by evan brunell | Apr 2, 2009 | Akinori Iwamura, Andy Sonnanstine, B.J. Upton, Ben Zobrist, Brian Shouse, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Dan Wheeler, David Price, Dioner Navarro, Evan Longoria, Gabe Gross, Gabe Kapler, Grant Balfour, J.P. Howell, James Shields, Jason Bartlett, Jason Hammel, Jason Isringhausen, Jeff Niemann, Joe Nelson, Lance Cormier, Matt Joyce, Pat Burrell, Shawn Riggans, Tampa Bay Rays, Troy Percival, Willy Aybar
The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off their first successful season in the history of the franchise. Finally, they’re not considered doormats with no vision of the future. Now the Pirates stand alone there. (Even the Royals are much improved!) This club is scary in...
by evan brunell | Apr 1, 2009 | Derek Jeter, Quick Post
Some shocking news came out of the Yankees’ spring training camp as they prepare to break in their new Yankee Stadium… one that just adds another dash of controversy to a team that needed more controversy like Bartolo Colon needs more doughnuts. More...
by evan brunell | Mar 31, 2009 | Chris Carter, Jeff Keppinger, Nick Green, Quick Post
Nick Green and Chris Carter are your final members of the 2009 Opening Day Boston Red Sox, Sean McAdams reports. Carter grabs the “Kotsay spot” and should see time at first and DH until Kotsay returns in May. Green will back up the infield until Julio Lugo...
by evan brunell | Mar 30, 2009 | Adam Eaton, Adam Jones, Aubrey Huff, Baltimore Orioles, Brian Roberts, Cesar Izturis, Chris Ray, Danys Baez, Dennis Sarfate, Felix Pie, George Sherrill, Gregg Zaun, Hayden Penn, Jamie Walker, Jeremy Guthrie, Jim Johnson, Koji Uehara, Luke Scott, Mark Hendrickson, Matt Albers, Matt Wieters, Melvin Mora, Nick Markakis, Rich Hill, Ryan Freel, Ty Wigginton
It’s time for Fire Brand’s annual Know Thy Enemy series, one where we reveal our division standing predictions over the course of the week by taking you into each division rival and examining what we will have to deal with. In most seasons, the predictions...
by evan brunell | Mar 26, 2009 | Clay Buchholz, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Michael Bowden, Miguel Montero
var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(234,333,783663,”http://cdn.pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css”)}catch(ex){}}() On Monday, I discussed Jason Varitek‘s seeming inability to field given The Fielding Bible Vol. II‘s...