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Major League Baseball's Poor Keep Getting Richer Part 2

Major League Baseball’s Poor Keep Getting Richer Part 2

Tampa Bay Rays (2009 Record: 84-78, 3rd in AL East)
The Rays experienced somewhat of a letdown in 2009 after making it to the World Series in 08′. The Rays are simply too talented and too young to be a “flash in the pan”. Evan Longoria is not only one of the game’s best young players, [...]

Major League Baseball's Poor Keep Getting Richer

Major League Baseball’s Poor Keep Getting Richer

2010 could be the beggining of a new era for major league baseball. Teams like the Cubs, Red Sox, Mets, Angels, and yes, even the Yankees are going to come the sobering reality that the league’s best young talent isn’t on their roster or in their system. While they were spending big time money, baseball’s [...]

Cooperstown Continues to Fail America's Pastime

Cooperstown Continues to Fail America’s Pastime

Every January, Baseball gets the chance to celebrate what’s great about the game, instead we get a funeral. America’s past time is in desperate need of healing. Granted, the damage done from the steroid era is immeasurable, but why should we allow it to destroy the next 10 years of baseball? To begin the healing process, we need to focus on [...]

Playoffs gain exposure for lesser known players

Playoffs gain exposure for lesser known players

After watching the MLB postseason, you know who Chooch is. You know the names Jayson Werth and Jeff Mathis.
Major League Baseball playoffs have made the unlikeliest of players household names, even if it is just for the month. This year’s playoffs have been exciting and have kept fans glued to the television, which makes it [...]

Tommy Hanson...Part Deux

Tommy Hanson…Part Deux

Since his legendary performance in the Arizona Fall League this past winter, Atlanta Braves RHP phenom Tommy Hanson has chartered a meteoric ascent towards the top of baseball’s list of elite young hurlers. His demotion to AAA Gwinnett left collectors and Braves fans alike dejected as his showing in the Grapefruit League was widely considered [...]