The Baltimore Orioles are losing a pivotal player in their longtime catcher, but his replacement is on the way from the minor league system.The Baltimore Orioles made a decision earlier this week not to extend a qualifying offer to their longtime catcher Matt Wieters.Wieters thus becomes a free agent, eligible to sign with any team at any time. The … Continue reading Orioles have Wieters replacement in minors
Cy Young Award should be for starting pitchers only
Each year that an MLB reliever has a dominating season there are discussions as to his Cy Young Award worthiness, and baseball should finally resolve the issue.The Cy Young Award, emblematic of the best pitchers in MLB during each season, has been awarded since the 1956 season.For the first decade of the award's existence, from 1956-66, there … Continue reading Cy Young Award should be for starting pitchers only
AL Wildcard: Why the (Blue Jays / Orioles) will win
The Major League Baseball postseason gets underway on Tuesday night as the Toronto Blue Jays play host to the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Wild Card Game.These American League East Division rivals met 19 times during the regular season, with the Jays taking the series by a narrow 10-9, outscoring the O's by 97-81, or basically by an average … Continue reading AL Wildcard: Why the (Blue Jays / Orioles) will win
Tigers and Mariners Fight From Behind in AL Wildcard Race
We have reached the final weekend of the Major League Baseball regular season schedule, and there are still two playoff berths undecided in the American League with four teams involved.In fact, there is a possibility that at least one of those AL Wild Card berths will not even be decided this weekend.Because the Detroit Tigers, who sit … Continue reading Tigers and Mariners Fight From Behind in AL Wildcard Race
American League’s Wild Wildcard Race
If you thought that yesterday’s look at the NL Wild Card race showed a tight, competitive battle among multiple teams – and it did reveal exactly that – well, you ain’t seen nuthin’ yet.Where the National League Wild Card battle is now a three-way tie for the two spotsfollowing Tuesday night action, the American League Wild Card fight … Continue reading American League’s Wild Wildcard Race
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