Did ya not know where New York Yankees Robinson Cano deserves to go? Well, it is Kansas City, Missouri as one of the 2012 AL All-Star representative. Cano has without question been the best second baseman in the American League so far this season; and he deserves to start in the 2012 All-Star Game on [...]
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2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 9
There are usually, one or two moments by now that will bore me during a regular MLB season. Well, not in 2012, as this might be the most exciting season in decades. There are so many great teams it is crazy. The AL and NL East’s are as good as it gets but the two [...]
2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 6
The 2012 MLB season is about to hit the quarter mark, and a lot of teams who were considered ‘playoff contenders’ are still struggling to find their footing. A lot of baseball fans are counting out the Phillies, Yankees, Red Sox, Angels and Tigers but be warned, there is a ton of baseball left to [...]
2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 1
The first week of the 2012 season was far from boring, as the competition is even better than I realized. My advice is if you want to make a baseball fan out of someone this is the season to do it but that is for another post. For now, here are my weekly power rankings…remember [...]
2012 MLB Team Preview: Texas Rangers
Down in Arlington, Texas the last two years have proven to be optimistic yet frustrating. Last season marked the Rangers second consecutive, yet unsuccessful trip to the World Series. The franchise had never gotten past the ALDS before 2010, so winning two consecutive American League pennants in their first two visits means it is no fluke and that this team [...]
Official MLB Press Release On 2012 Postseason Format
03/02/2012 2:11 PM EST MLB Adopts Expanded Format for 2012 Postseason Two Additional Wild Cards Will Form 10-Team Postseason in 2012, Marking First Change to Postseason Format Since 1994 The 2012 Postseason will feature a 10-team format that includes two additional Wild Card Clubs and an elimination game in each League prior to the Division [...]
MLB’s Collective Bargaining Agreement: 9 Changes You Will Want To Know
In efforts to avoid what didn’t happen in 1994, as well as avoiding the path the NBA took, MLB and the MLB Players Association took the bull by the horns to avoid letting the current Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) expire on December 11, 2011. And that hard work has paid off, as MLB has a [...]
