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What to do with Miguel Cabrera?

What to do with Miguel Cabrera?

What do you do with a guy who your team owes 106 million dollars over the next five years, and apparently is hell bent on throwing away all of his god given talent on the baseball field ... continue
Is Andy Pettitte a Hall of Famer?

Is Andy Pettitte a Hall of Famer?

Now that Andy Pettitte has officially retired, and it looks like he is actually done for good, we have five years to debate if his career his worthy of enshrinement in the Baseball Hall of Fame. There ... continue
The Wilpon’s are hardly victims of the Madoff scheme

The Wilpon’s are hardly victims of the Madoff scheme

The more I read about the Wilpon family (owners of he New York Mets) and Bernie Madoff (one time Wall Street Hustler) the more I think of an onion. The more we peel this back the more ... continue
Will the New York Mets have to be sold?

Will the New York Mets have to be sold?

The Wilpon family, who own the New York Mets, are in a real mess. They got caught up in the Bernie Madoof scandal and it looks like the government is going after them for a ton of ... continue
Tampa Bay signs Manny, Damon

Tampa Bay signs Manny, Damon

The Tampa Bay Rays have signed Johnny Damon and Manny Ramirez both to very different one year deals. On one hand you got to like a front office that is being proactive in helping their team. On ... continue
Los Angeles Angels land Vernon Wells via trade

Los Angeles Angels land Vernon Wells via trade

Virtually shut out in the free agent game this off season, the Los Angeles Angels decided to make a big splash via a trade with the Toronto Blue Jays. They have secured the services of CF Vernon ... continue
Baltimore Orioles to raise ticket prices

Baltimore Orioles to raise ticket prices

In reading about this I came across a great comment, so Adam this one is for you. The new theme of the Baltimore Orioles should be come and pay to see the American League East. This is ... continue
2010 Arizona Diamondbacks season in review

2010 Arizona Diamondbacks season in review

With a 65-97 record the Arizona Diamondbacks finished last in the National League West. This is a bad team and they went 31-48 for manger AJ Hinch and just 34-49 once Kirk Gibson took over. The manger ... continue
2010 Colorado Rockies season in review

2010 Colorado Rockies season in review

With an 83-79 record the Colorado Rockies finished third in the National League West. They did just ok in their own division going 37-35 overall. They had a 9-6 record in interleague play. They were 49-39 in ... continue
A look at MLB spending this off season

A look at MLB spending this off season

Over the last week or so I have been looking at the spending of each MLB team so far this off season. Now, thanks to our good friends at mlbtraderumors.com I have a list of all the ... continue
2010 Los Angeles Dodgers season in review

2010 Los Angeles Dodgers season in review

With an 80-82 record the Los Angeles Dodgers finished in fourth place in the National League West. This is one of those statistical anomalies that are kind of hard to explain. They went 40-32 against their four ... continue
2010 San Diego Padres season in review

2010 San Diego Padres season in review

With a 90-72 record the San Diego Padres finished second in the National League West. This was a pretty good team, which missed the playoffs and now needs to rebuild their offense. All in all not to ... continue
Zach Greinke traded to the Milwaukee Brewers

Zach Greinke traded to the Milwaukee Brewers

The 2009 American League Cy Young Award winner has been traded to the Milwaukee Brewers of the National League. It is a huge move for the Brewers who now have control over Greinke for two more years ... continue
Does Jack Morris belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Does Jack Morris belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame?

As a native Detroiter I certainly want to say yes, but Jack Morris has a couple of big red flags on him. The first was his relationship with the press. Had he been a nicer fellow he ... continue
2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season in review

2010 Pittsburgh Pirates season in review

At this point can we even still consider the Pittsburgh Pirates a Major League team? Come on they went 8-21 in August, after ringing up single digit victory totals in June and July. They finished 57-105, never ... continue
Cliff Lee signs with the Phillies

Cliff Lee signs with the Phillies

Sometimes the world of baseball is a great place, sometimes the New York Yankees are made to look like fools, and yes sometimes that is a very good thing. Cliff Lee has rejoined the Philadelphia Phillies, and ... continue
2010 Houston Astros season in review

2010 Houston Astros season in review

With a 76-86 record the Houston Astros finished in fourth place in the National League Central. They did not spend one day in first place, and at their lowest point they were 17.5 games off the divisional ... continue
2010 Milwaukee Brewers season in review

2010 Milwaukee Brewers season in review

With a 77-85 record the Milwaukee Brewers finished third in the National League Central. They never led, and got off to a very slow start with their first winning month not coming to June. Overall the first ... continue
2010 Chicago Cubs season in review

2010 Chicago Cubs season in review

With a 75-87 record the Chicago Cubs finished in last place in the National League Central. That is an impressive feat since they do play in the same division as everyone's favorite Triple A ball club the ... continue
BoSox add Carl Crawford

BoSox add Carl Crawford

In a whole lot of ways this signing doesn't seem to make a heck of a lot of sense. With that said the Boston Red Sox are in a unique position. First of all they play in ... continue
2010 Cincinnati Reds season in review

2010 Cincinnati Reds season in review

With a 91-71 record the Cincinnati Reds finished first in the National League Central, and were really the surprise team of 2010. We knew they had some talent and were young, but they really stepped up and ... continue
Bad news for Los Angeles Dodgers fans

Bad news for Los Angeles Dodgers fans

The divorce proceedings of Frank and Jamie McCourt have been very ugly, and the news got a whole lot worse for Dodger fans this week as a Judge has ruled that the prenuptial agreement the two entered ... continue