Category: MLB

  • New York Yankees – Career Ending for Alex Rodriguez

    New York Yankees – Career Ending for Alex Rodriguez

    Not a lot of people believed Alex Rodriguez when he said he hasn’t used Performance enhancing drugs beyond 2003, and now, with the news of his name appearing on lists from an anti-aging clinic in Miami that allegedly sold PEDs to MLB players, it looks like not only should the New York Yankees do everything in their power to get rid of his contract, bu possibly the end of his career.

  • 2013 MLB Season – Teams That Lost in Free Agency

    2013 MLB Season – Teams That Lost in Free Agency

    Five MLB teams that lost excellent players to free agency, but couldn’t find a way to fill in the void.

  • New York Yankees – What Derek Jeter Has Left

    New York Yankees – What Derek Jeter Has Left

    Derek Jeter hasn’t done anything Baseball-related since breaking his ankle three months ago in the postseason, but the New York Yankees think he’s going to be ready for opening day.

  • Trade Rumors – Where is R.A. Dickey Going

    Trade Rumors – Where is R.A. Dickey Going

    It is rare, but five Cy Young winners in the past started the next season on a different team. Despite having a contract for next season, the New York Mets are seriously considering trading R.A. Dickey if an agreement on an extension can’t be reached.

  • New York Yankees – Alex Rodriguez No Longer Untouchable

    New York Yankees – Alex Rodriguez No Longer Untouchable

    There was a real wake up quality to the New York Yankees getting swept by the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 ALCS, with the myth of the Bronx Bombers and their feared lineup shattered to pieces. Alex Rodriguez being un-tradable because of his mega contract and value to the team doesn’t seem to exist as well.

  • New York Yankees – Joe Girardi Has no one to Believe in

    New York Yankees – Joe Girardi Has no one to Believe in

    Joe Girardi was growing tired of his lineup after the first two games, but the third consecutive loss, this time 1-2 facing a sublime Justin Verlander performance, made him probably lose all confidence and belief these guys can do anything.

  • 2012 MLB Postseason – Cardinals vs Braves Predictions

    Thanks to Adam Wainwright, there’s a little bit of bad blood in this one, as the Cardinals pitcher didn’t like seeing the way the Atlanta Braves players were celebrating making it into the playoffs after their late season collapse a year earlier, which allowed the St. Louis Cardinals their World Series run to begin.

  • 2012 MLB Postseason – Orioles vs Rangers Predictions

    Not everyone is really sure that the way Major League Baseball chose to expand the playoffs is the right one, but the first chance to find out will be the Baltimore Orioles playing the Texas Rangers in a one-game wild card playoff clash, opening the 2012 Baseball postseason.

  • Oakland A’s and Washington Nationals Defy Big Payroll Policies

    Is having a big payroll a waste of money in the MLB? I guess it all depends on how you manage that salary expenditure. The New York Yankees, constantly the highest paying team in Baseball, are pretty much a constant fixture in the postseason. The success of the Oakland Athletics and the Washington Nationals is a little bit more surprising.

  • Miami Marlins – Worst Season in Over a Decade

    New ballpark, Marlins Park, didn’t help. Signing free agents worth more than $200 million didn’t help. Bringing in Ozzie Guillen to be the manager certainly did no good. Nothing seemed to work for the ambitious project that was supposed to make the Miami Marlins into a force to be reckoned with.