Archive for category: MLB

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  MLB Dark Horse – Cleveland Indians

  Baseball, Featured, MLB May 12, 2013 9:01 pm 1 comment

    The first quarter of the MLB has ended and teams are starting to show their true colors. It’s still too early to judge who exactly will be the favorites. [...]

   
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  Five Early-Season MLB Contenders

  Baseball, Featured, MLB May 8, 2013 11:14 pm no comments

  With the MLB season a quarter finished, here is a look at five teams poised to finish strong and contend through the playoffs for a World Series title: 1) Boston [...]

   
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  Justin Smoak Sucks! 10 Reasons Why

  Baseball, Featured, MLB May 8, 2013 1:59 pm no comments

  I was one of the thousands of Mariners fans who anxiously awaited unwrapping our Christmas gift after the blockbuster Cliff Lee trade in 2010. I just couldn’t wait to see [...]

   
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  Debate: Strasburg or Harvey?

  Baseball, Featured, MLB April 21, 2013 1:23 pm 2 comments

  Ever since he was drafted first overall in 2009, Washington’s Stephen Strasburg has been considered the pitching side of baseball’s most exciting phenom. But, flying somewhat under the radar has [...]

   
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  Why Bonds and Clemens Belong in Cooperstown

  Baseball, Featured, MLB April 19, 2013 3:45 pm 1 comment

    Who They Were Before Steroids: It is “alleged” that sometime around 1998 Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds began using steroids and/or HGH. Entering the 1998 season, Roger had 14 [...]

   
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  Why Buster Posey is the MLB’s MVP

  Baseball, Featured, MLB April 9, 2013 7:23 pm 2 comments

    Unlike Jux Berg’s piece on Joey Votto, I’m not trying to argue that Buster Posey is the MLB’s best hitter. I’m arguing that he’s the MLB’s best player. A [...]

   
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  19 Reasons Joey Votto is the Best Hitter in MLB

  Baseball, Featured, MLB April 1, 2013 12:17 pm 1 comment

  Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto is not well known to the world of pop culture.  That’s okay with him– the Toronto native doesn’t mind flying under the radar.  A disciple [...]

   
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  2013 Seattle Mariners Prediction: Playoff Contenders

  Baseball, Featured, MLB March 25, 2013 9:03 am 1 comment

  The Seattle Mariners have finished with more wins than losses only twice in the past nine seasons.  Save for Felix Hernandez and Ichiro—and a forgettable return to the Emerald City [...]

   
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  World Brawl Classic – Will it Spill into MLB?

  Baseball, Featured, MLB March 11, 2013 5:31 pm 1 comment

  Benches cleared on Saturday afternoon during the World Baseball Classic’s first-round game between Mexico and Canada. Mexican relief pitcher Arnold Leon dusted Canadian outfielder Rene Tosoni with an inside pitch, [...]

   
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  Will Pujols Rebound from Worst Season?

  Baseball, Featured, MLB March 9, 2013 1:49 pm 1 comment

  2012 was a big year for Albert Pujols. A 10-year, $240 million contract with a new team, in a new league? At what point can he relax? He couldn’t relax. [...]