Russell Branyan excelling in regular role
Russell Branyan signed as a free agent with Seattle this winter when the team promised him a job as a regular. Previously he had bounced around from team to team and despite a flury of moonshot home runs he didn’t truely find a place that seemed to embrace him playing everyday.
Looking at his numbers from [...]
major leagues
Russell Branyan excelling in regular role»Russell Branyan signed as a free agent with Seattle this winter when the team promised him a job as a regular. Previously he had bounced around from team to team and despite a flury of moonshot home runs he didn’t truely find a place that seemed to embrace him playing everyday.
Looking at his numbers from [...]
Derek Lowe needs to pitch well tonight against the New York Yankees. It’s a simple statement and yet when you look at the lineup the Yankees will run out there you know it’ll be a tough task.
The Yankees as a team have scored the second most runs in all of baseball and of course play [...]
Tom Glavine gave what can be only described as an unofficial announcement of retirement earlier today. As has been the case in recent months Glavine communicated the information via text message saying “I’m probably going to lay low for the rest of this year.”
While keeping open the possibility to take advantage of some part-time [...]
predictions
Predictions for the 2009 season»We’ll the season is underway almost and I guess that mean’s it’s time to show to the world my 2009 season predictions.
AL EAST
New York
Boston
Tampa Bay
Toronto
Baltimore
AL CENTRAL
Cleveland
Chicago
Kansas City
Minnesota
Detroit
AL WEST
Los Angeles
Texas
Oakland
Seattle
NL EAST
Atlanta
New York
Philadelphia
Florida
Washington
NL CENTRAL
Chicago
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
Houston
Pittsburgh
NL WEST
Los Angeles
Colorado
San Fransisco
San Diego
WILDCARD TEAMS: Boston, New York
WORLD SERIES: Cleveland defeats New York in 6.
AWARDS
AL CY Young - C.C. Sabathia
NL CY Young [...]
It’s down to the last week and almost every game has playoff implications.
St. Louis @ Atlanta
New England @ Buffalo
Kansas City @ Cincinnati
Chicago @ Houston
New York Giants @ Minnesota
Carolina @ New Orleans
Cleveland @ Pittsburgh
Oakland @ Tampa Bay
Tennessee @ Indianapolis
Detroit @ Green Bay
Jacksonville @ Baltimore
Seattle @ Arizona
Washington @ San Fransisco
Miami @ New York Jets
Dallas @ Philadelphia
Denver @ [...]
Looks like the standings got even tighter last week. Carrie is now just one game ahead of me for the season.
Away with the games.
Indianapolis @ Jacksonville
Baltimore @ Dallas
Cincinnati @ Cleveland
New Orleans @ Detroit
Arizona @ New England
Pittsburgh @ Tennessee
San Fransisco @ St. Louis
Miami @ Kansas City
San Diego @ Tampa Bay
Buffalo @ Denver
New York Jets @ Seattle
Houston [...]
minor leagues
Out of New York again: Fossum opts out of contract»Casey Fossum has opted out of his minor league contract with the New York Yankees. Fossum, who joined the Yankees on a minor league deal, opted out of his contract with the New York Mets at the end of April when the team attempted to send him to Triple-A.
Fossum, 31, did not appear in a [...]
With questions abound on the offense the Cubs have dashed Jake Fox’s chances of reaching 40 minor league homers. Fox who was hitting .423/.503/.886 with 17 home runs in 149 at-bats figures to be a regular in the Cubs lineup going forward though may be coming off the bench for the time being.
Primarily used as [...]
In Frank Catalanotto’s first minor league game he looked nothing of the part. The 34-year-old outfielder/first baseman was 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and an RBI. He also walked once.
It was Catalanotto’s first appearance in a game since the end of spring training when he was cut by the Texas Rangers in order [...]