New York Yankees Pitcher Andy Pettitte Makes His Return To The Mound

Anthony Gruppuso-US PRESSWIRE

New York Yankee legend Andy Pettitte is known for being the god of the playoffs, they will hopefully get to see what he has left in the tank this year in the playoffs. That is because the pitcher who retired after the 2010 season, made his much anticipated return to the mound Sunday, mother’s day, [...]

Seattle Mariners: Catcher Miguel Olivo Is the Next Chone Figgins

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SEATTLE — It finally happened. After about one month into his third season in Seattle manager Eric Wedge made the permanent decision to bench the 34-year old Chone Figgins. Figgins, who has failed to even come close to live up to his  four-year thirty-six million dollar contract is currently hitting .189 25 games into the season [...]

Characters From The Wire and Their Baseball Counterparts

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

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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

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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

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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 [...]

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, [...]

I Got Five On It: Westside ‘Til We Die Featuring Matt Kemp

Kirby Lee-US PRESSWIRE

Being in the Eastern time zone, I normally write my blog when the West Coast games are just beginning, but not today! Considering I haven’t touch based with a majority of the West Coast teams,tonight’s I Got Five On It is dedicated to the squads west of the Mississippi. Most notably, baseball’s best team – the [...]

Rant Sports Major League Baseball Power Rankings For Week Two

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April is the best month of the year, as it brings the promise of another season of baseball. At Rant Sports, that means it is time to continue our Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the second week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams  have performed over the first [...]

Video: Sgt. Dresses Up As An Umpire To Surprise Son At Seattle Mariners Game

Seattle Times-- Geoff Baker

SEATTLE — It’s not every day that we take the time to realize just how fortunate we are to have people serve and protect our country, especially when it comes to sports.  Friday night the Seattle Mariners home opener had more than a unique pre-game even for “opening day”. In a pre-game fan entertainment 13-year-old [...]