I don’t think anyone was surprised when ESPN’s Buster Onley reported that the New York Yankees signed Raul Ibanezto a one year, $1.1 million deal with incentives, which could earn him up to $4 million. But does signing a DH even make sense? Well it is familiar song, as the Yankees have a habit of signing guys like [...]
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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 [...]
Start-To-May Giveaway: A Philadelphia Phillies Fan Wins $50
Lady Loves Pinstripes hosted a Start-To-May Giveaway, where the two winners (picked at random) each receive a $50.00 gift card (2x$25) to MLB.com Shop, the Official Shop Of Major League Baseball. Our first winner is a Philadelphia Phillies fan named Ted, who is a reader of Lady Loves Pinstripes. I hope to hear from 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 [...]
MLB Hot Sove: Can Money Beat Misery? Just Ask Jayson Werth
When I saw the latest MLB news was that ex-Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Jayson Werth had signed with the Washington Nationals, I ran right to my computer to Google the truth. To my utter disbelief, it was true. Werth signed with the Nationals for the next seven years and $126 million dollar paycheck. Werth had many [...]
Philadelphia Phillies Are Dumb To Trade Jayson Werth
The last week before the MLB trade deadline on July 31st is usually an eventful and dramatic couple of days up until the last second. The players who are on the trading block are not exciting and certainly bring no guarantee. The only proven difference-maker was SP Cliff Lee, who was traded to the Texas [...]
Pitching Preview: Champion New York Yankees vs. Philadelphia Phillies Game 3
Pitching Preview: Champs vs. Phillies Game 3 will be looking at a pair of veterans on Thursday’s match-up, in this 2009 World Series revival between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees. Game 3: Southpaws’ Andy Pettitte vs. Jamie Moyer, is a battle of the veterans. They are two of only three active pitchers [...]
