MLB
Rollins Named NL MVP
One of the most hated players by Mets fans, Jimmy Rollins, was named National League MVP for the 2007 season. Rollins irked Mets fans by proclaiming the Phillies to be the team to beat in the NL East before the season started. He went on to hit .296 with 30 home runes, 96 RBIs, 139 […]
ESPN Picks NL MVP
With the National League MVP award to be announced at 2:00 pm Eastern time today ESPN.com has posted their pick based on a poll of 20 of their writers. Jimmy Rollins was the runaway winner with 13 votes followed by Matt Holliday with 4 votes. Rounding out the field with 3 votes was the Mets […]
ARod MVP
Alex Rodriguez has won his third MVP award. The former and future Yankee third baseman led the American league with 54 home runs, established career highs with 143 runs scored and 156 RBIs and batted for a .314 average. Details on how the voting went can be found on the 2007 MLB Awards page.
White Sox Trade Garland
The Chicago White Sox have traded starting pitcher Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels in exchange for shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Garland was one of many names that have been bandied about during the off season as a trade possibility with the Mets mentioned at some point as a potential landing point. Though the likelihood […]
2007 MLB Awards
With the MVP awards scheduled to be announced this week I took a little time yesterday to put together a 2007 MLB awards page. The page documents all of the awards presented for the 2007 season and includes voting results for Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Cy Young. It will also […]
Bonds Indicted
One announcement turned the baseball world on end yesterday. That announcement came from a grand jury. The grand jury indicted Barry Bonds on perjury and obstruction of justice. The indictment comes as the result of a long investigation into the matter and does not include a charge of using an illegal substance. The indictments are […]
Don’t Call Them Devil Rays
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are no more. They are now just plain old Rays. Their new uniforms say so. Last time I checked it took more than a new name and uniform to become a winner but we all do what we can.
Coaches Will Wear Helmets
Ronald Blum of the AP is reporting that baseball general managers have agreed that first and third base coaches will wear helmets next season. The move comes after the death of Mike Coolbaugh, a former Major League infielder who died after being hit in the head with a line drive while coaching first base for […]
Phillies Get Closer Lidge
The Philadelphia Phillies have traded for Houston Astros reliever Brad Lidge in a 5 player deal yesterday. This is a tremendous deal as it allows the Phillies to upgrade at closer as well as improve their starting pitching by allowing them to move Brett Myers back into the rotation. Myers notched a respectable 21 saves […]
GMs Recommend Replay
News out of Orlando is that the general managers have recommended Major League Baseball’s first replay rule. The GMs recommended to limit the rule to use instant replays to calls where a home run may be fair or foul, balls either go over the fence or hit the top of the fence and bounce back […]