To the untrained eye the American League East may appear to be the personal province of the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, but since 2007 only the Toronto Blue Jays have not won the division. Since that time, both the Yankees and Red Sox have won a World Series Championship while the [...]
Anyone who has followed my work over the past few years knows that I can be quite the conspiracy theorist. Whether it be in the form of a column, elaborate magazine piece or live on the air one thing I don’t short my followers on is helpful information that could and should raise eyebrows within [...]
Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Justin Masterson was once a highly touted prospect with The Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox drafted Masterson in the second round of the 2006 Major League Baseball Draft out of San Diego State University. Masterson made his Major League debut for The Red Sox in 2008 posting a 6-5 record [...]
For New York Yankees closing pitcher Mariano Rivera it has been an awesome ride. Rivera began his Major League Baseball career in 1995 as a starting pitcher for The Yankees. Rivera wasn't overwhelmingly good as a starter as he could only give then Yankees manager Buck Showalter one or two quality innings. By 1996, Showalter [...]
Last winter was indeed a good one for Atlanta Braves center fielder B.J. Upton. Upton entered free agency for the first time in his Major League Baseball career as he left The Tampa Bay Rays to sign a five-year, $75.25 million deal to join The Braves. Before you knew it Braves general manager Frank Wren [...]
The casual observer might not pay attention to the immense success of The St. Louis Cardinals. The Cardinals 11 World Series Championships are second only to The New York Yankees 27 titles in Major League Baseball history. The Cardinals have numerous players in The Baseball Hall of Fame ranging from Rogers Hornsby to Bob Gibson. [...]