Michael Wacha said before Game One of the World Series that he is becoming more noticeable in St. Louis thanks to his recent postseason heroics. He mentioned a milkshake, termed the ‘Wacha-Wacha’, and said it included crackerjacks to add to the baseball flavour. Wacha himself seems to be flavour of the month, winning his fourth [...]

The Boston Red Sox and St. Louis Cardinals had the most wins in their respective leagues this season and led the American League and National League in runs differential, and now they are coming face to face in the World Series. It’s the first time since 1979 that two teams with that kind of grip [...]

There is hope for the Dodgers. It wasn’t supposed to unravel this way, but after three games in the NLCS, three of the Dodgers and Cardinals best pitchers have lost. Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke – both Cy Young award winners – lost despite putting in quality starts at Busch Stadium, and in a must-win [...]

So it’s all over. Hang on a minute, it’s actually only just beginning. 162 games you say? How about an 163rd? Tampa Bay and Texas meet up in Arlington, Texas tonight for a winner takes all – actually, winner plays the Indians in Cleveland for another win-or-go-home scenario, beginning a fantastic lineup of postseason play [...]

It’s the 29th of July, so all the talk in major league baseball is about the trade deadline, yes? Well, not entirely, let’s put it that way. The Baltimore Orioles are chasing starting pitcher Jake Peavy, while the Rangers signed Matt Garza from the Cubs for the remainder of the season. But now, after the [...]

There has been plenty of talk and buzz surrounding Yasiel Puig, the Dodgers 22-year-old ‘saviour’, a speedy, powerful, all-energy guy who most believe has turned Los Angeles around in the middle months of the baseball season. The Cuban made his debut on June the 3rd and since that day he has hit .409 with a [...]

I’ll apologise in advance to all the Dodger fans who are enjoying LA’s longest win streak of the season – six games to be precise – because the positive article that I’m about to write may just jinx what has been a rare treat for the Dodger community in 2013. I mean, we’ve won six [...]

Every day a new star is born in the city of Los Angeles, but not since the long-haired, hard-to-figure-out Manny Ramirez turned up in the city of angels have the Dodgers had quite a phenom like Yasiel Puig. Let’s look at the facts just quickly. The 22-year-old was not supposed to come up to the [...]

Tony Pulis has left Stoke City by mutual consent. Hoorah. Is that view harsh? Yes, I suppose it is because let’s face it Pulis has worked wonders in his second spell at the club. Since 2006, Pulis has masterminded a lengthy stay in the Premier League – six years has to be considered lengthy with [...]

The talk has been going on for weeks. Don Mattingly will be fired as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers. And that talk is gathering pace, so much in fact that this week may see the first managerial change in the 2013 major league baseball season. After a series win over the Washington Nationals at [...]