Will The Royals Ride Their Wave Of Momentum To The Playoffs?
The Kansas City Royals are the hottest team in baseball.
David Ortiz The Trailblazer
In 1973 the American League began to use the designated hitter which eliminated pitchers from having to hit. In the process the designated hitter role has prolonged the Major League Baseball careers of some great hitters that were unable to play in the field anymore on a daily basis such as Frank Thomas and Paul [...]
The Dodgers Have Talent, But Where Is The Heart?
When the Guggenheim Baseball Management group purchased the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2012 it was the dawn of a new day of Major League Baseball in Southern California. The Guggenheim group purchased the Dodgers for a record $2.1 billion and they immediately changed the expectations for the team. The vault has been opened for Dodgers [...]
A Change Of Scenery Is Helping Phil Hughes
In life there are expectations and then there are the expectations of the New York Yankees. Starting pitcher Phil Hughes experienced that first hand as the Yankees drafted him in the first round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft. Hughes made his Major League debut in 2007 with the Yankees as he went 5-3 [...]
A Fall From Grace For The Tampa Bay Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays began playing as a Major League Baseball franchise in 1998. During their first decade of existence the Rays never had a winning season and they had three years in which they lost 100-plus games. Things turned around for the Rays in 2008 when they secured first winning season in franchise history [...]
Will Anyone Take Control Of The NL East?
With two months of the Major League Baseball season in the books you somewhat have a sense of who will win each division, but that is currently not the case in the National League East. The Philadelphia Phillies are currently in last place in the division and they are six games behind the Atlanta Braves [...]
Could Matt Kemp Be The Odd Man Out In Los Angeles?
The Los Angeles Dodgers have a long history of drafting, developing, and producing Major League talent that goes back to their inception in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics. The Dodgers organization has been home to Baseball Hall of Famers such as Jackie Robinson and Sandy Koufax. The Dodgers have also produced All-Star caliber players in [...]
The Blue Jays Could Be A Dark Horse In The AL East
The Toronto Blue Jays began playing Major League Baseball in 1977 as an expansion team. The Jays were placed in the tough American League East and they had to deal with some heavyweights at the time in the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Baltimore Orioles, and Milwaukee Brewers who were dominating the division. The [...]