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 […]
Josh Hamilton Looking for Next Team to Stress Out
This morning, MLB Trade Rumors continued the speculation with a short piece on where Josh Hamilton might end up. Texas Rangers? Boston Red Sox? Chicago Cubs? It’s slightly surprising that anyone cares anymore. Hamilton finished the 2012 season with a slash-line of .285/.354/.577, 43 home runs and 128 RBI, but who in their right mind […]
2012 MLB Season Ending Moves Surprising Nobody – Part One
Here’s a handful of tweets from the tweeternet detailing news/moves that should come as a surprise to no one. Indeed, there’s nothing better for some of these teams to do than fire the losers and reduce payroll. There are sure to be many more expected moves during the MLB postseason/offseason, so we’ll divide these updates […]
NLDS Game 1: St. Louis Lets Washington Off Hook
Errors and offensive inefficiency will kill you every time. Someone said that once at the bar I go to for occasions such as the Super Bowl, my birthday, Wednesday nights. It’s obvious, I know. But sometimes drunken bar wisdom cannot be denied—wisdom is wisdom. The saying was actually something more like, “these fn’ guys are […]
NLDS Game 1: Nationals Strike Out 13 Times in 3-2 Win Over Cardinals
We’re willing to admit it. Sometimes baseball is downright boring. Between the two teams, twenty men were left on base, and hitters went 2-17 with runners in scoring position. Hardly playoff baseball. Good pitching isn’t an excuse, Gio Gonzalez and Adam Wainwright are no slouches, but leaving this many runners on base is bad for […]