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Spring is when young players show their tools, hoping to fulfill their dream of playing in the Major Leagues. At the very least, they want to perform well enough for the club to remember them, if or when, injuries occur during the season.
Aside for the top prospects and young players, there are players who were not signed to a Major League deal who will compete for a bench spot or ...
Players Who Can Fill the No. 2 Spot in the New York Mets’ Rotation
Posted: 2nd March 2010 by FRANK in MLB
Speaking with a co-worker yesterday,áwe both agree that the Mets lineup is deep and that they will be one of the better hitting teams this year.
We also agree that the difference between winning 83 or 90 games will be determined by who steps up to take the second spot in the rotation.
Getting that second pitcher would make Mike Pelfrey and John Maineáa solid three and four, respectively. It would also ...
Since 1980, there have been 53 pitchers who mastered a no-hitter.
Many of these pitchers were top of the rotation throwers like Nolan Ryan, Jack Morris, Mike Witt, Dave Stewart, Mike Scott, Randy Johnson, and Dwight Gooden.
Some were solid pitchers like Terry Mulholland, Wilson Alvarez, Mark Buehrle, Derek Lowe, and Kevin Millwood.
There were nine pitchers who surprised the world and accomplished this feat. Listed below we will rank these lucky fortunate throwers who made it to ...
Like Father, Like Son: Slugging Dads of Active MLB Players
Posted: 24th February 2010 by FRANK in MLB
Hockey has the Suteráfamily,áfootballáhasáthe Mannings andábaseball hadáthe Boones, Bells, Alous, and Bonds...take your pick.
Some families are blessed with so much talent that it's passed for one generation to another.
Even wrestling have famous families, like the Von Erich,áHart, andáA'noi (Samoans)áfamily.
Let's take a look at the dad's who providedátheir activeásons with aá"god gift" to play baseball.
Ken Griffeyá(Junior)
Prior to Junior's Hall-of-Fame career, Ken Sr. was a member of the Big Red Hitting Machine ...
Even though pitchers and catchers have just arrived in Florida and Arizona, let's rank the projected starting lineups heading into the new season.
We are going to evaluate the table setters, the heart of the lineup, and the bottom third of the lineup.
Who has the best lineup?
Who has the underrated lineup?
Who has the overrated lineup?
Let's take a look at the National League starting lineups to decide.
Take a look at the ...
Before There Was Doc: Analyzing Similiar Trades Prior To the Halladay-Lee Deal
Posted: 17th December 2009 by FRANK in MLB
The Roy Halladay trade to the Phillies is the latest move made by a team who either wants to get rid of salary or is afraid of losing the player to free agency.
It will take a few years before realizing if the Blue Jays gained the right pieces with the Halladay trade, but it seems that clubs have implemented the philosophy of getting whatever players they can before their star ...
During the 1990s, Nirvana and Pearl Jame ruled the music industry, Jerry Springer ruled afternoon TV and the NFC East ruled the NFL (at least the first half of the decade).
This slideshow will list the players who rule the 90s, in order to, form the NFL All-Decade Team.
Only the stats compiled during the 90s were taken into consideration.
I will also include the player who was named for the 2000s ...