Manny Ramirez Struggling At Triple-A, Not Ready For Promotion to Oakland A’s Roster
At 40 years old, Manny Ramirezseems more like the aging superstar that he truly is than the once feared hitter he had previously become. Ramirez ranks 14th all-time with 555 home runs in his career,…Read More
Minnesota Twins Place Carl Pavano on the DL, Activate Nick Blackburn
Veteran righty Carl Pavanohas been placed on the 15-day disabled list. The Twins made the move before Monday night’s game and activated Nick Blackburn. Pavano’s diagnosis is listed as…Read More
Radical Baseball: Free Substitution
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2008 Free Substitution Free substitution means that a player may leave the game and return later. Pretty basic. Football and basketball have it. Why not baseball? Just because they…Read More
Radical Baseball: Start the count at 3-2.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2009 If I could change only one rule … Start the count on 3-2 and limit the batter to three swings… 1. Each AB would be a maximum of three pitches. 2. There would be…Read More
Radical Baseball: Fans are too far away.
Football has midfield; the best seats are on the 50 yard line. Basketball’s best seats are at center court . Baseball’s best seats are behind the dugouts. Most people would agree. Here’s…Read More
Brett Lawrie Suspended Four Games By MLB
Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was suspended four games by Major League Baseball for his…Read More
Radical Baseball: Catcher? We don’t need no stinking catcher!
Take a deep breath and try to not dismiss this out of hand. You are about to enter deep Radical Baseball,…Read More
MLB Game Recaps: Dodgers Tops in All of Baseball
The detractors will say, “who have they played?” Maybe they’d be right, but the Dodgers…Read More
Series of the Week: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Milwaukee Brewers
As we move closer to the end of April, we’re starting to see which teams are emerging as the ones…Read More
Radical Baseball: MLB Depraved and Indifferent.
April 7 Hiroki Kuroda made his Yankee debut. He didn’t pitch very well but the significant…Read More
Radical Baseball: An Introduction
My name is Kenneth Matinale. I have been writing my Radical Baseball blog since 2008. Here is the…Read More
2012 MLB Team Salaries
With the end of another offseason upon us, USA Today has once again posted team salaries for each and…Read More
Why Johan Santana’s Impact In 2012 Will Be Significant
While Johan Santana looked very sharp in his six-inning performance against the Cardinals this…Read More
Five Young Players Ready For The Limelight
I read a great article on MLB.com this week, and it touched on why baseball is so unique from any of…Read More
Jorge Soler Rumors: Orioles Staying Quiet; Red Sox Interest Increases
It has been tough to gauge the interest of all the aforementioned eight MLB teams have on Jorge Soler…Read More
A Tale Of Two Collapses
Last September was one of the most exciting pennant races I’ve ever seen since I’ve been following…Read More
Buster Posey Gets Back On The Field; Told Not To Block Plate
It was a lovely sight for Giants fans to see Buster Posey participate in baseball activities over the…Read More
Why The Phillies Shouldn’t Have Signed Jonathan Papelbon
Ever since the Philadelphia Phillies took their four-year contract offer off the table from incumbent…Read More
A Hypothesis on Free Agency
This is not a new theory necessarily, but a reminder. It’s easy to look at the movement of players…Read More
Which Managers Are On The Hot Seat In 2012?
I read a great article this week on MLB.com which ranked the top five managers in both the National League…Read More





















