Minor League Baseball announced yesterday that it will be requiring a harder helmet to be worn in the batter’s box for next year. Rawlings has also sent a few prototypes to each team to try for the remainder of this year. The change comes after David Wright of the New York Mets was hit by

Defending yourself at a baseball game while in the seats is a necessity, but there is no way I would ever waste my beer by pouring it on an opposing fan. Then to miss both punches? What was this guy thinking?

The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired right handed pitcher Jon Garland from the Diamondbacks and Jim Thome from the White Sox Monday night, in a last minute trade which has been described as a total roster make over by MLB.com’s  Ken Gurnick. The news came to Garland about halfway through yesterday’s game. He knew a

As of last evening, reports began to surface about Nomar Garciaparra stating “there remains a small chance that the slugger will go to a contender” before Monday’s waiver trade deadline. Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said last week that the franchise was done dealing for this year, and expects to make no immediate additions to

The Blue Jays have made it apparent that they will not trade their ace pitcher Roy Halladay across the division to the Yankees or Red Sox. Jon Heyman – of  SI.com  reports that the Yankees and Red Sox have been recently informed by the Blue Jays that their chances to land Halladay are slim. He

We all know Pedro Martinez lives for the big game, but can he get through 6 or more innings in atleast 12 attempts for the Phillies in 2009? ESPN’s Jayson Stark says that if Pedro does indeed pass his physical there is absolutley no obstacle in the way of seeing him in red pinstripes. Stark

At this exact moment it looks like Roy Halladay has a 60-40 chance of being traded with the Phillies at the top of the list for landing the ace. 11:33 A.M. – Randy Miller of the Bucks County Courier Times explains why Halladay will not end up in Philly. Baseball Rumor Mill -  If the