A host of free agency signings has meant baseball’s been in the headlines quite a bit the last week or so, especially with the LA Angels signing Albert Pujols to a $254 million contract. However, the publicity was all negative on Dec. 10 when it was reported that 2011 National League MVP Ryan Braun of
Could There Be A K-Rod/Mets Re-Union?
October 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
According to the Sporting News, Francisco Rodriguez may find himself welcomed back in Queens this offseason. A day after the Mets’ former closer said he’d be willing to return to New York, a club official told ESPNNewYork.com that it would consider re-signing Rodriguez as a free agent. Francisco Rodriguez may have one unlikely suitor this
Jimmy Rollins To Part Ways With Phillies?
October 14, 2011 1 Comment
The end of the 2011 season came a lot sooner than expected for most Philadelphia baseball fans, and even worse, Phillies short-stop Jimmy Rollins has now become a free agent for the first time in his career. The career Philadelphia short-stop will be challenged with one of the toughest decisions he will ever make; a
Knock it Out of the Park with Baseball Betting
October 14, 2011 Leave a Comment
With the playoffs looming there’s no better time to try your hand at betting on baseball — and no better place to do it than at online sportsbooks. Regardless of whether you’re a Yankees” or Red Sox fans you can put all that time devouring stats and reading baseball news to good use, as
Prince Fielder Earns All-Star MVP Award, Leads NL To Victory
July 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder entered the record books on Tuesday night as he became the first Brewer to ever hit a home-run in an All-Star Game. He did so with a three-run bomb in the fourth inning off Texas Rangers C.J. Wilson. For helping the National League become victorious in the All-Star Game
Phillies’ Pitcher Cliff Lee in the Groove
July 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Pitcher Cliff Lee of the Philadelphia Phillies has been good for nothing lately. In fact he’s allowed nothing, as in no runs, in each of his last three games and his 32-inning scoreless streak is the fifth-longest in the franchise’s history. When the club signed Lee back in December as a free agent they knew
MLB Opposes Dodgers’ Bankruptcy Filing
July 1, 2011 1 Comment
The Los Angeles Dodgers situation was thrown into further disarray on June 28 when a bankruptcy judge granted the club’s owner Frank McCourt interim approval to borrow $150 million so he can pay the players and cover the rest of the bills until the end of the year. There’s also a scheduled hearing for July
Jimmy Rollins To Part Ways With Phillies?
June 29, 2011 2 Comments
At the end of the 2011 season Phillies short-stop Jimmy Rollins will become a free agent for the first time in his career. When the former MVP was asked about his future with the Philadelphia Phillies by John Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Inquirer, “J-Roll” responded with: “If I have a good season, more than likely
Cecil Fielder Says Mets May Sign His Son, Prince Fielder
June 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
According to the NY Daily News, Former Yankee star Cecil Fielder, the father of Milwaukee Brewers slugger Prince Fielder, told the Daily News Monday that he could see his son landing in New York – but not in the Bronx. “I don’t think the Yankees are gonna get him,” Fielder told The News at the
Red Sox, Phillies Series Pregame
June 28, 2011 1 Comment
By Thalia Bardell, howiGit Contributing Writer, Boston, MA Has the season finale of Game of Thrones got you wondering what on earth you will watch now? How ‘bout a mid-week match-up between two of the best teams in baseball? After two yawn-worthy series’ versus the Padres (not even the reunion of Adrian Gonzalez with his
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