The Texas Rangers were formed from a failed attempt by Major League Baseball to forcibly keep a big league team in the Nation’s Capital.The original Washington Senators had been one of the American League’s eight charter franchises. That club traced its existence back to the 1901 founding of the junior circuit.Those first Senators relocated to Minnesota in … Continue reading Texas Rangers / Washington Senators All-Time 25-Man Roster
Seattle Mariners: All-Time 25-Man Roster
I will be doing a handful of MLB organizational "All-Time 25-Man Roster" pieces for the "Call to the Pen" site with Fansided this off-season. This is part of that series.The Seattle Mariners arrived in the Pacific Northwest for the 1977 season as an MLB expansion team.The franchise joined the American League that year along with the Toronto Blue … Continue reading Seattle Mariners: All-Time 25-Man Roster
Aaron Nola impressive in Phillies debut
On Friday afternoon in a rain-shortened game at Bright House Field in Clearwater, Florida the New York Yankees demolished the Philadelphia Phillies 10-0 in Grapefruit League action.It would seem to be a pretty dreary result, particularly for the Phillies pitching staff. But in actuality, nothing could be further from the truth.The most interesting and important … Continue reading Aaron Nola impressive in Phillies debut
There’s an MLB Draft too?
There is always a great deal of publicity and conversation in the sports world regarding the NFL Draft and even the NBA Draft process each year.But outside of it's most die-hard fans, few others may realize that Major League Baseball also conducts it's own draft process each year.One of the main reasons that the NFL/NBA … Continue reading There’s an MLB Draft too?
Captain clutch ending an era
For any true baseball fan, yesterday's public announcement that New York Yankees shortstop and team captain Derek Jeter was retiring as a professional player is truly the end of an era.For myself specifically, it is yet another reminder that I am getting older too. And it also marks a fantasy baseball loss to me, one … Continue reading Captain clutch ending an era
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