Baseball Digest Daily (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Starting in the 1973 season, the American League implemented the designated hitter rule, which allowed a player to hit for another player, which is almost always the pitcher. Here is a look at how the first designated hitters did for their respective American League clubs during opening day of the ‘73 season. April 6th – Boston Red Sox 15, New York Yankees 5 at Fenway Park NYY DH: Ron...
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The catcher for the Minnesota Twins , might have seen his team robbed in the playoffs but Joe Mauer is the SBN AL MVP. Voting particulars are after the page break - some Angels made it, take a peek and see if you agree... Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pts 1 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 24 3 1 - - - - - - - 371 2 Ben Zobrist Tampa Bay Rays - 10 6 2 2 1 - 1 - - 172 3 Mark Teixeira...
South Side Sox (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Wrapping up the SBN Baseball Blogger Awards with the AL MVP voting. Don't blame me. I voted for Kodos. Results after the Jump, because they'll take up the whole front page Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pts 1 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 24 3 1 - - - - - - - 371 2 Ben Zobrist Tampa Bay Rays - 10 6 2 2 1 - 1 - - 172 3 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees 2 3 2 4 3 2 7 1 - - 158 4 Derek...
Lone Star Ball (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Congratulations to Joe Mauer and Albert Pujols , this year's SBN MVP Award winners. The full results: Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th Pts 1 Joe Mauer Minnesota Twins 24 3 1 - - - - - - - 371 2 Ben Zobrist Tampa Bay Rays - 10 6 2 2 1 - 1 - - 172 3 Mark Teixeira New York Yankees 2 3 2 4 3 2 7 1 - - 158 4 Derek Jeter New York Yankees 1 5 3 4 4 2 1 1 2 1 157 5 Evan Longoria Tampa...
Purple Row (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
by Tom Gannam - AP This is Albert Pujols hitting a grand slam. This is Albert Pujols being an MVP. This is Albert Pujols. View full size photo » Today we unveil our final category: Most Valuable Player. In our Purple Row voting, the winner was unanimous in each league: Joe Mauer in the AL and Albert Pujols in the NL . Unlike the Purple Row voting, SBN Baseball went 10-deep on the ballot. Join...
Bluebird Banter (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
We've come to the last of our SB Nation Awards, yesterday we posted the Cy Young , Tuesday the Rookie of the Year and Monday Manager of the Year . If you've been following along you know that the baseball bloggers voted on these, AL blogs voted for the AL awards, NL for NL. For the MVP voting we, just like the BBWAA, list our top 10 choices. So our AL MVP award vote: Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th...
post-gazette.com (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
By Chuck Finder | 12:18 p.m. Wednesday So spring training ends on the other side of the Commonwealth the first weekend of April? Brrr. Six games with the 2008 world-champion Phillies -- including two in Citizens Bank Park April 2-3 -- and four with the Tampa Bay Rays dot the 33-game Pirates' spring schedule, the club announced today. This is the official schedule. The Pirates-Phillies close the spring...
Batter's Box Interactive Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Yes, yes, it's stupidly early for an odds-on look ahead, but the world of gambling never sleeps. According to Bodog.net, the odds for each MLB team to win the 2010 World Series are as follows ... New York Yankees: 11/4 Boston Red Sox: 13/2 Philadelphia Phillies: 9/1 Los Angeles Angels: 10/1 St. Louis Cardinals: 10/1 Los Angeles Dodgers: 11/1 Chicago Cubs: 15/1 New York Mets: 15/1 Tampa Bay Rays: 15/1...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, FL-The Tampa Bay Rays have refined its ticket pricing structure, holding the line on ticket prices for a wide range of its 2010 home games. Under the new format released today, tickets for nearly 40 percent of Rays games at Tropicana Field will be at or below ticket prices for 2009 when the Rays were named by ESPN the Magazine as "the most affordable team in professional sports."...
KeNo's Housing and Economic Portal (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
KeNosHousingPortal.blogspot.com TOP STORIES : Chicago Cubs file Chapter 11 to speed team's sale - ( news.yahoo.com/s/ap ) The Chicago Cubs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, a step that will allow their owner to sell the baseball team in an $845 million deal. The filing in Wilmington, Del., was anticipated and is expected to lead to a brief stay in Chapter 11 for the Cubs. A hearing...
Camden Chat (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Photo via boston.com View full size photo uploaded October 21, 2009 I'm home sick from work today. Good story? So you get bonus coverage on Camden Chat today. It was on October 21st, 2007 that Kevin Millar rallied the Boston Red Sox with a commercial on FOX before the game and, more offensively to most Orioles fans, threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park while joking around and embracing members...
Sports In-Depth: Baseball Edition (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Teams who have been down 2-0 in a 7 game (or greater) series and won, since 1903: 1921 World Series 5-3 NY Giants over NY Yankees (Yankees won Game 1 at on the road and game 2 at home) 1955 World Series 4-3 Brooklyn Dodgers over NY Yankees 1956 World Series 4-3 NY Yankees over Brooklyn Dodgers 1958 World Series 4-3 NY Yankees over Milwaukee Braves 1965 World Series 4-3 LA Dodgers over Minnesota Twins...
DRaysBay (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
ST. PETERSBURG, FL-The Tampa Bay Rays today announced their 2010 Spring Training schedule as well as ticket pricing for 15 home games at Charlotte Sports Park. In their second spring in Charlotte County, Fla., the Rays will open the home schedule on Thursday, March 4 against the Baltimore Orioles . The Rays Grapefruit League home schedule includes three games against the Boston Red Sox (March 6, March...
Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Here's the post-mortem on the pithcers list from the 2009 book. With this finished, I'm now delving into writing player comments, beginning with the Twins. Top 50 Pitching Prospects for 2009 1) David Price, LHP, Tampa Bay Rays 10-7, 4.42 with a 102/54 K/BB in 128 innings for the Tampa Bay Rays, 119 hits allowed. I think he just needs more experience. 2) Neftali Feliz, RHP, Texas Rangers 3.49 ERA with...
Minor League Ball (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Here is the Top 50 PRE-SEASON Hitting Prospects list from the 2009 book. Remember, this was the PRE-SEASON list. I always do a post-mortem on the list every year to see how things panned out. Top 50 Hitting Prospects for 2009 1) Matt Wieters , C, Baltimore Orioles Hit .288/.340/.412 in 96 games for the Orioles. He was hot late in the season and I still expect him to be an excellent player. The power...
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