It wasn’t long ago that Carlos Beltran was widely considered one of the best overall players in the league, a Hall of Fame talent who could do everything on a baseball field. But after a few somewhat disappointing seasons in the Big Apple, Beltran’s career has stalled due to a knee injury that has caused […]

As of July 16, the San Francisco Giants are in fourth place in the National League West. However, they’re just 3.5 games out of first place in what is shaping up to be the tightest division race in baseball. The San Diego Padres have had Kamagra Gold control of the division for much of the […]

Here are the players that I think should start for the National League in the All-Star game. (Note: All statistics are as of July 6.) Catcher – Miguel Olivo, Colorado Rockies: He’s hitting better than .300 and has double-digit home runs. Brian McCann has not done enough to get the nod over Olivo in my […]

Now that the starters for the upcoming all-star game have been announced, let’s go through the various positions and see if the fans got it right. Catcher – Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins Mauer is the only real choice here. Not only is he one of the most popular players in the league but he’s still […]

While the A.L. starters were fairly predictable, the N.L. starters based on fan voting was capricious and difficult to anticipate. Let’s take a look at the National League starters for this year’s all-star game. Catcher – Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals. Molina is a nice player but is not the best catcher on the National […]

Though the fans get to vote on the position players, it’s up to the players themselves to select who have been the best pitchers so far this season. Let’s take a look at which pitchers will be in the running for an all-star game appearance this season. Starters (5): David Price, Tampa Bay Rays. Price […]

The All-Star game is approaching, and here are the players I believe should start the game for the American League. (Note: All statistics are as of June 29th.) Catcher – Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins: Mauer is not having the fantastic year that he put together in 2009, but he’s still hitting .300 as a backstop. […]

It isn’t just Ubaldo Jimenez having a dominant season this year in the National League. Let’s look at which pitchers should get a chance to pitch this year in the all-star game. Starters (5): Ubaldo Jimenez, Colorado Rockies. Well, this one is a no-brainer. Jimenez has a 14-1 record, a ton of strikeouts and an […]

Many teams would have gone into panic mode at the end of April when the Red Sox appeared to be heading for disaster. Their big bats weren’t hitting, their young stud pitchers got off to slow starts and all of a sudden it looked like the mighty Red Sox might be the third best team […]

Baseball is one of America’s favorite sports. Millions of men have been interested in playing it either as a weekend pastime or semi-professionally. It is understandable that only a handful would go to the pro leagues but nevertheless, baseball has won the hearts of many. You are probably one of them that’s why you are […]