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After watching Stephen Strasburg carve through the Pittsburgh Pirates lineup in his major league debut to the tune of 14 strikeouts in 7 dominant innings, I couldn't help but think how monumental 2010 could be in the history of baseball. First, we had Jason Heyward make his much anticipated debut on Opening Day, April 5th. He hit a homerun on his first swing as a major league hitter and hasn't ...

Stephen Strasburg. Bryce Harper. Both have been in the limelight for the past year. Both were No. 1 overall draft picks by the Washington Nationals. Strasburg made his Major League debut Tuesday night, and Harper was drafted Monday night.   Both stars have very promising futures and both will play together as Washington Nationals. They are both bright young prospects that are expected to make the Nationals a winning team. Both are ...

Four years ago, the Mets went on a magical summer run in which they beat up on every team in baseball en route to winning the NL East and being the best National League team.  In 2006 the Mets ended up losing in the NLCS to the eventual champion Cardinals, and since then, everything has been downhill. There were the 2007 and 2008 final game heart breakers. Then there was last ...

Considering 17-year old power-hitting phenom Bryce Harper was selected first overall in Monday’s draft, if 21-year-old Stephen Strasburg pitched well in his major league debut, this week would certainly be the best in the history of the Washington Nationals. It is: Strasburg was even better than advertised. He was facing the Pittsburgh Pirates, a team with a major-league worst batting average of .237. The opposition was light, but he ...

The San Diego Padres have been one of baseball's biggest surprises this season. The only off-season buzz surrounding the Padres was where they would ship off All-Stars Adrian Gonzalez and Heath Bell at or before the trade deadline. But now with the Padres having spent significant time in first place in the tight NL West, not only should Gonzalez and Bell be staying but the Padres should actually ...

Power rankings (6/7 update) 1. Tampa Bay Rays - The Rays have been scuffling lately, but the Rays still have the best squad thus far in the majors. The offense is due for an offensive explosion, and while the pitching hasn’t been as good as it was in the beginning of the season, it has still been more consistant than a lot of people expected. One thing to watch for ...

New York Yankees, meet the next Derek Jeter. 17-year-old shortstop Christopher "Cito" Culver was drafted last night by the Yankees as the 32nd overall draft pick. Rochester native Culver is only the second high school shortstop to get drafted by the Yanks in the first round since Jeter in 1992, and CJ Henry in 2005. The Yankees will look for the Irondequoit High School senior to develop into the likes of his ...

These rankings are based on a 300-point system, 150 for offensive production and 150 for pitching production. 30 points (1 point for each team) is the most points any team can get in a given category. For instance if the Rays lead the league in HR’s they will get 30 points for that category. The 5 offensive categories used: HR’s, RBI’s, Runs, Average, and SB’s . The ...

With the 16th selection in the 2010 MLB draft, the Chicago Cubs pick...Hayden Simpson? Who? That's exactly my thought process when I heard of this very strange and unexpected decision by Cubs Scouting Director Tim Wilken. The only thing more surprising would have been if the Cubs had picked Homer Simpson. Even ESPN's Keith Law was stunned, saying that "For one thing, it's not scouting director Tim Wilken's style; he loves athletes and ...

Tonight, the king will finally pitch from his throne. Stephen Strasburg, the number one overall pick from a year ago, makes his anticipated debut tonight, in the nation's capital of Washington, DC. If you were under a rock for the past two months, it might not have been a bad thing. The most hyped prospect in the history of baseball was showcased on every MLB outlet possible. All of his starts in Triple-A were ...