It’s been just one of those years for the Atlanta Braves. Everyone assumed their season would be little more than a farewell tour for legendary manager Bobby Cox. Most agreed that they had some nice young players, though they clearly weren’t ready to challenge for a playoff spot. But the Braves have instead defied all […]
Let’s take a look at what’s been going on around Major League Baseball as of late. (Note: This article was written on June 11th.) Stephen Strasburg exceeded the hype in his first big-league start, which is amazing. The Nationals phenom mowed down the Pirates, fanning 14 batters in seven innings on his way to his […]
As the MLB approaches the halfway mark for the 2010 season, it’s not too early to start talking about the first-half MVPs. Some are familiar faces and some have come more or less out of nowhere, which is to be expected. As of June 8th, here are the position players who have had the most […]
The N.L. MVP award usually is given to Albert Pujols before the season even begins, as was the case with most fans and analysts heading into 2010. Pujols certainly could end up winning the award yet again, but he has some unexpected competition. Here are the candidates for the N.L. MVP as of June 18th. […]
Perhaps no position has been more up in the air this season than closer. While Jonathon Paplebon, Mariano Rivera and Francisco Rodriguez headed into the season as the closers that everyone wants, a slew of new names have come seemingly out of nowhere to take over as the top closers so far in 2010. Here […]
It still is incredibly early in the season, as any faithful Red Sox fan should note, but something doesn’t look quite right in Boston. As of April 19th, the Red Sox were just 4-9 with a bevy of division losses and their hated rivals, the New York Yankees, were sitting comfortably atop the division at […]
In a sport that is a marathon and not a sprint, baseball fans certainly do get overzealous on opening day, though it’s hard to blame them. When highly touted rookie outfielder Jason Heyward hit a three-run blast in his very first swing in the big leagues, many began chomping at the bit to say that […]
Only a few games into the new season, the New York Mets should be getting one of their premier players back into their lineup. After missing most of spring training with a thyroid condition, the Mets’ star shortstop Jose Reyes played well in some extended spring training matchups recently, bringing him closer to returning to […]
Here are some under-the-radar starting pitchers that should produce good numbers in fantasy baseball in 2010: David Price, Tampa Bay Rays: Brand Cialis I am surprised with how little hype there is surrounding him this season. He was all the rage of the fantasy world a year ago, but one up-and-down year has really taken […]
Right now, baseball is dominated by players like Albert Pujols, Roy Halladay and Mark Teixeira – players who are all on top of their games and look to remain stars for quite a while longer. But baseball is as unpredictable as it is anything else and the league is sure to have plenty of new […]
