Report: Jimmy Rollins will return to leadoff spot in Game 6 for Phillies

According to Jeff Fletcher of FanHouse.com, Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins will return to the leadoff spot in Game 6 of the NLCS against the San Francisco Giants. Rollins has batted in the No. 6 spot over the last seven games. Prior to Game 2 of the NLCS, Rollins had been struggling throughout the playoffs [...]

Casey McGehee Up For Heart And Hustle Award

Casey McGehee is a player who gives it all he has and is up for the Heart and Hustle Award. This award is given to the active player who demonstrates a passion for the game of baseball and best embodies the values, spirit and traditions of the game. McGehee is a good selection and Brewers [...]

Which Roy Oswalt will show up for the Phillies tonight in Game 6 of the NLCS?

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Phillies called on Roy Oswalt during the bottom of the ninth in a 5-5 game with the intention he would be able to take the game into extras. Instead, Aubrey Huff and Buster Posey managed two singles before Juan Uribe hit the game-winning sacrifice fly to give the Giants a crucial [...]

GM Doug Melvin Having Second Round Of Interviews Narrows Search For Manager

According to Milwaukee Brewers GM Doug Melvin he has narrowed his search for a new manager.  He also has indicated that he will have this process done in 7 to 10 days. Does this mean he will hire someone that will finally take this team to the top? From the polls that we have listed [...]

Atlanta Braves’ outlook at 2nd base for 2011.

The Atlanta Braves enjoyed a very productive season at second base in 2010.  Martin Prado enjoyed a break-out year at second base.  He made his first All-Star game this year for the first time in his career. His back-up, Omar Infante, also made the All-Star Game for the first time in his career.  Needless to [...]

Cubs Should Learn From the Phillies Success

I guess we can all hope the Chicago Cubs and general manager Jim Hendry start taking some pages out of the Philadelphia Phillies playbook this off season. The Cubs as everyone on the planet knows haven’t won a world series in over 100 years. If that’s not hard enough on basically anyone that bleeds Cubby [...]

Former Cub Kerry Wood is my Only Reason to Root for the Yankees This Year

When the Chicago Cubs allowed Kerry Wood to walk away via free agency following the 2008 season, part of me was extremely upset as I no longer would be allowed to watch a pitcher whom I loved to watch . The other part of me was relieved because there was no way the Cubs could [...]

Phillies 4 Giants 2: Philadelphia’s bullpen comes through in crucial Game 5 win in NLCS

On a night where Roy Halladay looked more shaky than usual, the Philadelphia Phillies bullpen came through in a 4-2 win during Game 5 of the NLCS to prevent the San Francisco Giants from clinching their first World Series appearance since 2002. The series now heads back to Philadelphia as San Francisco now holds on [...]

Manny Parra Has Surgery To Repair Tear

Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Manny Para had surgery done to repair a small labral tear in his left hip. Parra went 3-10 with a 5.02 ERA in a career-high 42 appearances this season, 16 of them starts. He didn’t allow a run over his final nine appearances and he is a pitcher the Brewers need to [...]

My Early Predictions for the Chicago Cubs top 10 Prospects in 2011

I know it’s insanely early in the Cubs off season, but I don’t think it’s ever to early to start talking about the future when it comes to the Chicago Cubs farm system. The Cubs have built up the system to one of the best in baseball especially in pitching. A few years ago, the [...]

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