Blogs Posts on "Mlb"

Sammy Sosa Wanna Be Michael Jackson Skin by A Toast To Wealth on Nov 21, 2009What in the world is really going on? Wasn’t it enough that Michael Jackson lied to the public most of his  life about why he lightened his skin- but now we have former Chicago Cubs baseball... A Toast to wealth gives you the latest news on m...

Aaron Heilman Traded, Hallelujah! by Bullpen Brian on Nov 20, 2009Aaron Heilman was my whipping boy last season, an obvious fact for those who reads this blog with regularity. I hammered the guy pretty hard too, like the rest of the National League. Mudslinging isn’t my style, but Heilman’s inconsistenc...

Blogging the Offseason: Toronto Blue Jays by SimonOnSports on Nov 20, 2009Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's team NL is the Toronto B...

Ken Griffey Jr Resigns With Seattle by Bullpen Brian on Nov 19, 2009Glad to see Junior back with the M’s for another season. His return is a bit of a surprise to me, although I’m not sure it’s the right move, either. Considering that in 117 games last season his average dipped to .214, well below hi...

The Vernon Wells Contract is Remarkably Bad by SimonOnSports on Nov 19, 2009I think we all have heard that Vernon Wells has a bloated contract and that he is incredibly un-tradeable. This morning I decided to take a look at just how bad the remainder of Vernon Wells contract is, and well its really really really bad. Ver...

Blogging the Offseason: Atlanta Braves by SimonOnSports on Nov 19, 2009Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's team NL is the Atlanta B...

Zack Greinke Wins AL Cy Young Award by Bullpen Brian on Nov 18, 2009The baseball writers got this one right. Zack Greinke is most deserving of the AL Cy Young Award. He dominated opposing teams, and that was clearly evident beyond his numbers too. Statistics, remember, only provide a general picture, not the entire v...

Blogging the Offseason: Pittsburgh Pirates by SimonOnSports on Nov 18, 2009Blogging the Offseason is a 30 team series in which I ask a blogging representative from each MLB team a series of ten questions about their desires and thoughts surrounding the offseason. Check out all of them here. Today's team NL is the Pittsburg...

The Next Ted Williams is Not in a Test Tube - Bring Back the Days of Baseball Mysticism by The MAJOR BLOGS of Minor League News on Nov 18, 2009Where is the next Ted Williams, the next guy who can hit a ball at .400 or better for a season? Nowhere in sight.  Professional baseball has swapped intuition for science over the last forty years. It has been an unqualified failure. Name the .

Curtis Granderson Cubs Centerfielder by Bullpen Brian on Nov 17, 2009The Cubs need a centerfielder; Curtis Granderson is the best player available. I’m all in favor of a trade. Granderson is a smart player, an energy guy and a terrific teammate. I couldn’t care less that he’s a hometown kid from Lynw...