Can Washington Continue to Compete Without Major International Signings?
August 13, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
As an organization the Washington Nationals have eschewed big international signings. The few forays they have made have been disappointing at best. They announced today that they are pursuing legal options to recoup the $1.4 million that they paid to Dominican phenom Smiley Gonzalez in 2006. Smiles turned to frowns when the 16-year old Gonzalez […]
Bring Unto Me the Little Ranger Fans
November 22, 2011 by Austin Gisriel · 2 Comments
Oh, somewhere in this fabled land the sun is shining bright. The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light. And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout. And that would be St. Louis, because around Arlington there are 10-, 11-, and 12-year-olds who are now permanently scarred for life because their team […]
Clearing The Bases
September 30, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
Wow, what a last couple of days in the baseball season. Hard to believe that both the Braves and Red Sox choked up huge leads in the month of September, but as everyone likes to say, “that is why they play the games”. The playoff matchups in the Wildcard round offer up some intriguing possibilities. […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL East – Toronto Blue Jays
March 29, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Blue Jays 3B Jose Bautista Toronto Blue Jays (2010 record: 85-77) The Blue Jays had the busiest off-season of any team in Major League Baseball. GM Alex Anthopoulos continued the re-structuring of the club – and its salary structure – in earnest… and, in the process, managed to rid his organization of the most untradeable […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL West – Texas Rangers
March 25, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
 Rangers LF Josh Hamilton Texas Rangers (2010 record: 90-72) The Texas Rangers won their first American League pennant, but eventually lost the World Series to the San Francisco Giants. Their drive to the Fall Classic was spurred by an MVP season from LF Josh Hamilton, a Rookie-of-the-Year campaign from closer Neftali Feliz, and all-star […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL West – Los Angeles Angels
March 24, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · 1 Comment
LA Angels right fielder Torii Hunter Los Angeles Angels (2010 record: 80-82) The Angels had a rough off-season. It pales in comparison to the one suffered by the NY Mets (the Madoff effects, a lawsuit, a loan from MLB, cleaning house in the front office, etc), but it was bad nonetheless. The team failed to […]
