Isn’t baseball a great game? Every game there is the possibility you can be amazed by something. Well, I was amazed at what happened in Tampa yesterday. No, I was not amazed by David Price’s performance (5.2 IP, 11 K’s). Nor was I amazed by how poorly the Twins’ Francisco Liriano continues to pitch. I am amazed that Randy [...]
In honor of Matt Wieters’ debut in the major leagues, I have decided to do a live blog of Wieters’ AB’s against the Detroit Tigers. I have never seen a prospect with this much hype in my life. Wieters has more hype surrounding him than Mark Prior, Joe Mauer and even Gregg Jefferies. Yes, Gregg [...]
In the latest injury out of “Hipgate,” Philadelphia Phillies RHP Brett Myers has decided to undergo hip surgery that will keep him out approximately three months. When asked if an autumn return was possible? Myers said it was a “longshot.” Myers joins Carlos Delgado, Mike Lowell, Alex Gordon, Alex Rodriguez, Fausto Carmona and fellow teammate [...]
UPDATE – About three hours after I wrote this post, Clint Hurdle and his George Hamilton tan was fired as manager of the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies will replace Hurdle with bench coach Jim Tracy. Rockies’ GM Dan O’Dowd said this will be an audition for Tracy. Now I was torn about firing Hurdle and [...]
UPDATE – It’s been a rough month of May for the Chicago White Sox. They are 10-15 so far this month, they were spurned by Jake Peavy and now they have put Carlos Quentin on the DL. Quentin was placed on the DL today because of plantar fasciitis. In the past 12 hours we [...]
It appears that for the second time this season, a NL West manager will get the axe (Diamondbacks manager, Bob Melvin being the first). According to the Denver Post, Rockies’ manager Clint Hurdle is managing on borrowed time. I am kind of torn on whether or not this is a good move by the Rockies. [...]
