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With the current All-Star voting tallies, I'm forced to ask the question, "Is it time for some changes regarding the selection of Major League Baseball's All-Star teams?" As of today, May 25th, Mark Teixeira is the leading vote getter for 1st basemen in the American League.  Yet Teixeira is batting an abysmal .209 and, in his own words, "can't get any worse."  But, nonetheless, Yankee fans are voting him onto the All-Star team.  I understand ...

Many of the so called experts predicted the Toronto Blue Jays to end up in the cellar in the AL East. So far, this hasn't happened as the Blue Jays have stayed within striking distance in the AL east, and currently own the AL's third best record. How have they done this you may ask? Well, it is simple. They currently lead the league in home runs and the pitching staff has ...

There are moments in time where sports takes a backburner—and life takes center-stage. Unfortunately, Major League Baseball has had their share of losses in terms of players dying way too young. Especially in the past decade. Today, we’re going to quickly take a look at a trio of former Houston Astros stars—as well as leaders, teammates, and fan-favorites—whose legends will live on forever. Regardless of their final bows here on Earth...Begin Slideshow

With the lack of excitement and appeal that surrounds Major League Baseball every May, draft talk begins to dominate all conversation in baseball realms— and rightfully so.  For the second straight year, the Washington Nationals have secured the rights to the No. 1 overall pick in the First-Year Players Draft, in which top prospect Bryce Harper is on pace to be selected June 7.  Analysts have already begun comparing Harper to possibly ...

In the last two weeks it seems as though the New York Yankees' bats have gone to sleep.  After starting the season on a tear and winning series after series the Yankees have recently found themselves in a late May slump. Mark Teixeira, who is notorious for have a slow start to his season, has gone back into a slump.  After raising his average from .136 in the end ...

The Braves just finished their 44th game, which puts them over a quarter of the way through the season, and you know what that means: that’s right, it’s time to hand out some grades and make some early judgments on how the season is going so far.  I won’t mention every single player who’s seen action, but I’ll make sure to touch on the main players in the lineup, starting rotation ...

Dave Trembley compiled a 64-98 record in 2009. He had a 68-93 record in 2008.  This season, Trembley is leading the Orioles to a crisis with a 14-31 record. How long can the Baltimore Orioles stick with this guy, who is maybe the worst manager in baseball at this time? Trey Hillman tested the Royals' patience until he was fired. Ned Yost replaced Hillman and has done a decent job so far.  With the performance he ...

Manager Bruce Bochy and the boys have kicked around some ideas that they hope will spark the San Francisco Giants' lifeless attack. "We keep trying things and see if we can get something clicking here," Bochy said after the Giants were shut out for the second straight game in the process of being swept by the A's in Oakland. Bochy and the rest actually have come up with what are ...

  Remember how the Phillies got caught spying on the Rockies catcher with binoculars? Well, that's nothing compared to the apparent "home version" of how they cheat at Citizens Bank Park. In 2007, it came to the Mets' attention through several former Phillies players then playing with the Mets that the Phillies use a complex form of cheating at Citizens Bank Park involving a center field camera.  The camera is used to steal ...

As the Philadelphia Phillies prepare to open a nine game road trip against NL East rivals tonight in New York, it's a good time to check in on the division race. With the season just past the quarter mark, it’s early, but there are enough data points and trend lines to get a feel for what to expect over the balance of the year. It is not surprising to see the Phillies ...