Victoria's Secret launched a new line of Major League Baseball clothing at 100 of the company's Pink stores this week, but don't look for any Rockies shirts at the stores. Apparently, Colorado's home team just isn't quite runway sexy. The company chose 11 teams for the launch — the Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Boston Red Sox, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York...
Over the past few weeks it seems like a lot of people are thinking about ways for baseball to improve their divisional alignment aka The "Poor Blue Jays, Rays and Orioles never have any chance. Boo Hoo Hoo." Movement. It all seemingly started with Ken Rosenthal at FoxSports , then Tom Verducci got involved , and of course there were bloggers to rip both . Well since I'm planning man with...
Victoria's Secret and Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) have announced the launch of a co-branded merchandise collection. The line features Victoria's Secret's Pink brand iconography outfitted with the names and logos of 11 Major League Baseball teams. The teams include the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New...
BURBANK, Calif. — Willie Davis, a speedy center fielder who collected two World Series rings, three Gold Gloves and was a two-time All-Star during his 14 seasons with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 69. Davis was found dead Tuesday in his Burbank home, said Burbank police Sgt. Robert Quesada. A cause of death was not immediately released, but police said they did not believe foul play...
Baseball Prospectus recently updated their projections for the Twenty-Ten season ... and the Cubs have gone from a 77-win team to an 80-win team in less than a month. PECOTA projected the Cubs to finish second in the National League Central Division with an 80-82 record , nine games behind the St. Louis Cardinals. During an interview early last week, Lou Piniella pointed out that he feels the Cubs...
According to Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, the St. Louis Cardinals and San Diego Padres are among four teams currently pursuing free agent infielder Felipe Lopez. Morosi or Rosenthal did not indicate who the other two teams are. Lopez recently fired his agent Scott Boras last week. It was believed that he switched [...]
The Cardinals and Padres are among the four teams currently pursuing free agent infielder Felipe Lopez, multiple sources told FOXSports.com. Sources: St. Louis Cardinals, San Diego Padres pursuing Felipe Lopez - MLB News - FOX Sports on MSN
Since baseball began only eight Blacks (Bill, Bob, Bud, Bud, Dave, Don, Joe, John) have ever played the game. The first Black, Bob, debuted in 1884, the latest one, Harry Ralston (a.k.a. Bud), played his final game in 1995, and is currently the manager of the San Diego Padres. None of the Blacks who played left an indelible mark on baseball; there are no Black All Stars, nor are there any Blacks in...
Which NL franchises did the Cubs have the best and worst records against from 2000-2009? Click on the links or check after the jump. Best: .590% - Cubs lose the season series just twice in 2000 and 2006. Worst: .403% - Cubs win the season series just twice in 2003 and 2008. Complete list and other decade trivia after the jump. Pittsburgh Pirates: 95-66 (.590%) Colorado Rockies: 37-28 (.569%) Milwaukee...
Here's the scenraio before I ask the actual question: You are 35, and a member of the San Diego Padres (randomly chosen NL team to delete bias) You are coming off one of your best seasons and you are a free agent. You have received many offers from many different teams. Important notes: You have never won a World Series, you only want to play until you are 40, and you have only gotten mediocre payments...
The source expects Contreras to sign a one-year, incentive-laden contract with either the Cubs or the St. Louis Cardinals. The Philadelphia Phillies, San Diego Padres, Arizona Diamondbacks and the Colorado Rockies, who traded for Contreras last season, also are interested. Source: The Chicago Cubs are interested in former White Sox pitcher Jose Contreras - ESPN Chicago
What would break the one remaining MLB baseball-related cell in my heart? If Griffey was also on the juice. If Griffey was also on the juice, number of guys who have legitimately hit 50+ since George Foster in 1977??? 3 Guys: Ryan Howard, and Father and Son Fielder (one season each) . So two huge fat guys in the same family and a guy who strikes out 220 times a year and plays in a whiffle ball park....
Well we are finally done with the Blogging the Offseason series having interviewed at least one person from each team. Here's the Glossary of all the interviews done. AL East New York Yankees 1 & 2 Boston Red Sox Toronto Blue Jays Baltimore Orioles Tampa Rays AL Central Chicago White Sox Detroit Tigers Minnesota Twins Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians AL West Texas Rangers Oakland A's Los Angeles...
Well, the regular season ended over 2 months ago, but it's never too late to re-visit the crazy predictions we made way back in March. These are the results of the Batter's Box Record Prediction Contest. Click through to find out who will be taking home the inaugural title of Da Box Resident Seer (and can someone come up with a better title?). A reminder of how the contest worked. Contestants were...
More photos » by Tom Gannam - AP 3 months ago: St. Louis Cardinals' Matt Holliday, left, celebrates with teammate Albert Pujols after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning against the San Diego Padres in a baseball game, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam) Browse more photos » My next pick in the early mock draft has yet to sign with anyone this offseason,...
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