So Hank Steinbrenner tells the New York Times that he thinks that Joba Chamberlain should be in the starting rotation. The Yankees GM Brian Cashman says Chamberlain will stay in the bullpen. I just have to wonder what the guy who is actually responsible for making those decisions, manager Joe Girardi thinks about all this. [...]
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The Bronx might be burning again * Update *
Monday, April 21st, 2008Carlos Silva is proving to be a better addition to the Mariners than Erik Bedard
Friday, April 18th, 2008And we only had to part with $48 million. Not the top prospect in the farm system who is already batting .260 at the Major League level. Not to mention delivering late in games. Something it seems like the Mariners might be able to use. I have no qualms with the Mariners pitching staff. It’s [...]
Mike Morse needs to get out of right field
Monday, April 14th, 2008Mike Morse, the Mariners right fielder Sunday, has played all over the diamond in his 4 years with the M’s. Yesterday, he proved that right field is not his home on a major league field. He misjudged or misplayed 3 fly balls in right that led to 7 runs. On the last play he hurt [...]
Mariners opening day at Safeco
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008We battled the rain, the snow, and Erik Bedard’s 5 walks, but we stuck it out for the whole game. The Mariners open the season with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Bright spots Adrian Beltre – He looked comfortable hitting and if he’s hitting, the M’s have some stability in the middle of [...]
Major League Baseball 2008 season predictions
Sunday, March 30th, 2008Here’s a little preview of how I think things will end up in October. Feel free to pick it apart in the comments. American League East Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays Tampa Bay Rays Baltimore Orioles American League Central Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians Kansas City Royals Chicago White Sox Minnesota Twins [...]
Chicago Cubs 2008 season preview
Saturday, March 29th, 2008In 2008, there are high hopes. The thing that people seem to be talking about is the 100 year drought for the Cubs winning the World Series. Of course that is a big deal. Any team that has such an infamous drought is bound to draw attention, but that is really a non-issue. The World [...]
Camping out for Mariners tickets
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008So, its 4 am on a Friday night/Saturday morning and I’m sitting at the Mariners Team Store downtown Seattle with Jared waiting in line for single game tickets. Why? Hmm. Great question. I’m freezing my ass off. My hands are numb typing this out. For what? The honor of getting opening day tickets to see [...]
Cubs owner Sam Zell looking to sell naming rights for Wrigley Field
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008This is just another example of a suit who doesn’t understand the Chicago baseball fan trying to wring more cash out of his investment. Zell, who is the CEO of the Tribune Company, is planning on selling off the Cubs and Wrigley Field separately , undoubtedly to maximize his profit. He’s a businessman, that’s what [...]
Tampa Bay Rays looking into bringing in Bonds
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008Note to Andrew Freidman, GM of the Tampa Bay Rays, “Don’t do it”. You have a team that is actually starting to resemble a major league ball club, you don’t need that kind of distraction and clubhouse cancer. You need to stay your course and continue to develop top young players into viable major leaguers. [...]
Mariners and Orioles finally finish the Bedard for Jones deal
Sunday, February 10th, 2008The Mariners and the Orioles finally get the deal done to send Erik Bedard here to Seattle and the Mariners send top prospect Adam Jones to Baltimore. There are some other players heading to Baltimore in the deal as well. Left-handed specialist George Sherrill along with 3 minor leaguers. Was this too much for the [...]