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 StoryNew York Yankees – Robinson Cano Could Be Yanks’ Best Overall Hitter
by Scooter on 10/18/2010 in MLB News, Yankees BlogsWith contracts the size of the GDP for a small country, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira and C.C. Sabathia have all established themselves as the prominent Yankees that get most of the media attention. Certainly their efforts last season were instrumental in taking down the World Series ring that the Steinbrenners have wanted so [...]
Full StoryYankees ALDS Game 2
by Scooter on 10/07/2010 in MLB NewsA-Rod ties the game up crowd goes ape shit!
Full StoryA.J. Burnett out of Yankees Rotation – Thank God!
by Scooter on 10/07/2010 in MLB NewsAndy Pettitte was magnificent in Game 2, while Phil Hughes will start Game 3 tonight when the series moves from Minnesota to the Bronx. Yankees manager Joe Girardi wants to throw as many lefties as he can against a Minnesota lineup that is loaded with dangerous lefties, so he will bring Sabathia back for Game [...]
Full StoryBaseball – The Love Of The Game
by Scooter on 09/06/2010 in MLB NewsI have always had a fondness for the game of baseball. As a kid, I played Little League but also carried my glove and bat with me just about everywhere for a quick pickup game whether it was before or after school, or during recess. Growing up in Connecticut, I followed the early 1960′s Yankees [...]
Full StoryComparison Of Ash And Maple Baseball Bats
by Scooter on 09/05/2010 in MLB NewsThis article is structured in two parts: The first will talk strictly about ash baseball bats, and the second will be about maple baseball bats. You can then decide for yourself which wood baseball bat is more suitable for you. Ash is among the most common materials chosen to make bats out of. In fact, [...]
Full StoryTop 10 Major League Relief Pitchers of the 1960s
by Scooter on 08/31/2010 in MLB NewsIn the 1960s, the relief pitcher gradually became the relief specialist. No longer just the “mop up” guy, the relief specialist played an essential role in any major league team’s winning strategy. The adoption of the “save” as an official baseball statistic in 1969 (though saves were being unofficially calculated and published as early as [...]
Full StoryAJ Burnett Bust
by Scooter on 08/28/2010 in MLB News, MLB RantsA.J. Burnett has been very, very short of spectacular. He has been a bust thus far and continues to hurt the Yankees. I wonder if he is willing to give up some of that guarantee money he has not come close to earning. Like Ralph Kramden would put it, “he is a bum.” Burnett has [...]
Full StoryChicago Black Sox Facts
by Scooter on 08/27/2010 in MLB News
Before the 1919 World Series began, many people noticed the fact that major gamblers were putting down a tremendous amount of money on the Reds. This caused people to wonder if something was going on. So, before the first pitch was even thrown, some people were resolved to closely examine all the White Sox players [...]
Full StorySports Trivia on Classic Ball Parks
by Scooter on 08/27/2010 in MLB NewsFive such classic ball parks are Shibe Park, Ebbets Field, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, and Wrigley Field. Shibe Park stood in Philadelphia for nearly seventy years. It was opened in April of 1909 and demolished in June of 1976. During its time it was home to the Philadelphia Phillies (1927 and 1938 – 1970) and [...]
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