Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella says he expects his team to live up to their reputations and salaries. He fells winning is the only thing that matters.
Piniella is fed up with losing and says the press is asking all the wrong questions.
When the Cubs skipper was asked if outfielder Tyler Colvin might be better off [...]
Posted on May 17, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
Oakland Athletics pitcher Dallas Braden definitely owns the mound now.
On Sunday afternoon, the A’s left-hander tossed the 19th perfect game in major league history when he shut down the Tampa Bay Rays in a 4-0 Oakland win.
After the Mother’s Day game, Peggy Lindsey joined her grandson’s feud with New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez when [...]
Posted on May 10, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
According to reports, Ryan Howard will remain in Philadelphia through the 2016 season after agreeing to a five-year extension worth an average of $25 million per year.
The Phillies’ 30 year old slugger has agreed to a five-year, $125 million extension that will start with the 2012 season and includes and option for the 2017 season [...]
Posted on April 26, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
I know that Major League Baseball managers like to put the pressure on teams as much as possible, but maybe enough is enough.
In each of the first four innings of the Blue Jays’ loss to the Rays, Toronto catcher Jose Molina threw out four Tampa Bay base-runners trying to steal second.
It was the first time [...]
Posted on April 26, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
Back in Spring Training, the Colorado Rockies sent footage of relief pitcher Franklin Morales’ pick-off move.
Apparently, their was some question as to whether or not the lefty’s move to first is legal or not. The Rockies are still waiting for answer.
Although Colorado has not received clarification of the rule, I guess his move is not [...]
Posted on April 20, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
Obviously the notion that the Houston Astros won’t win a game in 2010 is absolutely ridiculous, however the team is now off to an 0-8 start to the season.
Now they are one loss shy of the worst start in franchise history.
Last night against the St. Louis Cardinals, losing pitcher Brett Myers did not throw bad. [...]
Posted on April 15, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
Just a few days after MLB umpire Joe West’s comments about how painfully slow the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox play their games, Bud Selig is looking at ways to keep play moving at a reasonable rate.
Selig feels that many of today’s players may be to blame for games in the Major Leagues [...]
Posted on April 13, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
Close, but no cigar. New York Yankees starting pitcher C.C Sabathia came within four outs of tossing a no-hitter against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.
Or, did he?
According to Yanks manager Joe Girardi, he had every intention of pulling Sabathia because of a high pitch-count whether he still had the no-no going or not.
When Rays [...]
Posted on April 11, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
New York Mets short-stop Jose Reyes made an up and down return to the lineup Saturday, with a base hit that almost spawned a ninth-inning rally and an error that nearly cost his team a run.
Reyes, one of the leagues best, was sidelined for all but 36 games last year because of hamstring problems, then [...]
Posted on April 11, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.
Major League Baseball Umpire Joe West doesn’t like what he is seeing from the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox.
According to West, these are two of the slowest playing teams in all of baseball.
These two opened the season on Sunday night with a 3 hour and 46 minute marathon. Tuesday’s game was even [...]
Posted on April 9, 2010 in theBaseballcategory.