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 [...]

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, [...]

Strong Nucleus to Power 200 Twins

The Minnesota Twins won a one game playoff to beat out the Detroit Tigers and capture first place in the American League Central. Their final record was 87-76 and earned them a spot opposite the Yankees in the AL Division Series. They went three and out and promptly began looking at the 2010 season, which [...]

Randy Johnson “Hangs it up”

After 22 seasons, major league batters are ‘relieved’ to see Randy Johnson finally retire. The 6 foot 10 inch Johnson who played for six different teams, wound up with a career record of 303-166, with 4,875 strikeouts in 4,135 and a third innings. He was second in strikeouts only to Nolan Ryan who had 5,714. [...]

200 Angles Eye First Place Again

The Los Angeles Angels finished the 2009 season with a record of 97-65, good enough for first place in the American League West for the third year in a row. They made it to within two games of going to the World Series, but lost the ALCS to the Yankees four games to two. They [...]

Disappointed Tigers Look to 200

The Detroit Tigers had a huge letdown at the end of the 2009 season. They were three games in first place with four to go, and wound up in a one game playoff with the Minnesota Twins, which they lost in extra innings. That ended their season and any chance of going to the playoffs. [...]

200 Orioles Still Rebuilding

The Baltimore Orioles had a pretty tough year in 2009, finishing with the worst record in the American League at 64-98. The last half of the season was especially bad when they dropped 50 out of their last 74 games, including a stretch of 13-losses in a row. Manager Dave Trembley was called into GM [...]

Giants Hoping for 200 Playoffs

The San Francisco Giants finished the 2009 season only four games out of the wild card spot with a record of 88-74, good enough for third place in the tough National League West. They had a sixteen win improvement in 2009, and think they can make it to the post-season in 2010.
 
In order to do [...]

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