Early National League Postseason Predictions

With spring training right around the corner and all of the major free agents signed and ready to go with their respective teams, I thought it would be interesting to see which teams have positioned themselves for a playoff run in 2012. Obviously things are going to change from now to Opening Day, but it’s [...]

Milwaukee Brewers Sign SS Alex Gonzalez

I am going to say that so far this hasn’t been the best offseason for the Milwaukee Brewers. They are going to most likely lose Prince Fielder, Francisco Rodriguez accepted arbitration yesterday, which means the Brewers might have to pay a setup man $13 million, and now they have signed SS Alex Gonzalez away from [...]

Urban Meyer The Baseball Player?

The big news of the weekend in college football was that former University of Utah and Florida head coach, Urban Meyer accepted an offer to coach Ohio State. Meyer should have no problem turning Ohio State into a winner, but while we all know Meyer as a football coach, he was a baseball player first. [...]

Atlanta Braves News And Notes

After seeing their 2011 season end in brutal fashion, the Atlanta Braves have been one of the more active teams in the rumor mill this offseason. They have already dealt Derek Lowe and it seems like they have some other things in the works. Let’s catch up with the Braves and see what they have [...]

Atlanta Braves Making Final Hall Of Fame Push For Dale Murphy

With just two years remaining on the Hall of Fame ballot, the Atlanta Braves brass — namely Bobby Cox, Phil Niekro, Pete Van Wieren, and John Schuerholz – are making last push to get former Braves’ slugger Dale Murphy into the Hall. Schuerholz went as far as even writing a letter to voters in hopes [...]

Hellickson, Kimbrel Win Rookie Of The Year Awards

Sorry I didn’t get to the Rookie of the Year voting yesterday, but I was on a six-hour flight to Los Angeles. Thought I would have internet, but not so much. GoGo was a no go. Anyway, let’s recap the ROY voting that took place yesterday. American League ROY Winner: Jeremy Hellickson My Preseason Prediction: [...]