Apr
26
This article is courtesy of our friends at Midwest Sports Fans Written by: Keith Mullett On Saturday, Chicago White Sox pitcher Philip Humber became the 21st pitcher in Major League Baseball history to record a perfect game. In a performance that can only be described as dominating, Humber retired 27 straight Seattle Mariners using just 97 pitches …
Jan
18
This article is courtesy of our friends at Bus Leagues Baseball Written by: Brian At least a year ago, maybe longer, I had an idea: wouldn’t it be cool to go through every draft pick in major league history, pick the best player for each one, and create sort of an Ultimate Draft? (NFL.com did something like …
Jan
12
This article is courtesy of Pirates Prospects Written by: Kevin Creagh On Tuesday, Paul Maholm signed with the rival Cubs for $4.25M in 2012 with a $6.5M club option in 2013 ($500K buyout). On the same day, Wei-Yin Chen signed with the Orioles for 3 years at a total cost of around $12M. These two …
Jan
02
This article is courtesy of our friends at Tomahawk Talk Written by: Chad McGinnis The San Diego Padres acquired Carlos Quentin from the Chicago White Sox today for Simon Castro and Pedro Hernandez. The reaction to the deal is that the White Sox were looking to dump Quentin’s salary and many say that the prospects …
Jan
02
This article is courtesy of our friends at The Nats Blog Written by: Joe Drugan After conflicting report after conflicting report, another story has emerged today from Tom Haudricourt of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinal indicating that Prince Fielder may still wind up with the Washington Nationals. In fact, Haudricourt is reporting that the Nats are …
Jan
02
This article is courtesy of our friends at Brotherly Glove Written by: Corey Seidman Who would have thought Ryan Madson would be the off-season’s biggest victim? With the Red Sox trading (not very much) for Andrew Bailey, one fewer team is in the running for Madson’s services, which were thought to be in high …
Jan
01
This article is courtesy of our friends at Oriole Post Written by: James Baker 2011 is coming to an end. Mercifully. The Orioles are quiet. Maddeningly. Of course the Orioles have made some decent depth-building moves. Wada, Endy Chavez, Antonelli; all of them solid moves. But there has been nothing done for Orioles fans to …
Dec
31
This article is courtesy of our friends at Royally Speaking Written by Jeff Parker. My three favorite players of all time, unsurprisingly, are all Royals. In order they are Freddie Patek, George Brett and Carlos Beltran. I’m facing a dilemma here as Beltran signing with my least favorite team has unleashed a storm of emotions …
Dec
29
This article is courtesy of our friends at RantSports. Written by Matt Sullivan In the continuing process of rebuilding their bullpen, the Boston Red Sox have finally gotten their man, acquiring Andrew Bailey from the Oakland Athletics along with versatile outfielder Ryan Sweeney for right fielder Josh Reddick and two minor leaguers. The Red Sox have …
Aug
09
As the saying goes, “chicks dig the long ball”. However, I think most baseball fans love watching guys blast the ball around the ballpark. We’re going to take a look at some home run stats for this season as of August 8th. Longest Home Runs of 2011 1. Prince Fielder 4/29/11 486 Feet 2. Justin …
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