ALDS Game 4: Alex Rodriguez Continues His Jerk Status
Alex Rodriguez played baseball on Thursday night. Or a more accurate description: he held a piece of wood in his hands and tried to hit a little white ball. Hitting that little white ball didn’t go so well and New York fans probably wish A-Rod would just go away at this point. The Baltimore Orioles […]
NLDS Game 5: San Francisco Giants Beat Reds With Mat Latos Fifth Inning Implosion
The San Francisco Giants are moving on in the 2012 MLB postseason. The Cincinnati Reds are going home. This just didn’t seem possible a few days ago. It was just four days ago when Bronson Arroyo threw a seven inning gem leading to a 9-0 Cincinnati win and a commanding 2-0 lead in the National […]
ALDS Game 3: Alex Rodriguez a Jerk Even in Yankees Win
Alex Rodriguez is one of those rare players who can be a Jerk even when his teams manages to pull out a victory. The New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night to a take a 2 to 1 series lead with a little help from A-Rod … kind of. Going into the […]
Detroit Restaurant Owner Lets Jose Valverde Have It
One of our folks on the ground in Detroit captured this gem at a diner late last night, after Jose Valverde blew the save in Game 4 of the ALDS in Oakland. This guy is not happy.
ALDS Game 3: Detroit Tigers’ Bats Purring in Oakland
The Detroit Tigers dropped Game 3 of the ALDS tonight at the hands of the Oakland Athletics pitching staff feat. Brett Anderson. There’s not much to marvel at in terms of jerk-play, since, believe it or not it was a clean game. Not a single error. The sky is falling. What does a TBS viewer […]
NLDS Game 3: Giants Survive With Help of Reds Scott Rolen, Ryan Hanigan
The San Francisco Giants were on the brink of elimination Tuesday night. Down two games to none they faced Cincinnati Reds righty Homer Bailey who pitched liked he had Zeus’s hand planted firmly in his butt. To make a long game short: Bailey delivered the goods. He went seven solid innings, striking out 10 and […]
NLDS Game 2: Jordan Zimmermann’s Shaky Start Serves as a Bad Omen for Nationals
The St. Louis Cardinals got to Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann and they got to him early. In an MLB playoff season that was leaning in favor of the away team, the Cardinals did everything in their power to reverse that trend. Zimmermann just never looked right on Monday night—kind of like the ads for Cougartown […]
Home Teams Not Taking Care of Business Early in MLB Playoffs
Sometimes a stat just jumps out at us here at Baseball Jerks. We call it a ‘Jerk-Stat.’ A Jerk-Stat is a stat that echoes the futility we see sometimes see on the field. Today’s Jerk-Stat: Home teams are just 2-6 during the playoffs entering Monday’s Divisional Series games. Danny Knobler of CBSSports.com tweeted: Of 10 […]