The Baltimore Orioles may not win a World Series Championship with their current manager Buck Showalter, but they are a much improved ball club. Showalter has a history of getting teams to the threshold of greatness, but he hasn't been able to finish the deal. Showalter was a part of The New York Yankees turnaround [...]
The San Diego Padres will never be confused with The New York Yankees as a marquee franchise in Major League Baseball. In their 44 years of existence, The Padres have had two Baseball Hall of Famers in Tony Gwynn and Dave Winfield, but only Gwynn played his entire career with San Diego as Winfield left [...]
When New York Mets left fielder Jason Bay came to Flushing in 2010, both he and The Mets expected him to provide the bat in the middle of the lineup that would protect All-Star third baseman David Wright while helping first baseman Ike Davis in getting adjusted to The Major Leagues. Instead Bay has become [...]
Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura had a good career as a Major League Baseball player. During his 16-year career, Ventura played the majority of his career with The White Sox as well as stints with The New York Mets, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Dodgers. Ventura helped each organization that he played for [...]
The Philadelphia Phillies came into this season as the favorites to win The National League Eastern Division for a sixth consecutive season. During the span, The Phillies made two appearances in The World Series while winning it all in 2008. The Phillies won 102 games last year and they seemed poised to make it back [...]
Miami Marlins shortstop Jose Reyes was one of the most coveted players on the free-agent market last year. Reyes signed a six-year, $106 million contract with The Marlins after spending the first nine years of his career with The New York Mets. Marlins general manager Michael Hill went crazy on the spending front in the [...]