MLB to Add Playoff Tier
by Scooter on 06/04/2011 in MLB News
Expanded playoffs are coming to baseball, with a new tier of wild-card playoffs in advance of the current three-round arrangement, but they’re not coming fast enough. Come on, guys. Get with it! Rather than try to push through a side agreement that could put the 10-team format — two wild cards in each league, not [...]
Full StorySports Betting Popular in India But Illegal
by Scooter on 06/11/2011 in HandicappingGambling is one of the most popular activities in every part of the world. Many countries have made gambling activity illegal because of its addictive nature and illegal activities that surround it. Other countries have embraced the potential revenue that surrounds the gambling scene. India has laws that make sports betting illegal, but the fact [...]
Full StoryMLB Handicapping Strategies
by Scooter on 06/10/2011 in HandicappingIt is all about money gambling on sports and it involves lots of surveys when picking up a sport or a sportsperson for betting on that particular pick. There are ‘n’ number of websites and blogs that give complete information and suggestions about the betting picks these days. Prior knowledge about the sports pick is [...]
Full StoryBoston Red Sox A look At The Past
by Scooter on 06/04/2011 in Red Sox BlogsYou may have heard talk from your grandfather about the great Western League, then perhaps your Dad talked about the American League, but you of course favor the Boston Red Sox. Well you all have something in common because all of these teams are one and the same, and simply went through two name changes. [...]
Full StoryBaseball, Barry Bonds and Steroids
by Scooter on 06/02/2011 in MLB NewsIn the last 10 years the growing popularity and use of illegal substances like steroids in major league baseball has created a public outcry and led to indictments, arrests and congressional hearings. Some have even put major league baseball on par with professional wrestling as it is now a drugged or juiced game and old, [...]
Full Story1969 World Series
by Scooter on 12/14/2010 in MLB NewsThe New York Mets, who had never finished higher than ninth place (next-to-last) nor won more than 73 games in a season since joining the National League in 1962, were not highly regarded before the 1969 season started. In fact, the best that could be said for them was that because the National League was [...]
Full Story1965 MLB Season Remembered
by Scooter on 11/22/2010 in MLB NewsThe 1965 season was a season of change for some teams in Major League Baseball. The League was still changing and there were teams like the Astros and the Braves that were in transition. The Astros moved into the Astrodome and became the first Major League Baseball team to play indoors. The Braves were likewise [...]
Full StoryNew York Mets and the History of Shea Stadium
by Scooter on 11/02/2010 in MLB NewsIn the 1950s, New York lost both the Giants and the Dodgers and rumors stated that the teams left, in part, due to the fact that they wanted a new stadium. This left New York with only one remaining baseball team. By 1960, National League owners were ready to award new baseball franchise teams to [...]
Full StoryBaseball Memorabilia Must-Haves
by Scooter on 10/23/2010 in MemorabiliaIf you are not familiar with the term memorabilia, then you must know that memorabilia refers to individual items of historical value such as programs, posters, brochures, clippings, buttons, pennants, cards and stickers. So, baseball memorabilia must-haves refer to baseball souvenirs. And, when it comes to baseball souvenirs, the most common things that people collect [...]
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