Tag Archives: MLB
2010 World Series Preview: San Francisco Giants vs. Texas Rangers
For those of you who are disappointed that there won’t be a rematch of last year’s World Series, or that you won’t get a chance to see Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee face off in a matchup that would’ve made Phillies fans salivate at the thought of what it’d have been like for the two [...]
Is it time to call Barry Zito an elite pitcher again?
At the start of the second half of last baseball season, I did a post on Barry Zito’s importance to the San Francisco Giants making a run at the postseason. At the time, Zito was 5-9 with a 5.01 ERA in 18 starts, and he’d went into the All-Star break having allowed nine runs and [...]
Frank Thomas: Quietly An All-Time Great
Frank Thomas is one of those players whose careers you reflect on and realize how spectacular he really was. Thomas, 41, officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball today. He played 19 seasons in the majors with the Chicago White Sox, Toronto Blue Jays, and Oakland Athletics. During the course of his career, Thomas [...]
2010 NFL Retirement and Trade Talk: Six Bold Predictions
With allegations that NFL and NBA games are rigged, every MLB player is on steroids, and that 75 percent (or some other made-up percentage) of pro athletes cheat on their wives, the current state of professional sports calls for a little bit of rest and relaxation. And considering the Pro Bowl, now being played before [...]
Do the tired Twins have a chance at Yankee Stadium?
It’s safe to say that anything less than a championship will do for the New York Yankees, and it’s expected that their run towards their first World Series title since 2000 will begin with an easy series win over the fatigued Minnesota Twins. Not only do they have that stacked lineup, the best closer in [...]
Angels can only win with Scott Kazmir trade
According to reports, the Los Angeles Angels are close to bolstering their rotation in a big way by acquiring pitcher Scott Kazmir from the Tampa Bay Rays for prospects Alexander Torres and Matthew Sweeney. On the surface, the Angels already had one of the league’s best rotations based on talent alone. However, injuries have been [...]
MLB Power Rankings: Rockies rising to the occasion
We’re edging towards the final month of baseball’s regular season, and though a few division title races are starting to look done and dusted, a couple of divisions are still very much up for grabs, and so are the wild card spots in both the American League and National League. There are some changes from [...]
The hits keep on coming for the New York Mets
Very little has gone right for the New York Mets over the last few months. Hopes were high heading into this season, with the Mets expected to be a contender once again, all the while christening a shiny new ballpark. Since starting June a season-high seven games over .500, the Mets are 29-46, and instead [...]
The Pete Rose debate rages on
“The banishment for life of Pete Rose from baseball is the sad end of a sorry episode. One of the game’s greatest players has engaged in a variety of acts which have stained the game, and he must now live with the consequences of those acts.
Selig reviewing potential reinstatement of Pete Rose
The New York Daily News is reporting that MLB Commissioner Bud Selig is thinking about lifting Pete Rose’s 20-year suspension. Rose, who is the NFL’s all-time hits leader, was suspended my MLB in 1989 after an investigation showed he gambled on baseball while he both played for and managed the Cincinnati Reds. Rose was suspended [...]
