Baseball Analysis

RealGM Baseball columnist Rob Intrieri brings us his Major League Baseball "Top 10 All-Hustle List." A countdown of players whose hustle and grit go above and beyond the regular call of duty. Read more »

Welcome one and all to the Awards show presented by RealGMbaseball. Now, I know the official half way point passed a few days ago and the All-Star game is still a couple of days away, but I thought I would get a head start. So, without further ado, here are the 2005 Mid-Season Awards for each league. Read more »

With the help of Hurrican Dennis, the Baltimore Orioles were able to defeat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 in a shortened six-inning game. Read more »

Horacio Ramirez pitched his first complete game shutout, giving up just three hits in the Braves 6-0 win over the Chicago Cubs. Read more »

8th July, 2005 SBC Park, San Francisco Mark Mulder returns to the Bay Area to face Jason Schmidt and the San Francisco Giants. Read more »

After splitting a four game series with the lowly Colorado Rockies, many Cardinal fans were worried about a West Coast road trip. This writer had hoped for a sweep, instead, the Cards came out and lost the first game of that series 7-0. Read more »

The Oakland A?s are a game below .500 and trailing Minnesota by 5 ? for the A.L. Wild Card, but after a June to remember, this roster of young talent and proven veterans could be dangerous in the second half. Contenders or not, the rebuilding process is well under way. Read more »

Scott Podsednik--behind a juggernaut marketing campaign--was voted in by fans with Jeter a close second. Tori Hunter, Hideki Matsui and a Devil Ray that never had a shot were also in the running for the final position. Read more »

7th July, 2005 Turner Field, Atlanta All-Star starter John Smoltz takes the mound against Jerome Williams and the Cubs. Read more »

Chris Carpenter gave up three hits and one run over eight innings in the Cardinals 2-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. It was Carpenter's 13th win of the season. Read more »

The Orioles continue to have hard times on the road. Monday, they fell to the Yankees, 13-8. Yesterday?s loss keeps them just half a game ahead of the Yanks in the AL East. Read more »

Luckily for Carlos Beltran, Mets fans who need someone to boo have settled on Kaz Matsui and Kaz Ishii as their whipping boys for 2005. But the Mets designated center fielder of the future shouldn?t get too comfortable: if he doesn?t improve on what has so far been a disappointing season, he could easily be the next target of choice. Read more »

6th July, 2005 Minute Maid Park, Houston Padres' ace Jake Peavy takes the mound after a no decision against the Giants to face Andy Pettitte. Read more »

Sports sleuth Buster Gunning investigates reports that the Mets? ace, Pedro Martinez, is faking his charming accent. Read more »

Young hitters Joe Mauer and Justin Morneau were expected to lead this team from the plate this season and thus far, this hasn?t been the case. Read more »

For His 75th birthday, the New York Yankees deliverd the eccentric owner a mammoth comeback en route to a big win over the Baltimore Orioles. Read more »

Perhaps the most talked about trade possibility in Chicago is that of erratic Center Fielder Corey Patterson. Put simply, Cubs fans are tired of his complete lack of discipline at the plate and his reluctance to cut back on his swing. Currently, he is batting .235 with only 24 RBI?s. Read more »

5th July, 2005 RFK Stadium, D.C. All-Star Pedro Martinez takes the hill in the Nation's capital against Esteban Loaiza. Read more »

Jason Giambi hit two home runs in the Yankees' come from behind win over the Orioles on Monday afternoon, his sixth and seventh of the season. Read more »

Sometimes all it takes is an unsullied setting to initiate flourish to a career. For Liv?n Hern?ndez, moving to Washington must have been the answer to a prayer. After winning his eleventh straight, the hard-nosed right-hander finds himself on an unexpected roll. And the Nationals couldn?t be happier. Read more »