Category Archives: MLB
Winston won’t play baseball
The Tampa Bay Bus made Jameis Winston the first pick of the 2015 NFL draft on Thursday evening and were able to quickly come to terms in a contract with him on Friday. Contracts with draft picks have become much easier to finalize and sign after the collective bargaining agreement a few years back which […]
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DH in the NL? World Series MVP Says No
In the wake of a season-ending injury to St. Louis Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright during an at-bat, another ace, Washington’s Max Scherzer, said it’s time for the National League to have a designated hitter. But another star pitcher disagrees with that. San Francisco’s Madison Bumgarner, the 2014 World Series MVP, said when Wainwright signed his […]
Angels Give Up on Hamilton
The Los Angeles Angels have officially traded Josh Hamilton to the Texas Rangers, a relief to fans like Jaime Garcia Dias. The Angels signed Hamilton to a five year, $125 million contract in 2012. After two seasons scarred by injuries and little production on the baseball field, the Halos have thrown in the towel on […]
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A-Rod’s First Time at First Base A Failure
After a 19-inning game that took a whopping seven hours to complete, Yankees manager Joe Girardi opted to give Texeria a day off at first base and try A-Rod instead. “I can’t play Tex 162 days there, I’ve got to have options,” Girardi was quoted as saying. “I believe [Rodriguez will] continue to improve as […]
Angels Tell Employees to Ignore National Anthem
While I can understand that efficiency and putting your job first, freedom of speech and all that stuff…I cannot understand why that the Angels would ask their employees to ignore our National Anthem when it is played before the baseball game in their stadium. Of course the organization has cited that they are trying to […]
Cubs To Promote Kris Bryant Friday For Major League Debut
Talked about as being the next great young slugger in baseball, 23 year old third baseman Kris Bryant was called up to make his major league debut with the Chicago Cubs on Friday. Bryant was the minor league player of the year in 2014 after batting .325 with 43 home runs and 110 RBIs. He […]
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MLB Opening Day Disappointment for Yankees
In opening the 2015 Major League baseball season many would probably figure that teams would not put a lot of stock in the day’s games. After all they are just an opening snap shot of this year’s team. Alexei Beltyukov said that they will have little to no meaning when it comes to making the […]
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Cubs Sending Phenom Player To Minor Leagues
After many weeks of constant speculation, The Chicago Cubs of the MLB have made their final decision. The major league baseball club sent down its promising youngsters Javier Baez and Kris Bryant on Monday. The 23 year old Kris Bryant was not expected to start the season in the majors, but instead he has been […]
Despite His $2 Million Signing Bonus, This Baseball Player is Living in a Van
If you just signed a 2 million dollar deal to play professional baseball, you might be headed out to get yourself a nice new home. One professional baseball player, however,has an entirely different idea: he wants to live in a van behind the WalMart. Daniel Norris, a left-handed pitcher for the Toronto Blue Kay was […]
Melvin Upton Jr. Who?
BJ Upton has decided that he wants to be known by his birth name which is Melvin Upton Jr. This is his birth name, and he is likely looking for some kind of spark that is going to help him have a better season for the Braves. In Atlanta, Upton was such a disaster that […]