Monthly Archives: February 2015
Bruce Arians and GM Extended
After an 11-5 season, the Arizona Cardinals have announced the contract extensions of Head Coach, Bruce Arians and General Manager Steve Keim. Both were signed two years ago only a few days apart and now, they both have been extended through the 2018 season. The advantage of team president Michael Bidwell announced the extensions yesterday […]
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Gregg Zaun: Cal Ripken Kept Me In Line
Cal Ripken is one of the most iconic baseball players to ever play the game. Cal Ripken holds the record for the most consecutive games ever played in Major League Baseball and fans loved him for it. Cal Ripken was loved because he was seen as a blue collar player, not someone who would out […]
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MLB’s New Rules Will Make Baseball Games Shorter
Major League Baseball has implemented new rules that are designed to make the game move a little faster. Last year, games averaged around 3.13 hours. While that’s a time that baseball fans have certainly become accustomed to, the length of the game is an issue for television broadcasters as well as some new fans who […]
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Should we forgive A-Rod?
On Monday, Alex Rodriquez formally released a hand written apology to his fans for his extended use of PED’s in the Biogenesis scandal. (Yahoo Sports) While it was urged upon him by the New York Yankee organization to issue a public apology, it was the manner in which he did via handwriting that has shocked […]
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Giambi calls its a 20 year career
Cleveland Indians Jason Giambi has called it a career at the age of 43. Giambi played 20 seasons for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Colorado Rockies, and Cleveland, most recently as a Designated Hitter and pinch hitter. Ultimately, his injuries became too frequent and now Giambi will need to determine if he will remain […]
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Alison Gordon Passes
The first full-time female reporter in the history of the MLB has passed away. Alison Gordon was 72, and she was the first woman to get into the locker rooms and report on all the things that were happening in baseball. Her pioneering career in reporting is one that many women looked up to afterwards. […]
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Little League World Series Winners Stripped of Title
The winners of the 2014 Little League World Series has had its title stripped as of this week. The team, Jackie Robinson West out of Chicago, has been found to have recruited players illegally during the baseball season, which gave them an unfair advantage over other teams competing, according to officials. Officials, like Paul Mathieson, […]
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Julio Franco Is Still Playing Baseball
We should not be surprised that Julio Franco is still playing baseball. He is already the oldest person to play in an MLB game. However, he is also the going to be a player manager of a semi-pro team in Japan. He is now 56 years old. This speaks to the longevity of Julio […]
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Reds Sign Frazier
Todd Frazier is close to turning 30, but he finally got a big contract out of the Reds. He was signed to a two-year $12 million deal. The team will have one more year of arbitration left when the contract is over, but that ties up their great third basemen for a few more […]
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Hamilton’s Injury Problems Carry Over to the Coming Season
Since joining the Anaheim Angel’s franchise two seasons ago, Josh Hamilton’s career has taken an injury prone nose dive. Signing a five year deal worth $125 million, the Angels certainly expected more than they have so far received from the 33 year old outfielder. This is not to say he would have a golden halo […]
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