Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’ve now completed offseason previews for the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees. Next up is the other powerhouse in the deep American League East, the Tampa Bay Rays. After defeating the Detroit Tigers 11-7 on August 31, the Rays sat 12 games above .500 at 71-59 and were within striking distance of the American [...]
Bleeding Blue and Teal (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Last offseason the Seattle Mariners were said to be fairly close to a three way trade involving the Detroit Tigers and Tampa Bay Rays. When at first you don’t succeed, try again. Rumor has it that the three may be at it again (Bob Nightengale tweet, Prospect Insider post plus comments), with Brandon Morrow and [...]
Pro Ball NW (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
As the story goes, GM Jack Zduriencik was close to landing Edwin Jackson last offseason in a three team deal with with Tampa Bay Rays and Detroit Tigers. The deal fell through and Jackson had a breakout season for the Tigers. J.J. Putz, who would have been sent to the Tigers in this deal, ended [...]
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
A's closer Andrew Bailey pitches against the Tampa Bay Rays during the ninth inning of a game July 12 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Bailey won the American League Rookie of the Year award. Oakland A's closer Andrew Bailey won the American League rookie of the year award, the Baseball Writers' Association of America announced Monday. Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan is the National League Rookie...
The Political Game (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
The Rawlings Gold Glove awards have been handed out and break down as follows (parentheses note the number of awards won by each player): National League: P: Adam Wainwright, St. Louis Cardinals (1st) C: Yadier Molina, St. Louis Cardinals (2 nd ) 1B: Adrian Gonzalez, San Diego Padres (2 nd ) 2B: Orlando Hudson, Los Angeles Dodgers (4 th ) 3B: Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals (1st) SS: Jimmy Rollins,...
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...
Bless You Boys (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
This week, we've been posting the results for each of Major League Baseball's regular season awards, as voted upon by the SB Nation baseball bloggers. On Monday, the Manager of the Year awards went to the Angels' Mike Scioscia and the Rockies' Jim Tracy . Tuesday, the Rookie of the Year winners were the Rangers' Elvis Andrus and the Braves' Tommy Hanson . And yesterday, the Cy Young Awards went to...
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...
Over the Monster (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
More photos » by Tom Olmscheid - AP 1 day ago: FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2009 file photo, Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer takes a throw as Detroit Tigers' Don Kelly slides home safe during a baseball game in Minneapolis. Catcher Mauer won the 2009 American League Gold Glove Award for fielding excellence on Tuesday Nov. 10, 2009. (AP Photo/Tom Olmscheid) Browse more photos » The...
Twinkie Town (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Next round of the year's awards! Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts 1 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers 6 9 6 63 2 Andrew Bailey Oakland Athletics 11 1 3 61 3 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Rays 3 5 3 33 4 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers 2 7 2 33 5 Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics 5 1 3 31 6 Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox 1 2 8 19 7 Nolan Reimold Baltimore Orioles 1 - 1 6 8 Matt Wieters Baltimore Orioles - 1 3 6 9 Brad...
Halos Heaven (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Matt Palmer wuz robbed Rk Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts 1 Elvis Andrus Texas Rangers 6 9 6 63 2 Andrew Bailey Oakland Athletics 11 1 3 61 3 Jeff Niemann Tampa Bay Rays 3 5 3 33 4 Rick Porcello Detroit Tigers 2 7 2 33 5 Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics 5 1 3 31 6 Gordon Beckham Chicago White Sox 1 2 8 19 7 Nolan Reimold Baltimore Orioles 1 - 1 6 8 Matt Wieters Baltimore Orioles - 1 3 6 9 Brad Bergesen...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
(Note: the following preamble is 99% unchanged from the previously announced awards, so feel free to skip it if you've already read it.) One of the nice things about having a whole network of baseball sites is that occasionally we get to pretend we're real writers and collaborate on projects with one another. Now that the baseball season is over, and before everyone's focus turns to the free agent...
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