TRADES OFFSEASON, Oct 9th 2008 everyone knows we need to go after bulldogs like A.J. Burnett and even a secondary pitcher like Mets Ollie Perez, to make a decision on Joba and STICK ... Read More

         Alright, call me crazy, but I watched and attended an awful lot of pirates games this past season and I think this team has some fight. Yes I am well aware of their 17-37 finish,  BUT that does not translate into a 17-37 start for... Read More

In losing the opening game of the ALCS, TB manager Joe Maddon cheated his team of a chance to exert its personality and possibly force extra innings.  He shackled his running game, but then let his hitters swing with reckless abandon.  Tos... Read More

Masterful. Thats the only way to put it. Dice-K's pitching performance last night was one classic for the ... Read More

Time to hand out the hardware in another awards list as worthless as the rest. AL Cy Young At the Break: Cliff Lee, Cleveland. Final: Even with KRod’s mind-blowing, yet typic... Read More

Presenting my all-time Baltimore Orioles starting lineup:CATCHER--Rick Dempsey(he was the best guy they ever had behind the plate)1ST BASE--Boog Powell(the O's won six division titles, four AL pennants, and two World Series on his watch)2ND BASE--Davey Johnson(the dude could turn a double play like nobody's business)SHORTSTOP--Cal Ripken Junior(the Iron Man)3RD BASE--Brooks Robinson(the Human Vacuum Cleaner)DH--Eddie Murray(a devastating hitter when he was in his prime)RIGHT FIELD--Milt Byrnes(the only man in franchise history to play in the World Series when this team was still known as the St. Louis Browns)CENTER FIELD--Brady Anderson(a key part of the last Baltimore team to make the AL play... Read More

Not bad for a team that was suppose to be left for dead, nowhere to go and a 44-million dollar payroll.  When you are stuck in the AL East facing big spenders like New York, Boston and Toronto you h... Read More

Best time of the year next to ChristmasThe Boston Red Sox are about to swim with the Tampa Bay Rays once again. Only this time, the reward is pretty attractive opposed to past match-ups, so the Sox are diving in... Read More

     So here we are again in the playoffs and the jokes and quips are flying in the air, but this year not directed at the Dodgers.  Picking up Blake and Manny has made the Dodgers a real threat to take it all this year. &n... Read More

When stupid hair is outlawed, only outlaws will have stupid hair  Keith Olbermann has already beaten me to creating a Worst Person In The World list, featured nightly on MSNBC's Countdown, but I'd still like to nominate Lincoln Middle School Principal Curtis Davis in Manatee County, Florida for the honors. 12 year old Zachary Sharples, his father and his 4-year-old brother trucked to the barber shop l... Read More

Our little Mikey is all growns up.  He’s growns up and he’s growns up and he’s growns up.  -Swingers  Public Service... Read More

Working on The Morning V.I.P, I have had the chance to encounter a lot of different sporting fans and followers. Because... Read More

Will Sabathia end up a Yankee? Since I do not really want to focus on a particular subject right now, I am going to pull a Mark Kriegel, focusing on various random topics in the baseball world.—According to Jon Heyman of SI.com, the New York Yankees want to sign at least two of the three prem... Read More

ST. PETERSBURG, Fl.  New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick today lent support to his Bost... Read More

Gossip magazine TMZ broke the story today that the Boston Red Sox were seen on the town last night with a new hot young rivalry. Little is known about the new rivalry, as details from the scene were sketchy. But word has it th... Read More

Sorry, but I have to do it. As I've recently noted, I haven't been able to enjoy sports much lately because teams I hate keep w... Read More

I hate to go all Peter Griffin in this space, but do you know what really grinds my gears?When ignorant baseball commentators make statements that are factually inaccurate.Disclaimer: I am also about to do my best Fire Joe Morgan impersonation as well.Let me start with th... Read More

Just touch the ball.  That is ALL you have to do.  Because Erick Aybar didn't do that, and because he took yea... Read More

OTHER THAN BEST BET STUD PITCHER JON LESTER THE MANNYLESS BOSOX WILL LOSE THE ALCS When the Rays traded for Matt Garza and Jason Bartlet it fired up the  AL'S YOUNGEST SQUAD and facilitated a worst to first scenario. I like their four man rotation, hitting that is timely and a solid defense ,but mostly they gots... Read More

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida.  Mel Spinogle started working at Tropicana Field here when it w... Read More