AGRI Biz

  After years of taking a backseat to the Angels, it is time for the Mariners to step up and take back control of the AL West. The team had potential last year, but not exactly enough to get ahead of the Angels or the Rangers. Trust me, this season will be different. With some key offseason moves, including the acquisition of Cliff Lee and Chone Figgins and the extension of Felix Hernandez’s contract, ...

á For the third consecutive year, the New York Mets have bagged one of the biggest names in the free agent market. In 2008 they snatched up two-time Cy Young winner Johan Santana, last year it was K-Rod and now, pending a physical, they are set to bring left-fielder Jason Bay to Queens. But the real question here is, will the acquisition of Bay really matter this year in terms of being the ...

The moment we have all been waiting for has finally come; Roy Halladay is no longer a Blue Jay. But interestingly, Cliff Lee is no longer a part of the Phillies. It was no surprise that the Phillies would have to give something up to get Halladay but no one really saw this one coming with the success that Lee showed in this past postseason. Nine players were involved in the four-team deal ...

I think itÆs safe to say that Joe Girardi is no Joe Torre. Sure the Yankees made it to the World Series this year under Girardi, but not without him making some blundering decisions. This whole season the guy has had a tendency to overmanage or undermanage games and Monday night was no different. As if A.J. BurnettÆs usual inconsistency was not enough, Girardi got hung up on pitching matchups, which is not ...