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August 13th, 2008

Best Teams in Baseball - Power Rankings - August Edition

5. Boston Red Sox
The reigning World Series champions are in good position so far in 2008. The Red Sox haven’t had a dominant season, however they should be able to make the postseason. Once they make the postseason, no other team in baseball wants to face Boston.
4. Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers were […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

July 11th, 2008

Corey Hart and Daughter - Beer Bath Video

Corey Hart was participating in a postgame press conference when his Milwaukee Brewers teammates thought it’d be a good idea to surprise Hart with a beer bath. One problem — Hart was carrying his small daughter in his arms. Watch the video below. Hopefully the daughter came out okay!
Why were his teammates […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

July 6th, 2008

C.C. Sabathia Traded to the Brewers

After weeks of trading speculation regarding where C.C. Sabathia would be traded, the Milwaukee Brewers have emerged as the winners of the Sabathia sweepstakes. Sabathia will join Ben Sheets to give the Brewers one of the best one-two punches in all of baseball.
Sabathia, who won the AL Cy Young Award last year, was traded […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 3 comments

June 30th, 2008

Baseball Power Rankings - July Rankings

Here’s a look at the best teams in baseball as we head into the month of July.
1. Boston Red Sox - The defending champions still the best in the business.
2. Tampa Bay Rays - The Rays are starting to look like they are for real.
3. Chicago Cubs - Could the 100-year curse finally be […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

June 3rd, 2008

Bill Hall Demands Trade - Milwaukee Brewers

Bill Hall of the Milwaukee Brewers wants out. His agent told the media that if the Brewers don’t want to play him everyday, then his client doesn’t want to play with the Brewers at all.
Hall, who just a couple years ago was considered one of the better up-and-coming third basemen in the NL, is […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

May 26th, 2008

Geremi Gonzalez Killed By Lightning - Former Cubs Pitcher

Geremi Gonzalez, a former Major League Baseball pitcher, was killed following a lightning strike in Venezuela. Gonzalez, who was originally from Venezuela, was only 33.
Gonzalez spent parts of six seasons in the majors. He best seasons came in 1997 in his rookie year as a member of the Chicago Cubs. That season, […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 1 comment

April 24th, 2008

Prince Fielder Blasts Two Homers

Last season, Prince Fielder exploded onto the scene with 50 homers and 119 RBIs. The then 23-year-old slugger finished third in the NL MVP balloting for his efforts. His 50 homeruns were first in the NL, while his 119 RBIs placed him third.
His 2008 baseball season to date wasn’t as explosive. In […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

April 18th, 2008

Fast Starting Pitchers

Zack Greinke and Brian Bannister, Kansas City Royals
The Kansas City Royals in recent years have already been eliminated from the playoffs at this point in the season. However this year, the Royals actually find themselves over .500. Why? Look no further than the pitching of Zack Greinke and Brian Bannister. These […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

April 15th, 2008

Hottest Fantasy Baseball Players

A couple weeks into the baseball season, let’s take a break and check out the hottest fantasy baseball players. In this top five list, there will be a few players who could remain near the top for the duration of the 2008 season.
1) Mark Reynolds, Arizona Diamondbacks
A lot of people liked the Diamondbacks coming into […]

By Stephen Kersey -- 0 comments

March 3rd, 2008

Sad Young Men

All the sad young men
Choking on their worth
Trying to be brave
Running from the truth
–”All the Sad Young Men,” Tommy Wolf and Fran Landesman
I don’t think Wolf and Landesman were talking about baseball players, but the sentiment may apply. At least two young men whose contracts were up for renewal are sad because, well, their contracts […]

By Geoff Young -- 4 comments