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Rant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Ten
Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) – While the Rangers were fantastic in April (17-6), they’ve been struggling ever since (17-19). They’re still the most talented team in the majors, but if they continue to post a sub 500 record it’ll be tough for them to remain the #1 team on our MLB Power [...]
TweetAmerica’s Pastime: Revolutionized; Sabermetrics Analysis
2000: $107,588,459. 2001: $112,287,143. 2002: $125,928,583. 2010: $213,359,389. Those numbers are clearly astonishing. If you guessed that those are what the U.S. Military spends annually, then you weren’t far off. The above numbers represent the Opening Day payroll of the New York Yankees in 2000, 2001, 2002, and 2010. The New York Yankees have dominated [...]
TweetTampa Bay Rays Draft 3B Richie Shaffer In First Round
With the 25th pick in the Major League Baseball Rule IV draft, the Tampa Bay Rays selected third baseman Richie Shaffer. Given that the Rays already have an MVP calibre 3B in Evan Longoria, it’s clear that they were drafting based on upside, as opposed to need. Richie Shaffer was expected to go at the [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Nine
It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season, which will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) The Rangers felt having a top 3 ERA in the AL wasn’t good enough, so they added Roy Oswalt. He’s about a month away, but [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Eight
It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season, which will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) - The Rangers had struggled to score runs over the past week, but they more than made up for it against the Toronto Blue Jays. [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Seven
It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season, which will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Texas Rangers (This Week: 1, Last Week: 1) - They’re no longer owners of the best record in the game, but they continue to hold the top spot in our MLB Power Rankings. [...]
TweetWill Rhymes Gets Hit in Forearm, Passes Out From Pain
Will Rhymes of the Tampa Bay Rays had to be carted off the field Wednesday night after being hit square in the forearm by a pitch. Boston Red Sox pitcher Franklin Morales clearly wasn’t throwing at Rhymes, but this is exactly why anytime a pitcher intentionally hit’s a batter, severe punishment must be issued. Most [...]
TweetJeff Niemann Fractures Leg: Could Miss 6 Weeks
Jeff Niemann took a bullet of a line drive off his leg, and will now miss up to 6 weeks. Not a good night for the Tampa Bay Rays, as Niemann is a big part of their pitching staff. Niemann was drilled on the ankle by Adam Lind’s line drive with runners at first and [...]
TweetDouble Play: Are The Baltimore Orioles For Real?
It’s Monday, so you know what that means! Double Play time between Mark Hock and Bryan Lutz. Today we will debate whether the Baltimore Orioles are one of the best teams in the American League, if the bullpen is key to a team’s success, and the player most likely to rebound after a slow start. [...]
TweetDesmond Jennings progress is stalling
The Tampa Bay Rays are receiving some bad news on outfielder Desmond Jennings. Manager Joe Maddon told reporters Sunday that the progress on Jennings’ injured knee is stalling as Jennings’ knee is still sore and it will still cause him to miss games and possibly turn into significant time loss. Jennings was out of the [...]
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