Can Dan Duquette Save the Baltimore Orioles?
November 6, 2011 by Andrew Martin · 6 Comments
Media reports indicate that the Baltimore Orioles are on the verge of naming Dan Duquette as their new general manager. This may prove to be one of the better decisions that embattled team owner Peter Angelos has made in some time. The Orioles have been amongst the laughing stock of baseball for the majority of […]
Ryan Dent: The Building Block
October 7, 2011 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
The recent collapse of the Red Sox has brought into question the leadership of the team. Even though Terry Francona will not be returning as manager, it is clear that areas that the front office of Boston are secure in from year to year are drafting and developing their farm system. Each year they stock […]
Turning the Corner in DC
March 28, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
The future for the Washington Nationals is about to arrive. Â The major league team looks vastly improved from the ones that finished dead last among the 30 teams two years in a row. Â But Baseball America’s new rankings put the Washington development pipeline at number 13 among MLB organizations. Â That climb from the bottom may […]
Tim Raines – Some Stars Get No Respect
November 21, 2010 by Michael Hoban · 2 Comments
Tim Raines appeared on the BBWAA Hall of Fame ballot for the third time in 2010. In 2008, he got 24.3% of the votes, and in 2009, he got only 22.6% of the vote. In 2010, he increased to 30.4%. This would apparently indicate that he does not have a good chance of being elected […]
Jurik Enjoying the Journey
September 22, 2010 by Paul Gotham · Leave a Comment
From Vestal, New York to Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia and stops in between, Dan Jurik blazed a trail through minor league baseball this summer. The former St. John Fisher Cardinal and Webster Yankee listened to the Major League draft with his parents. When the moment came, and he heard his name called, Jurik embarked […]
Stephen Strasburg: It Was Bound To Happen
August 29, 2010 by Jess Coleman · Leave a Comment
Almost three months ago, Nationals Stadium was filled for the first time in it’s existence. Not because the Nationals were playing well, but because the most sought after prospect in baseball, Stephen Strasburg, was set to make his debut. The day was June 8, 2010. The opposing team was the Pittsburg Pirates. If the uniforms […]
