Apr
20
This article is courtesy of our friends at Over The Monster Written by: Marc Normandin In a normal year, maybe you are excited for the Red Sox and Yankees to play each other the first time around. By year’s end, though, you’re a bit tired of the whole thing. You aren’t allowed to be that way this …
Feb
21
This article is courtesy of our friends at It’s About The Money Stupid Written by: William Tasker Brett Gardner is a fun baseball player to watch. But watching him day in and day out was a bit vexing in 2011. As a defensive player, he has no peers in left field nor in center when …
Jan
27
This article is courtesy of our friends at Alex Belth’s Bronx Banter Written by: William Juliano Alex Rodriguez stood alone as baseball’s only $200 million man for a decade, but now he has company. In the last six weeks, the fraternity has tripled with the addition of …
Jan
17
This article is courtesy of our friends at BoSox Banter The Yankees improved their rotation depth with the signing of Hiroki Kuroda and the acquisition of young right-hander Michael Pineda, but they still do not possess a clear-cut No. 2 starter, and there is no reason for the Red Sox to make a rash …
Jan
14
This article is courtesy of our friends at Seamheads Written by: Andrew Martin (@historianandrew) Last night saw the rare exchange of top young players, when the New York Yankees traded catcher/designated hitter Jesus Montero and pitcher Hector Noesi to the Seattle Mariners for pitchers Michael Pineda and Jose Campos. So far the reaction seems to …
Jan
12
This article is courtesy of our friends at River Avenue Blues Written by: Stephen Rhoads On Tuesday Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com reported that the Phillies and Cole Hamels were not likely to reach a long-term extension before the start of the season and were more focused on inking Hamels to a one-year deal in 2012, …
Jan
10
This article is courtesy of New York Yankees Fan Blog Written by: SteveB One thing you can count on- whenever a ‘big name’ starting pitcher appears to be available, someone, somewhere, brings up the Yankees. Right now Matt Garza’s name is being kicked around and naturally, it is said that the Yankees would be a great match. …
Jan
08
This article is courtesy of our friends at Mike Silva’s NY Baseball Digest Written by: Mike Silva Reports last night indicate that Jorge Posada will finally hang up his spikes this season. Five years from now we will be debating his Hall of Fame merits, something that already started the last couple of years. …
Jan
04
This article is courtesy of our friends at Cubs Billy Goat Blog Despite Theo Epstein’s comments that Matt Garza is “exactly (the) type of pitcher we want to build around“, it appears that, with the Cubs planning to go through a complete rebuilding, he Cubs are willing to listen to offers for their “ace”. David Kaplan recently …
Jan
03
This article is courtesy of our friends at Rays Central Written by: Mark Hock Despite coming off the worst season of his career, 40 year old Jorge Posada is drawing interest from a few teams. The Tampa Bay Rays are looking at using him as a first basemen, a designated hitter, or possibly as a backup catcher. …
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