Category: Major League Baseball
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Just a week ago, it looked like Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was on the verge of owning a Major League Baseball team. He has even said there were times where he thought he was about to win the bidding war for the Texas Rangers.
But when Hall of Fame pitcher ...
Posted in Dallas Mavericks, MLB, NBA, Sports Business, Texas Rangers | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 17th, 2010
The Kansas City Royals fired Trey Hillman last week, making him the first MLB manager to get let go of this season. Adding a few new pieces and having Zach Greinke back following his Cy Young Award from last season, was reason for Kansas City to have higher expectations heading ...
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
Perfect games are rare - as of Sunday, there have only been 19 in the Major League Baseball history - but, to Dallas Braden, so was Jodi Atwood. There may have been only about 12,000 fans in attendance for Braden's historic accomplishment, but there may have been another one who ...
Posted in MLB, Oakland Athletics | No Comments »
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
If you ask a number of baseball fans what they think about Bud Selig there will probably be a bunch of different answers. I happen to think that Bud Selig has done more harm than good to the game of baseball. He will always be remembered for turning a blind ...
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Wednesday, October 28th, 2009
If I hear the word “steroids” again, I think I will go crazy. I used to be a huge baseball fan back in the day but with the ‘94 lockout and the steroids talk that has gone on for the last ten years I have simply walked away from the ...
Posted in MLB, St. Louis Cardinals | 3 Comments »
Friday, July 31st, 2009
When will baseball get this right? Why not release the whole 104 player list created in 2003 for players who tested positive for steroids? The big names continue to trickle out of the list as Manny Ramirez and David Ortiz both have been linked to this steroid abuser list.
While Manny ...
Posted in Boston Red Sox, MLB | No Comments »
Thursday, July 23rd, 2009
Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig has to be fairly pleased with the state of affairs in the game he presides over. Attendance is still fairly solid despite a weak economy. The Yankees and Red Sox are shaping up to have a fantastic battle down the stretch. Ratings for the ...
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Thursday, July 16th, 2009
Pedro signs! Pedro signs! Ok, I'm not that excited about it necessarily but it is good to think that fall baseball might have Pedro Martinez in it. Since leaving the Boston Red Sox following their magical run to the World Series title in 2005, Pedro has been largely irrelevant. Injuries, ...
Posted in Boston Red Sox, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | No Comments »
Thursday, June 18th, 2009
No one would have been surprised if you told them Slammin' Sammy Sosa was juicing it when he was going home run for home run with Mark McGwire. If the news came out then, there would have been an outrage, I'm sure people would have called for a year long ...
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Friday, June 5th, 2009
No Rickie Weeks? No Ben Sheets or CC Sabathia anymore? No problem. The Milwaukee Brewers are playing solid baseball to start the 2009 season and closer Trevor Hoffman is a big reason why. The baseball season is just about a week into its third month and former longtime closer for ...
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