Over the past few days, the Twitterverse has been buzzing about the top free agent catcher Russell Martin possibly becoming a Pittsburgh Pirate. While it seemed hard to believe that Martin would choose the small-market Pirates over the New York Yankees, his team for the past two years, Martin did just that. Wait what? The Pirates actually beat the Yankees for a top free agent? As first reported by Ken Rosenthal, the Pirates have agreed to terms with Martin pending a physical. Although ... Read More
Detroit heads to World Series, Sweep Yankees
The Yankees seemed powerless as they only put one run on two hits against Max Scherzer and Co. as the Tiger pitching staff dominated the Bronx Bombers throughout the series. As for the AL Champs, they finally found their swing as they threw out eight runs on sixteen hits in the clincher against Yankeea ace, CC Sabathia. The Tigers got a run on the board in the first and third innings thanks to RBI singles by Delmon Young and Avisail Garcia. They would then put the game out of reach in the ... Read More
Tigers go up 3-0 on Yankees
ALCS Game 3: Tigers 2 – Yankees 1 Justin Verlander again showed why he is the best pitcher in baseball as he beat the Yankees while only giving up three hits and no walks in 8 1/3 innings as the Tigers are within a game of the AL Pennant. Two of the three New York hits came from Ichiro, who singled in the fourth and in the seventh. The Tigers, on the other hand, knocked out seven hits and two runs. They scored the first run off of starter Phil Hughes in the fourth when Delmon Young took ... Read More
Can the Orioles keep pace with the Yankees?
With 20 games left in the regular season, the Baltimore Orioles are tied (yes, tied) with the New York Yankees on top of the AL East. A month and a half ago the Yankees held a seven-game advantage over the Orioles and looked to be in cruise control, But Baltimore fought back and have played their best baseball of the season to catch up. Will their inexperience in a pennant race affect their play? Or can they stay hot and take a once sure-thing away from the Yankees. Can players like Nate McLouth ... Read More
Barardi’s baseball update: The Rays look to leapfrog this week
Updated Playoff Races - 10/3 Every week, I will update you on the playoff races going on in the majors along with who those teams will face in the upcoming week. (Take note, All GB are based on loss column ONLY. I don’t believe in the ½ game stat because those are games that can be controlled by a team. AL East The Yankees went 3-4 against the Orioles and Rays allowing them to gain ground. The Rays could jump both teams as they play three against each this week. 1. NY 79 – 61 -- (Off ... Read More