New York Yankees fan take on Strasburg situation

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One of the biggest baseball stories of the 2012 season was the possibility that the Washington Nationals would shutdown their ace Stephen Strasburg. Well, that came true last week. And since Strasburg got grounded I have been inundated with emails about my opinion on the Nationals decision, so here it is. Did the Washington Nationals [...]

MLB Power Rankings: Where do Yankees rank on August 10

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Baseball fans everywhere are energized, as August is when things get really exciting and this year might rank with the best ever. And thanks to the newly added Wild Card spots, and one of the most competitive seasons I have ever seen, dreams of October are very real for many more teams than in the [...]

Yankee Stadium was hot but Hughes was not

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Starting pitcher Phil Hugheswas up to his old tricks yesterday afternoon in the Yankees’ 10-5 rubber-game loss against to the Atlanta Braves. Hughes gave up four homers, six earned runs, with five strikeouts and was out of the game after just 4.1 innings pitched. In his last outing against the Nationals, both Hughes and the Yankee [...]

2012 MLB Power Rankings – Week 7

Does baseball get any better than this? It is a quarter of the way through the 2012 season, and the divisional races, along with inter-league play has provided plenty of drama. Teams are still emerging, injuries are never-ending and the Orioles and Nationals seem to be really for real. Over the month of June fans [...]

New York Yankees: Harping on another team’s prospect

New York Yankee fans should make a point to tune in, or DVR both today and Friday’s Spring Training games vs. the Washington Nationals. And not to watch the Yankees, but to check out Nationals prodigy prospect Bryce Harper. This 19-year old is supposedly so ridiculously good it might remind you of the good old days of [...]

2012 MLB Team Preview: Washington Nationals

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As the Washington Nationals head into their eighth season, they finally have something to get excited about. What started last off-season by signing Jason Werth, the ownership has continued that they want this team wants to contend now. The franchise’s best divisional finish was in 2011, as they placed third place in the NL East [...]

Giants Get Comeback Win as Lincecum Strikesout 1000

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It took 13 innings and 4 ½ hours but the San Francisco Giants got the come from behind win, beating the Washington Nationals 5-4 last night. With two outs and runners on first and third, Freddy Sanchez hit the RBI … Continue reading