Baseball-Inspired Randomness
Sep 30, 2008 | 9:01PM | ian2813
What a season it's been. We saw some great races, some great games and a great one-game playoff. With the final regular-seas... Read More
categories: MLB, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox, Philadelphia Phillies, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, Miguel Cabrera, Fred McGriff, Florida Marlins, John Danks, Gavin Floyd, Carlos Quentin
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Mets Give Shea Stadium Proper Sendoff With One Final Choke
Sep 30, 2008 | 6:19AM | TheSportsComedian
Flashbulbs
went off around Shea Stadium as David Wright took one final horribly
awkward swing at a pitch in the dirt, thrown by a 19-year-old September
callup from the Marlins. With the strikeout, the Mets had culminated
another epic collapse, providing the perfect sendoff t... Read More
categories: MLB, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, Atlanta Braves, The Sports Comedian, Jerry Manuel, David Wright, Shea Stadium
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Hanley Ramirez to the Atlanta Braves?
Sep 23, 2008 | 9:41AM | boogiedownenigma
Would the Marlins trade Hanley Ramirez to the Braves? He’s about to start making millions. 5.5, 7,
11, 15, 15.5, 16 over the next six years. That kind of money rarely fits in a Marlins budg... Read More
categories: Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, Yunel Escobar, Chipper Jones, Jordan Schafer
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Having Trouble Getting Logged On Or Posting
Sep 13, 2008 | 3:55PM | Trishonus
For some odd reason FOX has decided or at least it's computer has, to
reconfirm everyones home e-mail addresses. If you are trying to log on
but can't, here is what you do.1. When you click on add a comment,
an... Read More
categories: St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Blues, MLB, St. Louis Ambush
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Marlins Make MLB History
Sep 12, 2008 | 9:31PM | MiamiSports
I'm wasn't sure how much press this would receive, but I thought it was definitely worth a post to this blog, and certainly wanted to write this one up:
In what could be conceived as a relatively insignificant game of baseball between two teams that are more likely going to watch the MLB postseason than participate in them, it was a little game that made a little history. In a 2-1 victory, the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals on Friday night,&nbs... Read More
categories: MLB, Florida Marlins, Hanley Ramirez, Mike Jacobs, Jorge Cantu, Dan Uggla, History, Washington Nationals, MLB
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Taking a Look at The MLB MVP Race
Sep 01, 2008 | 5:51AM | JL III
The question has been posed forever. The chant has been yelled for decades. The nicknames have stuck for years.
"O-ver-rated!&qu... Read More
categories: Lance Berkman, Grady Sizemore, Albert Pujols, Justin Morneau, Aubrey Huff, Ian Kinsler, Nick Markakis, Hanley Ramirez, Josh Hamilton, Kevin Youkilis, Carlos Quentin
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An Overrated Pitcher
Aug 19, 2008 | 12:13PM | MJLJJKKB
Tim Wakefield, of the Boston Red Sox, is very overrated (and overpaid but most are) and if I was Theo Epstein I would try to trade him or release him. Lets look at his stats; In 534 games(2768 IP) he has only 6 shutouts he has allowed 2664 hits and 2... Read More
categories: Boston Red Sox, Tim Wakefield, MLB, Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Bengals, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Arizona Diamondbacks, Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants
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Braves pitcher Mike Hampton gets quality start in win over Giants, then retires
Aug 17, 2008 | 5:34PM | Capn26
Mike Hampton pitched six strong innings last night against the San Fransico Giants, giving up two earned runs on seven hits with two walks and four strikeouts. The Braves gave him plenty of run support, overcoming the Giants 11-5 giving Hampton his 2nd win of... Read More
categories: Atlanta Braves, Mike Hampton, Yunel Escobar, Brian McCann, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Mike Gonzalez, MLB, San Francisco Giants, MLB
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Just in Time
Aug 14, 2008 | 10:42PM | LL not lex luthor
Finally! The team that the Dodgers envisioned coming out of Spring Training has arrived.
The one that is led by a power hitting outfielder, flanked by up-and-coming young... Read More
categories: Major League Baseball, NL West, Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, Jeff Kent, Manny Ramirez, Casey Blake, James Loney, Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Florida Marlins, St. Louis Cardinals, Milwaukee Brewers, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs
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Let's take a trip around the world
Aug 09, 2008 | 5:27AM | The_Dan
If you are a big fan of the Olympics and you can't wait to watch the events that unfold over the next 2 weeks I commend you. It seems every time the Olympics come around I become less interested. It takes a bunch... Read More
categories: NFL, MLB, NBA, Los Angeles Kings, Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Prince Fielder, Boston Red Sox, Manny Ramirez, Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton, Carlos Pena, Brian Giles, San Diego Padres
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NL Transaction Grades (Part I)
Aug 06, 2008 | 7:04PM | birk
I don’t have the NL version finished yet, but here’s the
first 11 teams (by team name).
Houston Astros –
D
Acquired LHP Randy Wolf for RHP Chad Reineke
Acquired RHP LaTroy Hawki... Read More
categories: MLB, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Ray Durham, Rickie Weeks, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Arizona Diamondbacks, Dan Haren, Los Angeles Dodgers, Juan Pierre, Andy LaRoche, Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Washington Nationals, Cristian Guzman, Emilio Bonifacio
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Interview With XM Radio's Grant Paulsen
Aug 05, 2008 | 7:36PM | RaysDigest
Grant Paulsen (right)Grant
Paulsen, who has been an accredited member of the national media since
he was a teenager, has already made his mark in the broadcasting
industry although he has yet to graduate from college and is not old
enough to legally drink in this country. Paulsen, 20, is perhaps the
Jay Bruce of sports journalism, having covered the Little League World... Read More
categories: Tampa Bay Rays, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Florida Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, Mark Teixeira, Scott Kazmir, Jason Bay, Manny Ramirez, Micah Owings, Arizona Diamondbacks, Toronto Blue Jays, Ervin Santana, Vladimir Guerrero
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Take On The Manny Deal
Jul 31, 2008 | 8:20PM | RaysDigest
The Boston Red Sox simply had to cut their ties with controversial slugger Manny Ramirez, who has become a major distraction for his team in recent weeks. While Ramirez has helped Boston to two World Series titles in four years and is among the most prod... Read More
categories: Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Tampa Bay Rays, Los Angeles Dodgers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Jason Bay, baseball, Florida Marlins, Arizona Diamondbacks, New York Yankees
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If It Goes Through, Manny Deal Will Impact East Races
Jul 30, 2008 | 11:02PM | RaysDigest
(Associated Press)
According to the Palm Beach Post, a tentative agreement has been reached that will end the Manny Ramirez era in Boston.However, other sources such as Peter Gammons, have said that the deal, which also includes the Pitts... Read More
categories: Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox, Pittsburgh Pirates, Jason Bay, John Grabow, Jeremy Hermida, Florida Marlins, Ryan Tucker, Tampa Bay Rays
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