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 [...]
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. [...]
Of the major professional sports teams that are based in Miami,Florida, The Miami Dolphins were the first team to come into existence as they began playing in 1966. By 1972 everyone knew who The Dolphins were as they became the only National Football League team in The Super Bowl era to go undefeated for an [...]
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels both came into this season with high expectations. The Dodgers payroll for this season is at $214 million while The Angels are at $141 million. Both teams went out and spent big last winter in free agency. The Dodgers signed starting pitcher Zack Greinke to a six-year, [...]