The 2010 McChumpies: A look to the future

Posted By Chris Humpherys On Sunday, January 3rd 2010. Under Baseball, Basketball, NCAA Football, NFL, Other Sports Tags: Brett Favre, Mark Mangino, Mike Leach, Raheem Morris, South Florida Bulls, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, Tiger Woods

I’m not big on predicting the future. If I were any good at it, I’d be kicking back in a Las Vegas sportsbook, mango daiquiri in one hand, wad of hundreds in the other. But when the good folks at Creative Loafing offered to publish the 2009 McChumpies and wanted ... 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

Angels can only win with Scott Kazmir trade

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Friday, August 28th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: AL West, American League, Los Angeles Angels, MLB, Scott Kazmir, Tampa Bay Rays

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 ... 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 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

Just how good is Mark Buehrle?

Posted By Matt Gentile On Thursday, July 23rd 2009. Under Baseball Tags: A.J. Pierzynski, Addie Jones, Atlanta Braves, Carlos Zambrano, CC Sabathia, Chicago White Sox, Cy Young, Jim Bunning, Johan Santana, Justin Verlander, Mark Buehrle, Ramon Castro, Randy Johnson, Sandy Koufax, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tim Lincecum, Zack Greinke

When someone says Mark Buehrle, what do you say? Maybe you mention the 2005 World Series Championship. Maybe you bring up the no-hitter against the Texas Rangers in 2007. Or maybe you talk about his laid back demeanor he exudes every time he takes the mound. Of course, you might say his ... 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

MLB Power Rankings: Dodgers take over first

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, July 6th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Albert Pujols, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Eric Wedge, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Manny Ramirez, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland A's, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Ryan Sadowski, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Tim Lincecum, Tommy Hanson, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Zach Greinke

In last week's MLB Power Rankings, the Boston Red Sox held the top spot over the Los Angeles Dodgers. However, the Red Sox' bullpen had issues taking care of business in a few games last week, and as a result, their stay at the top is a ... Continue Reading

MLB Power Rankings: Red Sox roll to top spot

Posted By Eddie Griffin On Monday, June 29th 2009. Under Baseball Tags: Albert Pujols, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Cliff Lee, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Ichiro, Joe Mauer, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mark DeRosa, 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, Tommy Hanson, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals, Zach Greinke

The Los Angeles Dodgers continue to sport the best record in baseball, but do they top my initial MLB power rankings? (Records through June 28) 1. Boston Red Sox (46-29) After taking two of three at Washington and doing the same at Atlanta, the Red Sox have won their last six series and ... Continue Reading

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