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Spring Training Game Thread II

Can I interest you in an embedded Bluesky post to set the mood? The Royals are back in action this afternoon, hosting the San Diego Padres in Surprise. They’ll face off against MLB The Show stud but real-life underperformer Matt Waldron, the last known (to me, at least) knuckleballer in MLB. Here’s the lineup they’ll […]

Can the Colts trust Daniel Jones?

Daniel Jones was given a golden opportunity to resurrect his career with the Indianapolis Colts. After a failed stint with the New York Giants, of which Jones certainly doesn’t carry all the blame, his career was in flux. Another first round quarterback found himself without a home. It was good to see what Jones had […]

Diamondbacks Offseason Report Card

This piece was originally planned for the end of January. However, the Diamondbacks were still deep into the offseason rumours, so I gave them until the beginning of spring training to make their final moves before weighing in. As the 2025 season rolled to a close, the Diamondbacks found themselves in a somewhat unexpected position. […]

ST Game 2: San Diego Padres at Kansas City Royals

San Diego Padres at Kansas City Royals, February 21, 2026, 12:05 p.m. PST Watch: None Location: Surprise Stadium – Surprise, AZ Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!

Spring Training Game #1: A’s at White Sox Game Thread

BASEBALL IS BACK BABY!!! Okay, maybe it’s just Spring Training and today’s games will likely feature mostly backups, depth players and prospects, but baseball is baseball damn it. We got a game today against the Chicago White Sox to kick off our spring schedule, the first of 32 exhibition contests including a few split-squad contests […]

Meaningless Stats Begin Today!

A seasoned center fielder camps under a lazy fly ball, drifting with it as it gets carried by a strong wind. Suddenly blinded by the intense desert sun, at the last moment the center fielder ducks and covers his head with his glove as the ball falls a few feet behind him on the outfield […]

Spring Training 2026, Game #2: Thread

And we’re back. Yesterday we got our first taste of Mariners baseball for 2026 , which is a great milestone to mark off the calendar. The pomp and circumstance may be somewhat lesser today, but we do get our first reminder for the steady rhythm of the season: the Mariners play every Saturday from now […]

Freeman out 4-6 weeks with stress fracture

Texas Rangers infielder Cody Freeman has been diagnosed with a stress fracture in his back, the team announced today. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Freeman, who the beats say gave the team an injection of energy when he came up last August, was in the mix for a bench spot to […]

Cubs vs. Rangers at Mesa preview, Saturday 2/21, 2:05 CT

Saturday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Rangers lineup: Matthew Boyd will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Daniel Palencia, Hoby Milner, Luke Little, Jack Neely and Jeff Brigham. Kumar Rocker will start for the Rangers. Other Rangers pitchers scheduled today: Cal Quantrill, Luis Curvelo, Carter Baumler and Patrick Murphy. Today’s game […]

Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees Time/Place: 1:05 p.m., George M. Steinbrenner Field – Tampa, FLSB Nation Site: Pinstripe AlleyMedia: MLB.TV (free), Tigers Radio Network TIGERS YANKEES Jahmai Jones – RF Jasson Dominguez – LF Kevin McGonigle – SS Aaron Judge – RF Gleyber Torres – 2B Ryan McMahon – 3B Colt Keith – 3B Paul Goldschmidt […]

Dodgers on Deck: Sunday, February 22 at Padres

The Dodgers on Sunday take on the San Diego Padres at Peoria Sports Complex for their second game of the spring schedule. Jackson Ferris gets the start on the mound on Sunday. The Branch Rickey Award in 2024 as the Dodgers minor league pitcher of the year, Ferris struggled at times in Double-A Tulsa last […]

Snake Bytes 2/21

Diamondbacks News Lawlar Gets Center Field NodOnce the team takes the field today, Jordan Lawlar will begin to make his case for or against all the faith that has been placed in him over the last few years. Arenado Discusses Full Circle Home RunJake McCarthy was wearing Colorado purple and Nolan Arenado was wearing Arizona […]

Dodgers at Angels spring training travel roster

The Dodgers open their Cactus League schedule on Saturday afternoon, hitting the road to face the Angels at Diablo Stadium in Tempe. Yoshinobu Yamamoto is on the mound for Game 1, plus regulars Shohei Ohtani, Teoscar Hernández, and Andy Pages occupying the top three lineup slots. Here are the active players making the trip to […]

How will San Diego implement new ABS system?

The 2026 MLB season is finally upon us and, with it, one of the sport’s newest major rule changes since commissioner Rob Manfred took up the mantle in 2015. The ABS (automated ball-strike system) is here. As with many rule changes, fans of the sport are divided over it, but it’s here to stay. Because […]

Athletics Community Prospect List: Hoglund Lands At #16

*In an effort to make the nomination voting easier for everyone, I will comment, “NOMINATIONS”, and you may reply to that with your picks and upvote the player you’d like to see on the next nominee list. Another right-handed pitcher! Gunnar Hoglund probably dropped farther than a lot of other fans wanted but he finally settles […]

Spring Training February 21 game thread: Braves at Rays

The offseason is officially over and now it’s time to get rocking and rolling. While it’s not quite the same as Opening Day and never will be on that level, it’s still lovely to either turn on the TV or fire up the radio and hear the crack of the bat and baseballs hitting leather […]