Spring Training is meant to be a time for players to regain whatever shape they may have lost in the offseason. For the Minnesota Twins, nothing could be further from the truth. Right now, three of the biggest Twin names are coming back from various injuries. Joe Mauer had off season surgery on his left […]

When Tampa Bay Rays pitcher James Shields let loose a 93 mph fastball down the middle of the plate to rookie Toronto Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia, neither he, nor anyone else in the Rogers Centre knew exactly what to expect. What they got was a bomb over the left field wall. A statement from […]

Gregg Zaun is the ultimate journeyman. Fifteen major league seasons with 10 separate teams. And don’t forget about the additional six seasons he spent in the Baltimore Orioles’ farm system either. Now the veteran catcher is eyeing a 16th MLB season with his 11th team, the San Diego Padres. But even if Zaun fails to […]

After agreeing on a team-friendly one-year, $3.975 million contract for the 2011 season in January, Shin-Soo Choo and his agent, Scott Boras, were still working hard with the Cleveland Indians trying to figure out a contract extension. Less than two weeks later, reports surfaced that Choo said he would be open to discussing a contract […]

Are the Baltimore Orioles the most intriguing team in the American League East? It’s a nonchalant question with what feels like an obvious answer, but before rejecting the concept altogether, consider the actual definition of the word. Do the Baltimore Orioles inspire the most curiosity of any team in the American League East? Absolutely. Whether […]

To say that fantasy baseball has developed a cult following would be an understatement. In fact, it’s more than that, frighteningly more than that if you think about it long enough, cults don’t generate billions of dollars. Whereas player pools and teams have extended beyond the diamond and into sports venues around the globe for […]

The 2011 Toronto Blue Jays are entering a new era. GM Alex Anthopoulos has had over a year on the job now and the team is already starting to look like his team. The remnants of the previous regime in all its forms have been shed and now its time to look forward. Anthopoulos’ first […]

Last June baseball fans from San Diego to D.C. had the privilege of watching the Major League Baseball debut of Washington Nationals stud pitcher Stephen Strasburg. The nation-wide pandemonium of his highly-anticipated first start was rewarded in kind, with 14 strikeouts and a win. The years of hype, speculation and mystery, had started to pay […]

Losing a significant number of players over the course of an offseason can have a serious impact on any franchise, especially when those players are substantial reasons why said franchise is one of the best in Major League Baseball. After losing a grand total of 16 players who played various roles with the club in […]

It’s 1992 on my TV right now and it’s showing me a wide-angle shot of Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. It’s Game 4 of the ALCS, with the Toronto Blue Jays facing the Oakland Athletics. The Jays are up two games to one. I’ve had this game on DVD for a little while now – got it […]