2012 MLB Trending Topics – 05/14/12

Cincinnati Reds’ first baseman Joey Votto became the first person in baseball history to hit a walk-off grand slam for his third homer of the day which capped a 9-6 victory over the Nationals knocking Washington out of first place and saving the reds from a sweep. It was by far the best day of [...]

Joey Votto and Josh Hamilton: A Study in Contrast

It has been a good week for the 2010 MVPs. On May 8th, 2010 AL MVP Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in a single game, becoming jus the 16th player in basball history to do so. On May 13, 2010 NL MVP Joey Votto managed just three home runs in a game, but the [...]

Albert Pujols and 10 Other Players Who Shouldn’t Panic About Their Slow Start

Brent Morel and 10 Other Players Who Are Costing Their Team A Chance at the World Series

Characters From The Wire and Their Baseball Counterparts

Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams of Week 4 in Major League Baseball

Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE

The real question is Matt Kemp ever going to cool down?  Or is Albert Pujols even going to break 20 homeruns this year?  What is going on in Major League Baseball? The Rangers continue to win.  The Angels continue to lose.  The Cardinals don’t need Albert Pujols.  And the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins [...]

Dan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams for Week 3 of Major League Baseball

Vincent Pugliese-US PRESSWIRE

Who has emerged?  Actually, it’s more like what has stayed the same. Week 3 of Major League Baseball has dictated many possibilities looking forward into the upcoming weeks.  I feel almost as if every time I do one of these posts, I have new things to talk about constantly.  But there’s always the same basic [...]

Chicago White Sox First Baseman Adam Dunn Looks Like A Bounce-back Candidate

Jim Cowsert-US PRESSWIRE

After signing a four-year, $56 million deal before 2011, Adam Dunn was expected to lead the Chicago White Sox. Last year was a pretty bad example of that as Dunn had just 11 homers and hit .159 last season in his first with the White Sox. Every full season before last year, he had managed to [...]

Double Play: Will the Washington Nationals Win the National League East?

Joy R. Absalon-US PRESSWIRE

Hello, fellow seamheads. In addition to my daily blog I Got Five On It, I decided to get a hold of fellow Rant Sports’ MLB writer Mark Hock to write a weekly piece titled Double Play. The purpose of this weekly blog (every Monday) is to recap and debate three topics. Although Mark and I have similar philosophies when [...]

Power Rankings: My Top 5 Teams After 2 Weeks of Major League Baseball

Brace Hemmelgarn-US PRESSWIRE

After two weeks of baseball, here’s what I have come up with. So far, I love what the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing as well as the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers.  I’ve also learned that the National League is going to be very weak this year.  The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling big time, [...]