Category Archives: Baseball All-Star

Gary Carter –

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

Gary Carter died on Thursday at age 57.  Gary Carter played 19 seasons and was an 11 time All-Star and 3 time Gold Glove winner.  In addition, Gary Carter was the All-Star MVP twice in his career.  Carter was a leader of … Continue reading →

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Rangers Land Darvish –

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Jim Sutliff

The Texas Rangers signed Japanese pitcher Yu Darvish to a six year contract.  Darvish has the option to leave after 5 years if he achieves certain performance goals relating to the Cy Young award voting.  Darvish went 18-6 last season with a 1.44  ERA … Continue reading →

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Verlander Wins MVP –

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Justin Verlander won the American League MVP award and became the first pitcher to win the award since Dennis Eckersly in 1992.  Last week, the Detroit Tigers pitcher won the Cy Young award.  Jacoby Ellsbury of the Red Sox finished second in … Continue reading →

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Pennant Race Trades –

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Fox Sports has an article on the recent trades in Major League Baseball and the effect that they will have on the pennant races.  The article also discusses the New York Yankees and their decision not to make a trade before … Continue reading →

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Mets Trade Beltran –

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets traded  All-Star outfielder Carlos Beltran to the San Francisco Giants.  Currently, the Giants lead the National League West by three games and are attempting to improve their offense with the addition of Beltran.  The Mets will … Continue reading →

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Blyleven & Alomar Enter Hall Of Fame –

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar were inducted into the Hall of Fame.  Bert Blyleven played for two World Series teams, had 287 career wins, 3,701 strikeouts, as well as 60 shutouts.  Roberto Alomar had 10 Gold Gloves and was an All-Star 12 times … Continue reading →

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All-Star Game Recap –

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The 2011 All-Star Game and home field advantage in the World Series was won by the National League.  Major League Baseball has a recap of the All-Star Game, the Home Run Derby, and other All-Star Game events.  In addition, MLB.com offers … Continue reading →

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NL Wins All-Star Game –

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The National League won the All-Star game by a score of 5-1 over the American League.  The win gives the National League home field advantage in the World Series.  Prince Fielder hit a three run home run and was the All-Star … Continue reading →

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Cano Wins Home Run Derby –

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano won the All-Star game Home Run Derby.  Cano beat the Red Sox Adrian Gonzalez 12-11 in the final round.  The only other second baseman to win the Home Run Derby was Ryan Sandberg in … Continue reading →

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Halladay & Weaver To Start All-Star Game –

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The starting pitchers for the All-Star game will be Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies and Jared Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels.  The All-Star game is scheduled for Tuesday night. To read a related Bloomberg Sports article, please click … Continue reading →

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15 Players To Miss All-Star Game –

Posted on July 10, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The total number of players to miss the All-Star game this year has climbed to 15.  David Price and Placido Polanco had to withdraw due to game related injuries.  In addition, five pitchers started on Sunday so they will not be allowed to … Continue reading →

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Jeter Hits 3,000 –

Posted on July 9, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

Derek Jeter hit a solo homerun for his 3,000th career hit.  Jeter is only the 28th player to ever hit the 3,ooo mark and he is the only player to reach the mark as a New York Yankee.  Wade Boggs is the only … Continue reading →

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Mets To Host All-Star Game –

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Jim Sutliff

The New York Mets are expected to host the 2013 All-Star game at Citi Field.  The Mets have not hosted an All-Star game since 1964.  Fred and Jeff Wilpon also announced that they are seeking a limited partner to buy … Continue reading →

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NL Wins All-Star Game –

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

The National League won the All-Star game by a score of 3-1 last night in Anaheim.  The win gives the National League home field advantage in the World Series.  Brian McCann had a three run double in the 7th inning … Continue reading →

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All-Star Voting –

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Jim Sutliff

The All-Star teams are almost set and Joe Mauer and Albert Pujils are the top vote getters.  Mauer received 5.37 million votes which is the third highest total of all time.  Mauer is a catcher for the Minnesota Twins and … Continue reading →

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