Rafael Soriano, Brian Wilson Dominate Goose Gossage Award Voting

October 21, 2010 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment

For an inaugural vote, it wasnâ€™t much of a contest. Tampa Bay closer Rafael Soriano and San Francisco closer Brian Wilson handily won the Baseball Blogger Allianceâ€™s first-ever Goose Gossage Award, handed out to the best reliever in each league. Soriano and Wilson, besides leading their teams to the postseason, posted numbers that well-distanced themselves […]

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Lower the Mound or Raise the Players

July 14, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 2 Comments

The score was 1 – 0 heading into the seventh inning in last night’s All Star Game before the NL broke through for three runs. Â The low score became an issue this morning after the TV ratings were released. Â They were lower than any since 1972. Â What does it say? Â It is reminiscent of the […]

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House Looking To Have Stronger Season

April 12, 2010 by Tony Lastoria · Leave a Comment

On Sunday afternoon, left-hander T.J. House made his advanced Single-A debut in the Carolina League for the Kinston Indians.Â He did not disappoint, going five strong innings where he allowed two runs on six hits and one walks, but most impressively had ten strikeouts. Depending on what publication you refer to House is a top […]

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