Generally highly touted prospects in Major League Baseball tend not to work out as they cannot live up to the expectations. For every Alex Rodriguez who was the first overall pick of The 1993 MLB Draft by The Seattle Mariners, there are numerous prospects that were surrounded by tremendous hoopla that do not make it [...]
The rivalry between The San Francisco Giants and The Los Angeles Dodgers has spanned from two coasts. It started in New York City when The Dodgers played in Brooklyn while The Giants called Manhattan home. Fans from both teams would flock to Ebbets Field and The Polo Grounds to see their favorite teams play. Both [...]
When you say the name Johnny Baker to baseball people it may not ring a bell, but when you say Dusty Baker you think of a baseball legend. Baker will always be in baseball lore as he was the man who was in the on-deck circle for The Atlanta Braves when Hank Aaron hit his [...]
Don't look now but The Oakland Athletics are in the thick of The American League Playoff race. The A's have won 11 out of their last 13 ballgames and they are now tied for the second wild card spot in The AL. In the mid-to-late 90s The Athletics made the term "Moneyball" famous as author [...]
When The Detroit Tigers added All-Star first baseman Prince Fielder to the mix in the off-season to team with All-Star third baseman Miguel Cabrera, it made them immediate contenders for The World Series. The Tigers were two games away from The World Series last year as they fell to The Texas Rangers in The American [...]
We all wondered when Los Angeles Angels first baseman Albert Pujols would get it going and that time has come. For the month of April, Pujols only had a .217 batting average without hitting any home runs which was far cry from a man that is a career .326 hitter with 473 home runs. The [...]
The Miami Marlins began this season with a new identity. For starters they dropped Florida from their name in favor of Miami. The Marlins added a new logo along with new team colors. SunLife Stadium or whatever name that it is being referred to as this week is a thing in the past for The [...]