A Legend Lives On

By skippy619, Section MLB
Posted on Thu Jul 03 2008 at 9:23 AM EST
More on: Rich Garces, Red Sox, New Hampshire (all tags)

There's a place where major league players go when their careers go downhill.  It's called the Independent League.  Home to Rich "El Guapo" Garces and some other fine characters.

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The Phillies... A Team of Destiny

By MCS513, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Jun 25 2008 at 10:47 PM EST
More on: MLB, Phillies (all tags)

The Phillies are having a great season, currently leading the National League East Division.  People around the city of Philadelphia are starting to think that this could be the team that ends the 25 year wait for another championship in Philadelphia.

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Problem Veterans Sinking Randolph, Mets

By BillB159, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Jun 25 2008 at 10:47 PM EST
More on: New York Mets, Billy Wagner, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Delgado, Willie Randolph (all tags)

As the Mets limp home after an awful 2-5 West Coast swing--including a four-game sweep by the lowly Padres--the calls for Willie Randolph's managerial head will undoubtedly get much louder. Unfortunately, it's really not his fault. Willie is no Miller Huggins, but he's a solid game manager who relies heavily on his veterans. And as last September proved, these overpaid "clubhouse leaders" are not to be relied on. You would think that throwing the NL East into the toilet last season would teach them a lesson. It didn't. Unless Willie Randolph and general manager Omar Minaya make some changes, this last season at Shea Stadium will go down as the worst in Mets history, which is really saying something. The main culprits in a bad group: Billy Wagner, Carlos Beltran, and Carlos Delgado.

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BASEBALL CAN'T AFFORD TO AVOID CHANGE ANY LONGER

By tha writur, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Jun 25 2008 at 10:43 PM EST
More on: instant replay, rodriguez, umpires (all tags)

Honestly, Major League Baseball is so stubborn when it comes to change, but that may be about to change.

A profession set so deep in its ways that a bitter woman is more prone to change her view of men.  Yeah, it is that bad especially when we live in an age where technological advances have made life easier.  Not just everyday living, but sports as well with the NFL, NBA and NHL, which have all implemented instant replay to get the call right.

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Cubs win 4 straight, still inconsistent

By AdamStan, Section MLB
Posted on Wed Jun 25 2008 at 10:35 PM EST
More on: Chicago Cubs (all tags)

   Seven games into the new season, the Chicago Cubs are showing signs of brilliance. They've won four straight games through Wednesday. However, they're still inconsistent. Adam Niemi highlights and discusses them, along with the NL Central division.

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Baseball in the Big Crab Apple

By teekay, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Jun 23 2008 at 12:46 PM EST
More on: MLB, yankees, mets, willie randolph, chien-ming wang (all tags)

This season has been a trying one thus far for Gotham's baseball faithful. With the Mets and Yankees both floundering around the .500 mark the idea of a postseason sans New York has become a very real possibility. And the events of this past week, for the teams on both sides of town, have certainly left a sour taste in the mouths of those taking a bite out of Big Apple baseball.

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The Absolute Hard Evidence a Player Uses Steroids

By djcfla1, Section MLB
Posted on Mon Jun 23 2008 at 12:45 PM EST
More on: MLB, Barry Bonds, Football, Steroids, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Sammy Sosa, Shawn Merriman, Roger Clemens (all tags)

By David J. Cohen

Since the steroid cloud has polluted athletics fans everywhere have debated whether certain players are steroid users. Did Barry Bonds improve ten hat sizes in four years or did he hit his head really really hard one day? Did Slamming Sammy get his power from giving grace to the lord or by slamming some needles into his body? Is Shawn Merriman now just lights out or is he still juiced up? With many players the glaring signs are there but there is no tangible proof. And unless a player couldn't cover up, wrote a book, or hired the worst lawyer in America it would always remain a debate. Until now.

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U.S. Troops Inspire Pros of the Diamond

By dgrassi, Section MLB
Posted on Sun Jun 01 2008 at 10:21 PM EST
More on: MLB, U.S. Military, Veterans, Volunteerism (all tags)

Praise is deserved for those MLB players who have personally taken it upon themselves to raise awareness of the needs of our active-duty troops, veterans and their families and largely with their own funding and ingenuity.

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It's a Temple to me

By AdamStan, Section MLB
Posted on Tue May 13 2008 at 12:48 AM EST
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   In 2006 Adam Niemi took the eight hour trip with his family to finally see a game at Wrigley Field. Adam shares his experience and offers insight to the big effect that a new ballpark name would do to the most loyal fans on earth.

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The State of the Braves' Union

By Alan L Parrish, Section MLB
Posted on Mon May 12 2008 at 10:32 PM EST
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The Atlanta Braves, winners of ten straight NL East Pennants and the 1995 World Champions, have looked down right putrid these past couple of years.  However, with a new GM, some new faces, a few familiar ones, and the same Hall of Fame manager, this could be the year the Braves return to the top of the heap in the NL East.  Will this year be the year?

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