Friday was a big day for home openers. It started in Detroit as the Cleveland Indians traveled to a packed Comerica Park. The game was all about pitching early on between the Indians David Huff and the Tigers Rick Porcello. With the bases loaded of Tigers in the fifth, Magglio Ordonez hit a sharp grounder Read the Rest…
The talk around baseball has been that the Toronto Blue Jays do not have a chance to compete in the American League East, especially if highly paid centerfielder Vernon Wells continues his trend of subpar seasons. Well 2010 is a new year and Wells became the first player in Blue Jays history to homer in Read the Rest…
Opening Day for Major League Baseball had beautiful weather across the entire country. This was something completely different than in years past when players, umpires, and fans were constantly watching the Weather Channel to see if rain or snow will impact the game and how cold it will be at game time. Outside of the Read the Rest…
In 2009, the Rookie of the Year winners were not big names heading into the season and were usually overlooked throughout the season. Oakland A’s Andrew Bailey did not take over as closer until May when he earned his first save. Chris Coghlan of the Florida Marlins did not emerge until May at a new Read the Rest…
With spring training coming to an end and teams making cuts to finalize their roster, a few teams are dealing with the injury bug. The defending National League champions, the Philadelphia Phillies, were pretty sure that closer Brad Lidge and lefty specialist JC Romero would not be ready for Opening Day. Romero has been said Read the Rest…
The Detroit Tigers have a few battles left in the final week of camp. The final position battle is up for grabs. It is a battle between left-handed hitters Clete Thomas, Jeff Larish, and Don Kelly, and right-handed hitter Brent Dlugach. With the Tigers coming north to the possible cold at the beginning of the Read the Rest…
The American League Central every year is up for grabs. Last year, Detroit Tigers rookie pitcher Rick Porcello excelled enough that he pitched the play-in game (which the Minnesota Twins won) and came in third in the Rookie of the Year voting. The Cleveland Indians have traded top players (like CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Victor Read the Rest…
There are quite a few veteran starting pitchers on the free agent market. One, Mark Mulder, has decided to retire instead of trying to make it back to the majors on a minor league deal. Injuries had derailed Mulder’s career since he was one of the Big 3 dominating with the Oakland A’s. Left-hander Jarrod Read the Rest…
Rumors have been swirling about outfielder Johnny Damon’s destination since he became a free agent. Many believed Damon would return to the NY Yankees, especially after being a major reason why they won the World Series in 2009. However, the Yankees are suddenly money-conscious and offered him a two-year $14 million contract compared to what Read the Rest…
Can the SF Giants or Detroit Tigers afford to go to an arbitration hearing with Tim Lincecum and Justin Verlander? If the two teams do, they will break the bank. Then they will have to go through it all over again next year. Why not sign the two aces to extensions to avoid what comes Read the Rest…
The first blockbuster trade of the offseason was being rumored before the winter meetings began. The rumblings were there that the Detroit Tigers were going to slash payroll and popular players were on the trading block. Unfortunately for Tigers fans, the face of the team (and the city of Detroit) was shipped off to the Read the Rest…
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