MLB: The Top Remaining Free Agents
February 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Starting pitcher Roy Oswalt #44 of the Philadelphia Phillies on the mound in the first inning against the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Four of the National League Division Series at Busch Stadium on October 5, 2011 in St Louis, Missouri. (October 4, 2011 – Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / SI) [...]
MLB: AL Roundup – Orioles rally to beat Yankees in extras
September 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
BALTIMORE, MD- SEPTEMBER 8: Vladimir Guerrero #27 of the Baltimore Orioles slaps hands with teammate Matt Wieters #32 as catcher Francisco Cervelli #17 of the New York Yankees stands near after Guerrero hit a solo home run in the second inning of a game at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 8, 2011 in [...]
MLB: AL Roundup – Boesch homer send Tigers over Rangers
August 3, 2011 By 1 Comment
Brennan Boesch #26 of the Detroit Tigers scores in the third inning on a single by Victor Martinez #41 as Yorvit Torrealba #8 of the Texas Rangers drops the ball during the game at Comerica Park on August 2, 2011 in Detroit, Michigan. (August 1, 2011 – Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio/ [...]
MLB: AL Roundup – Orioles rally past Mariners
May 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
(File Picture/ May 5, 2011 – Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images North America) Orioles 2, Mariners 1 BALTIMORE — J.J. Hardy singled in two runs in the 12th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles rallied to beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 on Thursday night for a three-game sweep. After Seattle scored in the top half of [...]
MLB: AL Roundup – Swisher helps Yankees swat White Sox
April 29, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Nick Swisher celebrates his two-run home run on Thursday against the Chicago White Sox. (Kathy Willens/Associated Press) (PhatzRadio/ CBC Sports) – NEW YORK — Brett Gardner led off the Yankees’ six-run fifth inning with a homer for their first hit of the game, and Nick Swisher homered and had four RBIs in New York’s 12-3 [...]
Offseason moves bolster each league’s strengths
February 24, 2011 By 1 Comment
The wealth of offseason personnel moves did absolutely nothing to dispel the notion the American League is the hitters’ league and the National League is the pitchers’ league. For fantasy owners who play in AL-only or NL-only leagues, the offseason shuffle is doubly important. Changing teams not only alters the environment — sometimes better, sometimes [...]
Yankees will offer Jeter three years, about $45M
November 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Yankees are making their initial offer to Derek Jeter very soon, and it will be for three years and about $45 million. Jeter has yet to name his asking price, but he’s believed to seek more than that. It’s hard to imagine the sides not coming together eventually. Jeter, the Yankees shortstop and captain [...]
Baseball’s offseason starts in earnest; who stands to gain?
November 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
With the champagne being sprayed after his team had captured its first World Series title in 56 years, San Francisco Giants general manager Brian Sabean was asked about the chances of keeping his winning combination together. Sabean indicated that might be difficult to do. “We’ll see,” he said. “Everything’s really year-to-year in this game now. [...]
AL Championship Series: Rangers vs. Yankees
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Tale of the tape TEXAS RANGERS * AL WEST CHAMPIONS (90-72) * MANAGER: Ron Washington * PROJECTED LINEUP: SS Elvis Andrus, 2B Michael Young, CF Josh Hamilton, DH Vladimir Guerrero, LF Nelson Cruz, 2B Ian Kinsler, 1B Mitch Moreland, RF Jeff Francouer, C Bengie Molina * ROTATION: Cliff Lee (12-9), C.J. Lewis (15-8), RHP Colby [...]
