Kimbrel, Hosmer, Hellickson Selected Top Rookies By BBA‏

October 14, 2011 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment

Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves easily won the Baseball Bloggers Alliance‘s Willie Mays Award for top rookie in the National League. The American League award, though, was a much different story. Kansas City first baseman Eric Hosmer and Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson both received 67 points in American League voting, creating the first […]

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Broken Promises

September 15, 2010 by Daniel Shoptaw · Leave a Comment

“I won’t lose again.” Adam Wainwright said those words two starts ago, upset with how he had been performing and looking at a four-game losing streak. Â He was able to win last time out, continuing the vow, but last night,Â that promise was broken. The two-out problem bit the Cardinals again. Â In the second, Wainwright had […]

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