The Colorado Rockies just missed the post season last year, unlike in 2009 when the Rockies slipped in as the Wild Card team or back in 2007 when the franchise made its first World Series appearance. Point being is that the Rockies never seem to live up to their potential, as they love to leave [...]
Archive of entries posted on March 2011
New York Yankees: Finally Say Adios To Sergio Mitre
Ex-New York Yankees Sergio Mitre is a phrase I have been waiting to hear for two years. Well, according to a tweet from ESPN.com’s Jerry Crasnick, this is now fact, as the Brewers are bringing the talents of Mitre to the city of Milwaukee. What talents did the Brew Crew just acquire? Not quite sure, [...]
2011 MLB Team Preview: Cincinnati Reds
After a 14-year postseason drought, the Cincinnati Reds finally made it back to October after winning the NL Central in 2010. Facing the Phillies in the NLDS proved too much for this young team, as they didn’t win one game but were so content just to be there. This led to the popular question, were [...]
Breaking Bad News: New York Yankees Sign Kevin Millwood
What the heck is New York Yankees GM Brian Cashman thinking? Signing Kevin Millwood to any contract is absurd, but according the Sports Illustrated Jon Heyman’s tweet this is happening: #yankees are close to signing kevin millwood to an incentive-laden minor-league deal Heyman followed with another tweet that confirms this even more: millwood would need [...]
New York Yankees Rumors: Need A Catcher, Call A Molina
Rumor has it that the New York Yankees are not sold on catching prospects Jesus Montero and Austin Romine starting out the season up in the Bronx. Even though Romine and Montero are fighting for the back-up job behind Russell Martin, the fact remains that as of late, the two youngsters have not displayed the [...]
2011 MLB Team Preview: Philadelphia Phillies
Over the past four seasons, the Philadelphia Phillies have easily been one of the top three teams across Major League Baseball. In that time the Phillies have been the NL Champions three times, the 2008 World Series Champs, went back to World Series again in 2009 and made the post season in 2010. Also, the [...]
2011 Spring Training Update: The New York Yankee Wounded
Leaving Spring Training a team can look very different from when they got there. The leading cause is injuries, as players are warming-up their bodies to get ready for the 162-game grind of the regular season. To see the most up-to-date injury report, team-by-team go to ESPN Injury Updates. Daily reports seem endless, but also [...]
