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 [...]
Archive of posts tagged Atlanta Braves
2012 MLB Team Preview: Atlanta Braves
Heading into 2011, the Atlanta Braves were a championship caliber team and played that way for the first five months of the season. The Braves were the NL’s version of the Red Sox, arriving in September with an 8.5 game lead for the wild card only to blow it and land in a jam. The [...]
Congratulations 2011 MLB Rookie of the Year Award Winners
Congratulations to Tampa Bay Rays starter Jeremy Hellickson and Atlanta Braves closer Craig Kimbrel for being named the 2011 Rookies of the Year. Hellickson went 13-10 over 29 starts in his rookie season. The 24-year old righty posted a 2.95 ERA, with 117 strikeouts and pitched 189 innings total. That is no easy feat for [...]
New York Yankees Fans Are You Ready For Some Baseball
Tonight baseball nation will be watching, as four teams will be battling but not against each other for the last two coveted Wild Card postseason spots. In the American League, the Tampa Bay Rays (90-71) are tied with the Boston Red Sox (90-71) so if both teams win or lose there will be a sudden [...]
Lady Loves Pinstripes: 2011 MLB August Monthly Power Rankings
The 2011 MLB season is heading into its last month, as the month of August comes to a close. Once again, August was no short of drama, as teams battled it out to stay in contention with the hopes of playing in October. While some teams are on the road to being crowned World Series [...]
2011 MLB All-Star Rosters Announced
American League: Starters: Alex Avila (C, Detroit Tigers), Adrian Gonzalez (1B, Boston Red Sox), Robinson Cano (2B, New York Yankees), Alex Rodriguez (3B, New York Yankees), Derek Jeter (SS, New York Yankees), David Ortiz (DH, Boston Red Sox), Jose Bautista (OF, Toronto Blue Jays), Curtis Granderson (OF, New York Yankees) and Josh Hamilton (OF, Texas [...]
MLB Trade Rumors: Braves To Yankees Trade Reaches All New Lowe
THE SITUATION: It is no secret that the New York Yankees have been on a pitching crusade after losing both Cliff Lee and Andy Pettitte this past off-season. GM Brian Cashman made a lot of heavily criticized moves that seemed desperate at the time, but have actually been the savior and reason behind the Yankees [...]
