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Rant 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. [...]
TweetAL Central: The Little Good, Some Bad, and Mostly Ugly
It was no secret coming into the 2012 MLB season that the American League Central was one of the worst divisions in baseball. Most of the pundits automatically anointed the defending Detroit Tigers champions before the season even started, so it’s surprising to some (not me) that the Detroit Tigers are 17-17. However, even at 17-17, the [...]
TweetJohnny Damon Has No Business In Hall of Fame
Johnny Damon believes he belongs in the Hall of Fame even if he doesn’t surpass 3,000 hits. He says his high ranking on the all-time runs and doubles lists as well as the fact that he’s been a clean player in the steroids era make him Hall worthy. Can you picture it? You’re walking through [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Six
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: 2) - So last week I asked a silly question about whether the Texas Rangers could afford to keep Josh Hamilton. After this week, [...]
TweetJosh Beckett: Cleveland Indians Hang Snowman On Red Sox In 8-3 Win
BOSTON – While the date may have read May 10, there was a snowman sighting at Fenway Park, as the Cleveland Indians would tee off on Boston Red Sox pitcher—and avid golfer—Josh Beckett. Beckett, who would find himself in the middle of a media firestorm for golfing—after missing a start with a sore lat muscle—would [...]
TweetBrent Morel and 10 Other Players Who Are Costing Their Team A Chance at the World Series
Tribal Uprising? Can The Cleveland Indians Win The AL Central?
CLEVELAND – Thanks in part to a day-night doubleheader sweep of the (13-17) Chicago White Sox, the (17-11) Cleveland Indians—not the defending AL Central champion (14-14) Detroit Tigers—sit comfortably atop the AL Central, during the first full week of May. In a division, that features a legitimate World Series contender in Detroit, who has a [...]
TweetRant Sports MLB Power Rankings For Week Five
It is time to continue our MLB Power Rankings for the 2012 season. For the fifth week, we will try to place a greater emphasis on how teams have performed over the first month of the season. This week we will continue to focus on the top 10 teams in the majors. Tampa Bay Rays (This [...]
TweetCharacters From The Wire and Their Baseball Counterparts
Cleveland Indians’ SP Ubaldo Jimenez Is Damaged Goods
During the off-season, I heard from multiple sources – whether it was friends or actual media personalities – that Cleveland Indians’ starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was going to rebound this season. I quietly laughed to myself, knowing that these people were probably wrong. And after watching his start tonight against the Chicago White Sox where [...]
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