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Who’s on First? Omar Minaya, New York Mets Have Several Options
Posted: 24th November 2009 by Doug Gausepohl in MLB
As any Mets fan can tell you, the Amazins have several holes that need to be filled before taking the field in 2010.á A couple more starting pitchers, a first baseman, left fielder, catcher, setup man...phew.
Looking at the free agent market, most of these holes can be easily filled through signing the available players.á There's starting pitchers available such as John Lackey, Joel Pineiro, and Jason Marquis, left fielders such ...
Voting for the AL and NL Managers of the Year might be one of the toughest categories in baseball to fill out a ballot for.á Not neccesarily because of overwhelming competition, but because no one's exactly sure how to vote.
Do you vote for the manager who led a juggernaut team, such as Joe Girardi of the New York Yankees?á Or do you vote for the manager who led a ...
While the Devils were a second away from a 0-3 start to the season, Travis Zajac changed the momentum of things.á
The Devils were down 3-2 in Tampa Bay on Thursday, Oct. 8 in the closing seconds, as a shot whiffed on by Jamie Langenbrunner trickled right in front of Zajac by the crease, who slammed it into the net with barely a second left on the clock.á
The Devils would win ...
Phillies-Yankees World Series: Just Icing on Cake for Mets
Posted: 26th October 2009 by Doug Gausepohl in MLB
As if the winter could get any colder.
The Mets will enter the offseason and free agency period with their two biggest rivals, the Yankees and the Phillies, sitting atop the baseball universe. The Phillies clinched their second straight National League pennant on Wednesday, defeating the Dodgers in the NLCS in five games. The Yankees were able to clinch their first American League pennant since 2003 last night, defeating the Angels ...
Don't let the Devils' 3-3 record against the Rangers last season fool you.á The Rangers have the edge in this rivalry right now, and have had it for a few years.
The Devils record against the Rangers dating back to the beginning of the 2007-08 season (not counting postseason) runs 4-11.á Forget overtime losses in this case, a loss is a loss.á Especially against the Rangers, arguably the Devils biggest rival.
Even ...
Towards the beginning of the 2009-10 season, most of the division winners were given the benefit of the doubt. Boston? They won 53 games last year, even though they traded away sniper Phil Kessel in the offseason to division-rival Toronto. They'll still win.á
Vancouver? Washington? San Jose? Detroit?
All of them could still win it. At least some experts thought so.
But what about the Devils? You know, that team from New Jersey, ...