Around the Bases: Yankees acquire Vazquez, Capps to Cubs or Nats, and more
Posted By Matt Gentile On Wednesday, December 23rd 2009. Under Uncategorized Tags: Adam LaRoche, Atlanta Braves, Boone Logan, Carlos Marmol, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Javier Vazquez, Johnny Damon, Matt Capps, Melky Cabrera, New York Yankees, Nick Johnson, St. Louis Cardinals, Troy Glaus, Washington Nationals
Yankees acquire Vazquez from Braves
The New York Yankees have decided to beef up the back end of their rotation by adding a former face to the franchise.
The Yankees sent outfielder Melky Cabrera to the Atlanta Braves' for starter Javier Vazquez and righty Boone Logan. The Yankees also received prospects Mike ... Continue Reading
Around the Bases: Halladay to Phillies, Lackey to Sox, and more
Posted By Matt Gentile On Tuesday, December 15th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cliff Lee, Hideki Matsui, John Lackey, Juan Pierre, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Mike Cameron, Milwaukee Brewers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Roy Halladay, Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays
Trading Aces
The Roy Halladay trade talk is officially over. The Toronto Blue Jays are set to trade the former Cy Young winner to the Philadelphia Phillies.
According to ESPN's Jayson Stark, the Phillies will send outfielder Michael Taylor, catching prospect Travis d'Arnaud and pitcher Kyle Drabek to the Blue Jays ... Continue Reading
Do the tired Twins have a chance at Yankee Stadium?
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Wednesday, October 7th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: American League, Brian Duensing, CC Sabathia, Minnesota Twins, MLB, New York Yankees
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, ... Continue Reading
The art of the argument in Major League Baseball
Posted By Chris Humpherys On Sunday, September 20th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver, Joe Girardi, lou Pinella, New York Yankees
Other than the occasional Family Guy rerun, my television rarely strays from ESPN. While watching Sportscenter the other night, I happened upon some Yankees highlights and had a most interesting revelation.
After a called third strike to Alex Rodriguez that appeared just off the plate, Yankee manager Joe Girardi rushed out ... Continue Reading
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees hold steady at the top, Cardinals charging hard
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, August 31st 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
There's no change at the top from last week's MLB Power Rankings to this week's, but the results of last week have forced a little shakeup from the second spot on down.
1. New York Yankees (82-48)
Their midweek series loss to the Rangers was just their second series loss ... Continue Reading
MLB Power Rankings: Rockies rising to the occasion
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, August 25th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers
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. ... Continue Reading
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees hold steady at top spot
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, August 18th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers
Sincerest apologies about not posting the power rankings for the last couple of weeks, but I've been a little sidetracked.
But, I'm back at it this week, though instead of the 1-30 through as I did previously, I've condensed it to a top 10.
1. New York Yankees ... Continue Reading
MLB Power Rankings: Yankees edge closer to top spot
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, July 28th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
Yes yes, these are late once again, which means I'm going sans comments this week, but I will say that I'm still scratching my head as to how the Mariners contrived to look so horrible against the Indians at home after winning three of four in Cleveland just a week ... Continue Reading
MLB Power Rankings: Split enough to keep Dodgers on top
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, July 21st 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
This week's MLB power rankings are a little on the late side, but here they are. Just for the purposes of clarification, the rankings and records are reflective of the action through Sunday.
1. Los Angeles Dodgers (58-34)
Dropped the first two at home against the Astros but rebounded ... Continue Reading
MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers stay top at the break
Posted By Eddie Griffin On Tuesday, July 14th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
In last week’s MLB power rankings, the Los Angeles Dodgers took top spot from the Boston Red Sox, capitalizing on the Red Sox’ bullpen woes to nab top spot in my book.
Both teams had successful weeks last week, so the order at the top will remain the same as we ... Continue Reading











