Baseball Analysis

The group of hearts are types of free agents that take teams to the next level because it is the glue players that decide the winners and the losers. Whichever team recognizes this the best will have an upper-hand in 2006. Read more »

Whether it?s through trades or free agent signings, Bill Stoneman expects to be busy. The Angels lost in the ALCS because of poor, inconsistent hitting that only produced two runs a game. The Angels best hitter, Vladimir Guerrero, did not come through. Vlad only got 1 hit in 20 at bats and had he played for the New York Yankees or Boston Red Sox, the media would?ve been all over him. With all of this over, Stoneman has come to realize that Vlad can?t do everything by himself and will load up on offense this offseason. Read more »

While the Diamonds are the type of players that can become the face of a franchise, they are also the players that can set a franchise back if they are given money above their market-value. Rafael Furcal, Paul Konerko and Billy Wagner headline the diamonds. Read more »

With their recent deal being reported that would give closer B.J. Ryan $47 million over five years, Toronto has once again fell prey to the plague that always keeps small-market teams away from contending. The plague is wasting money the only chance you actually have some and then placing your franchise in even worse shape than before. Read more »

In the past few days, teams from both leagues have traded big name players like it was fantasy baseball. While some deals had to deal with financial concerns and others had to do with injuries, there were some clear winners and losers in each deal. Read more »

Derek Johnson, an intern for Buster Gunning, reports on Major League Baseball?s first member to be punished under the new harsh rules imposed by Commissioner Bud Selig with a little push from the US Congress. Read more »

With Colletti now a part of the Dodger organization, he inherits a struggling ball club that only won 71 games last year while losing 91 of them. Hitting is needed at different positions, and another starter plus a reliever as well. Most importantly as the team?s general manager, Colletti now has control over the Dodgers highly regarded farm system. The Dodgers farm system is one of the best in baseball, most recently being ranked in the top five. Players like Joel Guzman, Andy LaRoche, Chad Billingsley, and James Loney will be prized possessions that could end up being trade bait if Colletti chooses to do so. Read more »

The great debate about the National League's MVP race came to an end Tuesday with the announcement of Cardinals 1B Albert Pujols as the winner, edging Andruw Jones and Derrek Lee. While this was a great three-horse race to the finish, I cannot help but wonder if the award should have gone to someone else. Someone else not running in the three-horse race. Read more »

Albert Pujols had an incredible season for the Cardinals and is worthy of being included in the discussion for MVP. However, Andruw Jones had a memorable season and he shouldn?t be kept from the MVP because Pujols has been overshadowed by Bonds. If that?s the case, then why don?t we make Roger Clemens give back some of his Cy Young?s to other pitchers because they had great seasons, but were overshadowed by Clemens. Read more »

With another first round exit this past October, the Braves can?t hang their collective heads for too long as they have a busy off-season ahead of them. While they have areas that need to be addressed, possibly with either call-ups from the farm system or via free agents and trades, they can?t forget to take care of their own guys first. Read more »

The Los Angeles Dodgers off season began about a month ago, after former manager Jim Tracy bolted to the Pittsburgh Pirates. And just recently, Los Angeles informed Paul DePodesta that his services were no longer needed as the team?s GM. The Dodgers are now at a crossroads within the organization. They currently have no general manager as well as a team manager. Read more »

With Manny Ramirez's head on the chopping --I mean, trading-- block, the Red Sox brain trust are in danger of not only hurting the squad, but also of transforming that artistic soul into something even the great Ted Williams would have trouble recognizing. He must be turning in his cryogenic grave. Read more »

We just witnessed one team crush another by one run. After game four?s 1-0 White Sox victory, I started to realize that winning close ones is more impressive than pounding the other team. In a World Series marked by close games and bum closers, the consistent ability of the White Sox to prevail over the Astros proved who was baseball?s best. Read more »

With the World Series dead and over with a whimper, we are now heading into the most exciting time of the year, free agency. This is the time where new hopes are born and disappointment reigns supreme when your favorite team misses out on your biggest free agent target. Here is a list of who is available. Read more »

Freddy Garc?a was brilliant. Pitching seven scoreless innings, striking out seven and giving up just four hits. The Jermaine Dye RBI single was more than enough. Read more »

The White Sox have won the 2005 World Series, their first title since 1917 and now we ready for free agency. Read more »

Geoff Blum's 14th inning home run won it, but Jon Garland kept the White Sox in the game for their 5th inning 5-run rally and their eventual win. Read more »

26th October, 2005 Minute Maid Park, Houston. After a 14-inning marathon (the longest in World Series history), the White Sox will look to win it all as Freddy Garcia takes the mound against Brandon Backe. Read more »

For Game 3 tonight in Houston, Commissioner Bud Selig has ordered that the roof be opened for play tonight. Not only is Selig overstepping his authority, he is infringing on the game itself and could ultimately decide this World Series. Read more »

It was only a short two years ago that the Chicago Cubs were five outs away from the World Series. Then, well, you know what happened after that. But things are different now in Chicago. A team is in the World Series for the first time since 1959. It is very ironic that the two longest World Series title droughts are both stationed in the same city. But, in Chicago, that shouldn?t surprise anyone. Read more »