third: Minnesota Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said OF Michael Cuddyer might start at third base against the Detroit Tigers this week...[+] to get DH Jim Thome in the lineup, according to the Pioneer Press' Kelsie Smith. 'I'm not afraid to,' Gardenhire said. 'He's just getting more comfortable over there. He looks more comfortable moving in and back and all those things.'
• 6/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome hits 570th career home run Saturday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome hit his 570th career home run against the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, June 19, according to The...[+] Associated Press. He moved into sole possession of 11th place on the all-time list and has now homered against all 30 major league teams.
• 6/20 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 19: Home Run of the Day: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins (Trot Time: 21.99 seconds) [video] This would normally be a pretty good day...
• 6/20 Wezen-Ball: Tater Trot Tracker: June 19: Home Run of the Day: Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins (Trot Time: 21.99 seconds) [video] This would normally be a pretty good day...
• 6/19 Crashburn Alley: Enter Offense; Exeunt Bullpen: Great timing, guys. I don’t think I could have timed it better myself. Wait three weeks for the offense to re-emerge while...
• 6/19 Baseball Musings: Mauer Power: Joe Mauer hasn’t hit many home runs this season, but his blast in the ninth capped off a five run inning that saved the...
• 6/17 Baseball Musings: Twins Score: A Jim Thome double and a Drew Butera single in the eighth put the Twins on the board as they trail Colorado 5-1. After a walk...
• 6/17 Baseball Musings: Twins Score: A Jim Thome double and a Drew Butera single in the eighth put the Twins on the board as they trail Colorado 5-1. After a walk...
• 6/17 The World's Worst Sports Blog: How much should Manny's stats have dropped?: In an earlier post, I used Manny Ramirez‘s differential line to make the case that discontinuing use of performance-enhancing...
• 6/11 Baseball Press: Under the Radar - AL-Only (Week 11): Bill Hall is making the most of his playing time. (AP) Each week Baseball Press will be providing some Under the...
• 6/10 MLBTradeRumors: Minor League Transactions: Here are a few of the noteworthy names involved in this week's minor league transactions, as compiled by Baseball America's Matt...
• 6/8 The World's Worst Sports Blog: How much should Manny’s stats have dropped?: In an earlier post, I used Manny Ramirez’s differential line to make the case that discontinuing use of performance-enhancing...
• 6/7 MLBTradeRumors: Pierzynski Open To A Trade: A.J. Pierzynski told Scott Merkin of MLB.com that he's open to a trade, though he'd prefer to see the White Sox start winning...

• 5/25 B-R Blog: Old Sluggers Are Rare To Find: Via Baseball-Reference.com's Play Index Batting Season Finder - players 35 and older with the most seasons of an ISO of at least...
• 5/21 Baseball Daily Digest: Roto Lunch – May 21: Yesterday saw a couple 3-hit games from names near the top of the list – Luke Scott and Ike Davis, offsetting a couple...
• 5/19 B-R Blog: WAR Data: Best Position Players Not In the Hall of Fame: Here's a post concept that's sure to be a lightning rod for discussion: who are the best position players not to be inducted into...
• 5/10 MLBTradeRumors: 2011 Contract Issues: Minnesota Twins: The Twins face a pair of contractual options after the season: Designated hitter Jason Kubel has a $5.25MM club option...

• 4/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome, Luke Hughes homer Wednesday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome and 3B Luke Hughes both homered in a losing effort Wednesday, April 28, according to The Associated...[+] Press. Hughes became the first player in team history to homer in his first professional at-bat since 1984.
• 4/28 B-R Blog: No RBI for either team in the same game (?!?!?): That tile might sound kind of odd, but this sort of thing happens more often than you might think. In last night's Twins/Tigers...
• 4/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Twins | Jim Thome drives in three runs Friday: Minnesota Twins DH Jim Thome went 2-for-5 Friday, April 23, against the Kansas City Royals, with a double, home run and three...[+] RBIs, according to The Associated Press.