Archive for February, 2010
AJ Pierzynski has been the heart and soul of the White Sox since 2005, but will 2010 be his final season with the club? Perhaps:
''No matter what happens, I will never wish bad on the White Sox organization. They have been nothing but great to me, from [chairman] Jerry [Reinsdorf] to [general manager] Kenny [Williams] to [manager] Ozzie [Guillen].''
Pierzynski is in the final year of a three-year extension he signed ...
Melissa Segura of Sports Illustrated is reports that the Arizona Diamondbacks have signed Dominican OF Socrates Brito. The 17-year-old, left-handed hitting Brito will reportedly receive a six-figure contract from the club.
The contract will also includes a scholarship allowing Brito to continue his education. The contract is uncharacteristically large from a Diamondbacks perspective, but the team felt confident based upon the scouting reports they received from its Latin American ...
The Running of the Bulls: What the Bulls Need to Make a Playoff Run
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Michael Maxwell in NBA
In the past week, the Bulls traded away two key role players in order to clear up cap space for this summer's upcoming great free agent class. The Bulls traded Tyrus Thomas to the Bobcats for Acie Law and Ronald Murray, and they traded John Salmons to the Bucks for Hakim Warrick and Joe Alexander. It appeared on the surface that these moves were made solely for clearing salary cap ...
2010 MLB Predictions: Why the St. Louis Cardinals Will Roost Atop the NL Central
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Andrew Kneeland in MLB
Originally published at TwinsTarget.com.
Historically, the National League Central has been filled with some of the best and worst teams in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros have been the two most consistent teams in the division this past decade, with the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers always in the mix. The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates have had very little success, though the Reds have managed ...
Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder Among National League Sluggers Driving Teams to Postseason
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Scott Eisenlohr in MLB
Baseball historians will remember Bill Mazeroski's walk off home run to win the 1960 World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates over the New York Yankees.
More recently, Toronto's Joe Carter ended the 1993 World Series over the Philadelphia Phillies with his walk off homer.
And who could forget the dramactic 11th inning home run by the Yankees Aaron Boone to lift his team over the Boston Red Sox in the 2003 ALCS?
But ...
Originally published at TwinsTarget.com .
Not too many years ago, the National League East was one of the more competitive leagues in baseball. For the past decade, the Philadelphia Phillies, Atlanta Braves, and New York Mets have battled for the top position, with the Florida Marlins and Washington Nationals (also known as the Montreal Expos before 2005) picking up the scraps. Philadelphia has been incredibly ...
Why San Francisco Giants Fans Shouldn’t Miss Tim Alderson
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Kevin O'Brien in MLB
This is not a defense of the Freddy Sanchez for Tim Alderson trade last July Trade Deadline .
Even though I liked Sanchez at the time of the trade , I admit, it was a horrible transaction by Giants general manager Brian Sabean in retrospect. First off, Sanchez wasn't going to make that much of a difference to the lineup. The Giants needed someone with plate patience or run-producing power ...
Wolves 0-2 Chelsea | Back in comfort zone . . .
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by BlueChampions.Com in NBA
ThatÆs a near perfect weekend. For once, I saw Man Utd slip in the race and Chelsea taking advantage of the same. I love the Man Utd result thoroughly.
Look at the sceneùRooney in the form of his life, Man Utd are trailing the leaders by just one point, Everton have just beaten Chelsea, Everton are missing Cahill, Arteta, and Fellaini, and the match is at Goodison Park. It was a ...
Chicago Bulls: 2-0 Since Trade Deadline, Fluke or Sign?
Posted: 22nd February 2010 by Christopher Murphy in NBA
The Cleveland Cavaliers have lost two in a row since acquiring Antawn Jamison, while the Chicago Bulls have won two in a row since the trade deadline. This is thanks in large part to newly acquired players, Flip Murray and Hakim Warrick.
Granted the Cavs played the Charlotte Bobcats and Orlando Magic as opposed to the Minnesota Timberwolves and Philadelphia 76ers, but the Bulls wouldn't have won without the play of ...
á Sounds like Carl is about to price himself out of Tampa:
Carl Crawford said his chances of staying with the Rays "could go either way" and he's "hoping for the best like always.''
"Right now I really don't know,'' he said after his first workout of the spring. "I wish something good would come out of it. At this point we really haven't done too much of that (negotiating) right now ...