On September 16th, the Tampa Bay Rays took one on the chin from their primary contenders, who also happen to be the defending World Champions. After the Boston Red Sox waxed Rays ace Scott Kazmir, they were mere percentage points behind Tampa Bay for first place in the AL East. Two days later, the tables […]
Continue reading →This year’s balloting promises to be the most hotly contested MVP race in years. As the calendar turned to September, nothing remotely close to a consensus pick had emerged. MVP discussions raged on throughout the entire year. Fans and journalists were changing their minds faster than Paris Hilton changes her mind about who she marries. […]
Continue reading →Team Rumblings The Arizona Diamondbacks continue to be the biggest surprise of the summer that doesn’t involve Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes. Behind the pitching of the resurgent tandem of Brandon Webb and Javier Vazquez, as well as the slugging of Troy Glaus and Luis Gonzalez, the DBacks are sizzling in the Arizona heat and […]
Continue reading →More Steroid Rumblings Bud Selig’s new steroid plan has garnered considerable attention over the past couple of weeks. So much attention, in fact, that it’s almost completely obscured the fact that home run totals are considerably down from last year. Surprising? Not really, considering how many big leaguers showed up at spring training sporting more […]
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