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Transitioning to baseball: O's show interest in Manny

Football season has sadly come to an end, but this blog hasn't. I've decided to expand to a year-round blog and write about fantasy baseball as well. So for the next seven months or so, I'll focus on what's happening in th [...]

Posted On : Feb, 07 2012 | Comments : 0

Fantasy Baseball Draft Strategy: Definitive Guide to the Per...

Fantasy baseball drafts are just around the corner and rivalries in old leagues will be renewed while there will be a number of people who are entering new leagues. Everyone that has a draft is looking for a way to gain an edge. This [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

10 Ways for Baseball Fans to Deal with the 'Dark' Part of th...

Well, everyone not named after a certain '80s rocker who plays phallic guitars amidst purple smoke has been snatched up by some team somewhere. Albert Pujols and C.J. Wilson (pictured) are lounging on the West beach and Hanley Ramirez [...]

Posted On : Jan, 02 2012 | Comments : 0

Cuban Free Agent Is Next Hot Commodity

Now that the Texas Rangers have won the right to negotiate with the Japanese pitching phenom Yu Darvish, Major League Baseball has turned its attention to Yoennis Cespedes, a captivating Cuban outfielder with a running back’s body w [...]

Posted On : Dec, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Writer picks his Baseball Hall of Fame final four: Bagwell, ...

This business of voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame gets harder for me every year. That's quite a statement, considering this was only my second year of doing it. The 2012 ballot, which I submitted in time to make the Dec. 31 deadli [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

IT services are not like baseball caps

A lot has been written about the commoditization of IT, especially application development and maintenance. There is a propensity for some in the industry to claim, “one size fits all.” But, of course, this is a dangerou [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Analysis: Ryan Braun’s NL MVP award won’t be revoked by Base...

The Baseball Writers Association of America won't be revoking Ryan Braun's National League MVP award, even if he is ultimately suspended by Major League Baseball for violating its collectively-bargained drug program. Braun is [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

St. Louis deals with departure of baseball icon

ST. LOUIS – After the negotiations, questions about an icon's worth and fallout from Albert Pujols' decision – after news broke Thursday morning that he chose to leave the only franchise he has known since he made his [...]

Posted On : Dec, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball: Miami Marlins in hot pursuit of Albert Pujols

The baseball world waited Tuesday night for Albert Pujols to decide on his employer for 2012 and beyond. A decision was expected imminently, perhaps late Tuesday night, as Pujols contemplated a return to the St. Louis Cardinals or a 10-ye [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Bobby Valentine Plans Blending Sabermetrics With Baseball Ex...

When news broke of Bobby Valentine earning the Red Sox managerial job, one of the first perceived conflicts was how a team that heavily relies upon advanced statistics and sabermetrics would select a man believed to be more from a traditi [...]

Posted On : Dec, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball star stabbed to death after argument with brother o...

Baseball star Gregory Halman has been stabbed to death after an argument with his brother over loud music, Dutch police say. "We received a report at 5.40am [on Monday] that there had been a stabbing incident," Rotterdam police [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball announcer Provus credits Uecker for sounds of silen...

Unlike his deal in Milwaukee, where he was employed by WTMJ-AM (620), baseball radio broadcaster Cory Provus will by an employee of the Minnesota Twins, not the radio station that carries Twins games, KSTP-AM (1500). After three years [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Baseball tenant sought for city stadium

City staff recommended in a report released Monday that councillors seek offers to lease the 18-year-old facility in light of a competing offer from Beacon Sports Capital Partners for minor league baseball. The city is also undertaking a [...]

Posted On : Nov, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

World Series 2011: It's All About Matt Holliday, Now And (Al...

Oct 26, 2011 - Just in August, things looked bleak for the Cardinals. And I'm not just writing about how they were over ten games out of a playoff spot at one point. They were down in the standings, yes, but they weren't just look [...]