Category Archives: Baseball

Manuel of the Mets, their new manager, got tossed from a game fighting a strike call. At least he disagreed with an umpire which is one thing that Randolph almost never attempted. To view a related article, please click here: … Continue reading →

Joba Chamberlain delivered agian for the Yankees in his new role as starting pitching. In his fourth start Joba struck out nine and allowed only one run. Chamberlain was a top reliever but starting staff is hard to come by … Continue reading →

Wille Randolph has been fired as the manager of the New York Mets and the GM Omar Minaya should be the next to go from the club. The GM said that he is also partly responsible for the poor performance … Continue reading →

The College World Series and all its rivalries are on. In a recent game Stanford beat Florida State 16-5. It started out as a pitching duel and turned into a homerun derby. To view a related article, please click here: … Continue reading →

The Dodgers and the Rockies each had a player suspended for getting into a scuffle The incident took place on Tuesday night at Dodger stadium. To view a related article, please click here: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=AqJD8XX9dHd.fydHpujvQug5nYcB?slug=ap-suspensions&prov=ap&type=lgns Jim Sutliff

The Cleveland Indians lost a second straight game to the Kansas City Royals. Cleveland is not having a good time of late and Bing Crosby would not be proud. To view a related article, please click here: http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news;_ylt=Apc3xFUlnYNJoPX3HOrbEag5nYcB?slug=jp-indians060108&prov=yhoo&type=lgns Jim Sutliff

Ken Griffey Jr. hit his 599th homerun and is closing in on the historic 600 mark. Griffey Jr. will become only the 6th player in baseball history to hit 600 homeruns. The Hall of Fame is almost certain to be … Continue reading →

Writing for Sports Illustrated online, Tom Verducci makes an argument for instant replay being adopted. He cites recent home runs that have been taken away on bad calls. To view a related article, please click here: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/tom_verducci/05/28/verducci.replay/index.html Jim Sutliff

The average baseball game takes nearly three hours with some lasting more than four. Baseball has slowed down over the years and no longer enjoys the Tom Seaver and Stave Carlton pitching duels. Pitching duels are supposed to barely last … Continue reading →

Willie Randolph had a meeting with Met big wigs and still has his job. To the surprise of many, the general manager stated that Willie wasn’t at risk of losing his job going into the meeting. Outside of the recent … Continue reading →

Jesse Litsch of the Toronto Blue Jays threw a complete game shutout against the Royals. This is the second consecutive game that the Royals caved to a quality pitching perfomance. The 6-0 score gave the Jays a winning record on … Continue reading →

Baseball may begin to experiment with instant replay as early as fall. Instant replay has been well received in other sports and baseball should not be any different. Sports fans benefit from accurate calls by officials. Nothing makes a fan … Continue reading →

Which team cap will Mike Piazza wear when he is inducted to the Hall of Fame? It may not be the question on every mind but don’t say that to Mets fans. To view a related article, please click here: … Continue reading →

Jon Lester threw a No-Hitter tonight against the Royals. The 7-0 victory gave Jon a 3-2 record on the season. He walked two players all game and they were the only base runners allowed. Jon Lester also had 9 strikeouts … Continue reading →