Baseball and Arbitration

Ah, the fine art of arbitration in baseball. It’s got to be fun and exciting for both sides. (Is everyone ever truly happy after the deal?) At any rate, the Tampa Bay Rays signed three players to one year contracts, and one player is going to arbitration. The Rays signed All-Star shortstop Jason Bartlett, RHP [...]

Can Jason Bay Ignite Mets?

It’s winter (and what a winter!) and baseball trades are under way once again. Several big names as usual, have bounced around as to where they might land. One of the ‘bigger’ names on that list was Jason Bay. A lot of news stories came out saying Bay was going to this team or he [...]

America’s Pastime

It is important to spend quality time with your kids, and it is also healthy to get them involved in sports. One of the best ways to ensure that your children develop healthy habits is by engaging in athletics with them. When summer arrives, why not teach your child your favorite sport such as the [...]

McGwire Cheered But Evades Questions

Mark McGwire received a standing ovation from St. Louis Cardinals fans in his first public appearance since he admitted to using steroids during his ‘homerun binge.’ At a scheduled news conference shortly after, he got a lot of steroid questions. McGwire wanted to put the steroids behind him, and concentrate on the reason the Cardinals [...]

Umps Contract Ratified by Owners

Last week, baseball owners ratified a five year contract with umpires that should put an end to work stoppages that have plagued the sport for years. The deal, which is expected to be ratified by umpires next week, would remove the ban that keeps umpires from working in consecutive World Series.
 
Removal of the ban [...]

Steroids and Baseball, a Bad Mix

For quite a few years now, steroids have been used by several players in the ‘big leagues’ with some pretty amazing results. The most obvious are all the tape-measure home runs that fly out of every ballpark in the majors. You have to wonder what players like Hank Aaron, Roger Maris, Babe Ruth, and other [...]

Blue Jays Rebuilding in 200

The Toronto Blue Jays finished a rather lackluster 2009 season in fourth place in the American League East with a record of 75-87. This is a young to middle age team that seems to lack direction. After center fielder Vernon Wells was signed to a ‘gi-normas’ contract, his baseball bat strangely went silent. That’s the [...]

200 Rangers Should Contend

The Texas Rangers finished the 2009 season in second place in the American League West with a record of 87-75. They were first runner up for a wild card spot. This is a very young but talented team that should improve even more in 2010. Often, all it takes for a team to only ‘almost [...]

Tampa Bay Should Excel in 200

The Tampa Bay Rays finished third in the American League East with a record of 84-78. That was way behind the Yankees and well out of the playoffs. After going to the World Series the year before, you have to wonder which season was a fluke. Their bullpen blew 22-saves as their ERA shot up [...]

Mariners Think Playoffs in 200

The Seattle Mariners finished in third place in the tough American League West with a record of 85-77. That was just two games behind Texas, but twelve games back of the Angles. Still, that wasn’t too bad considering they lost 101 games the year before. They do have talent, but also have holes to plug.
 
Interestingly, [...]

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