Archive for January, 2009

Yankees Sign Pettitte, Should Joba Go Back To The Pen?

Monday, January 26th, 2009

The Yankees now have four solid starting pitchers. With that said, should Joba Chamberlain be moved back to the bullpen? Here are my thoughts:

 

Weekly Rant: Joe Torre, Manny Ramirez and The New York Mets

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

A few thoughts on Joe Torre’s new book, Manny Ramirez and The New York Mets:

 

Jeff Kent Retires, Next Stop, Cooperstown

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

It was reported today that Jeff Kent will be retiring after 17 seasons. The question everyone will be asking is if Jeff Kent is a Hall of Famer. Here are my thoughts.

 

Weekly Rant: Weekly Rant: New York Mets Citi Field Logo is an Embarrassment

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

It’s been a slow week in baseball. The only topic I have to discuss is the new Citi Field Logo. Below are my thoughts:

 

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Willie Mays – Greatest BaseBall Player Ever

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Who is the Greatest Baseball Player of All Time? Ty Cobb? Babe Ruth? AROD? Ted Williams? In my video blog post below, I make the case for Willie Mays:

 

Lowe Is A Brave, What Do The Mets Do Now?

Tuesday, January 13th, 2009

According to published reports, Derek Lowe has signed a 4yr $60 million deal with the Atlanta Braves. So this means the Mets were outbid for Lowe’s services. Here are my thoughts on the deal and what the Mets need to do now.

Weekly Rant: WBC, Boston Redsox and Tim Redding

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

It was a quiet week in baseball but here are some thoughts on a couple things that popped up:

What Happened To Andruw Jones?

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

The Dodgers and Andruw Jones recently worked out a deal to restructure his contract which will allow the Dodgers to possibly trade him in the near future. This news got me to thinking about Andruw Jones and I asked the question, What Happened To Andruw Jones? Jones came onto the scene in 1996 with the Atlanta Braves and immediately made an impact by becoming the youngest player (age 19) to hit a homerun in the post season. With numbers Jones put up between 2000-2006, there was no way anyone would think two years later a team would be trying to get rid of him (as the Dodgers are trying to doing now). In my video below I take a deeper look into his career stats and speculate on what team might be willing to take a chance on him.

Weekly Rant: MLB Network, San Fran Giants and Derek Lowe

Sunday, January 4th, 2009