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NL WEST SHOWDOWN ENTERS LAST WEEKEND

NL WEST SHOWDOWN ENTERS LAST WEEKEND

Like a couple of gunslingers in the wild west, the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres will go head to head in their final shootout this weekend. Both teams have stayed neck and neck for the past month, with the NL West division lead changing hands many times between them. Back in early August, […]

Garza’s No Hitter

Garza’s No Hitter

The rarest feat for a pitcher is if he can pitch a no-hitter in a game. Outstandingly, four pitchers this season were able to pitch no-hitters. Ubaldo Jimenez against the Braves, Dallas Braden against the Rays, Roy Halladay against the Marlins, and Edwin Jackson against the Rays. It seems like the Rays were the ones […]

OLD FACES IN NEW PLACES

OLD FACES IN NEW PLACES

The baseball offseason has provided fans with a plethora of deals, allowing stars to move around. The world champion New York Yankees have retooled their roster, as they got rid of Hideki Matsui and Johnny Damon, but had them quickly replaced by Curtis Granderson, the ex-Detroit Tiger, and Randy Winn, the former San Francisco Giant. […]

Change of Scenery for Lopez

Change of Scenery for Lopez

Today, Saturday 27, 2010, the St. Louis Cardinals sanctified the deal to acquire Felize Lopez, a former Milwaukee Brewers player. The Cardinals have been looking at Lopez for quite some time, and he had played for two months with the Cardinals at the end of the 2008 season. However, the Cardinals wanted to wait until […]

The King of Baseball

The King of Baseball

To some he is known as King Albert. To others, his nickname is El Hombre. Regardless of what title is bestowed upon him, Albert Pujols continues to prove his dominance in baseball with his home runs and, most recently, his back to back National League MVP titles. This year, while his primary goal remains winning […]

MLB Off Season Acquisitions 6-10 


MLB Off Season Acquisitions 6-10 


Now that the top five free agents have been signed to their respective teams, it was time for teams to move on to the next five currently available free agents. These players included four highly regarded starting pitchers and a great third baseman. Lets start with Randy Wolf. Wolf has been in the league for […]

Strasburg

Strasburg

The Washington Nationals have been disappointing our nation’s capital by having one of the worst MLB teams each and every year. Just last year, they had only 59 wins and a disastrous 103 losses. In an attempt to improve and strengthen their team in the near future, the Nationals, with the number one overall pick […]

GIANTS AND TIM LINCECUM FACES LANDMARK ARBITRATION CASE

GIANTS AND TIM LINCECUM FACES LANDMARK ARBITRATION CASE

If Tim Lincecum and the San Francisco Giants continue down the road into arbitration, the highest figures ever exchanged and a lot of potentially bad feelings will be the result. While most players compromise and settle their cases long before the actual arbitration process, the Giants and Lincecum are on a collision course to let […]

The Red Sox should not trade Clay Buchholz and Casey Kelly

The Red Sox should not trade Clay Buchholz and Casey Kelly

The Red Sox should not trade Clay Buchholz and Casey Kelly in a deal for Roy Halladay. The Red Sox need to bolster their rotation in 2010 but can do so in a way that doesn’t give up the future of their organization. Casey Kelly is one of the most talented prospects in all of […]

Baseball’s Offseason transactions

Baseball’s Offseason transactions

With the 2009 season ending with the New York Yankees winning their 27th World Series, it came time for offseason business. Three of the top five free agents did not return to their respective teams, which always makes the new season quite interesting. Let’s start with the pitchers. The number one free agent pitcher, John […]

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