This is the time of year when the better teams start distinguishing themselves from the lesser ones, right? Well, sort of. Thanks to the scorchingly hot Oakland A's and the Boston Red Sox, many squads are falling back of the pack in the AL; in the NL teams are springing forward into it. Houston scuffled just enough this past week to allow Florida and the rest of the NL also-rans to keep dreaming of a 2005 postseason existence. Read more »
Baseball Analysis
The RealGM.com Team Rankings For The Week Of August 8th
Sheffield Can?t Handle The Truth
For a guy who doesn?t trust reporters, Gary Sheffield sure can?t stop talking to them. This Monday, in an article that will appear in New York Magazine, Sheffield gives his state-of-the-union address on who the real leader of the Yankees is, and it isn?t Derek Jeter or Alex Rodriguez. Read more »
This Barry Shows Up
On the cooler side of the Bay, there is a team with a guy by the name of Barry who has decided his presence is unimportant ? he can?t swing the bat, so why bother showing up. Take a short drive across the bridge and you?ll find another team who is overjoyed to have a guy named Barry. Only this one is actually making a contribution. Read more »
Cardinals Bench Comes Up Big
The Cardinals played a gutty game last night coming from behind to beat the Florida Marlins 9-6. Thanks to a pinch-hit homerun by So Taguchi, the Cardinals bats came alive in the seventh inning. Read more »
Braves @ Cardinals
5th August, 2005
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
John Smoltz and the Braves visit Mark Mulder and the Cardinals in a potential preview of this year's NLCS. Read more »
Milwaukee's Geoff Jenkins went 5 for 5 in the Brewers' 9-8 win over the New York Mets. Read more »
Angelos Makes the Right Call, Fires Lee Mazzilli
How much is the manager responsible for his team's successes and failures? Well, a lot. We all know the game begins and ends with the players. Of course. And this says nothing of the unresolved contracts/ futures of front-office leaders Jim Beattie and Mike Flanagan. But when it comes down to it, a team's play is either confirmation or condemnation of he who coaches them to do their job. Read more »
And Then There Were Two
Slammin Sammy's demise is one of the many reasons that come this Fall, the American League will be a two-team race. Read more »
Help Is On The Way
Now that the trade deadline has come and gone with the Cubs acquiring a much needed leadoff guy, and with the return of three key players from injury, the Cubs look to hit their stride in the last two months of this season. Read more »
Astros Are The Frontrunner In National League
The Astros now stand at 59-48, two games ahead of the Washington Nationals for the wild card and while success bloomed late once again in Houston, the formula stayed the same. Read more »
Yankees @ Indians
4th August, 2005
Jacobs Field, Cleveland
New Yankee Shawn Chacon faces Kevin Millwood and the Indians. Read more »
Adam Dunn drove in five RBI's and his 32nd home run of the season in the Reds' 8-5 win over the Atlanta Braves. Read more »
Good for Nothing
The Yankees were unusually quiet during this year's trade deadline frenzy. The best actual trade the Yankees made at the deadline was for Shawn Chacon. Yes, he was 1-7, but at least it sounded like he wanted to play for a winner after being stuck at a high altitude for much too long. Read more »
Marlins @ Cardinals
3rd August, 2005
Busch Stadium, St. Louis
In another pitcher's duel, Josh Beckett faces Matt Morris at Busch. Read more »
Russ Adams hit two solo home runs in the Blue Jays' 7-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Read more »
Nine Reasons To Embrace These Loveable Losers
The Colorado Rockies may be struggling as of late, but there are still nine solid reasons for fans to continue to stand by the club. Read more »
Palmeiro Can Still Come Clean
If Palmeiro wants to be remembered for anything more than being a cheat who injected himself to 500-plus home runs, he?ll fess up to what he did and why he did it and dedicate the rest of his playing days (and after) to making sure that kids don?t follow in his footsteps. Read more »
Trade Deadline Winners And Losers
While there wasn't much action to report on the last day of July, there were still moves that will have major impact come October. RealGM's Douglas Benton gives his 'Winners' and 'Losers' of this year's trade season. Read more »
Pirates Represent What Is Good In Baseball
Pirates manager Lloyd McClendon is one of the best managers in the game and he accomplishes this by getting his teams to play hard and to play the game the right way. Read more »
Florida?s Farm Fertile
Columnist Chris Hoyler gives us everything we need to know about the Marlins including: scores, recaps, matchups and prospect evaluations. Read more »