New pitching rules will speed up MLB games
Monday, February 19th, 2007
Think you had a bad day on Friday? At least you’re not Kenny Rogers. Unless you are. Major League Baseball has updated the rulebook for the first time since 1996. The most substantial changes target slow-working, resourceful moundsmen like the Tigers’ 42-year-old lefty. Starting this season, any pitcher caught scuffing the ball is immediately ejected [...]
With Dice-K, Red Sox bullpen to dominate MLB season and another World Series win?
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Daisuke Matsuzaka arrived in Fort Meyers, Fla. a few days early for his first spring training with the Boston Red Sox. There is plenty of time to speculate on just how well Matsuzaka can be expected to perform. For now, let’s ponder the Boston starting rotation: Dice-K, Curt Schilling, Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon, Tim Wakefield. [...]
Red Sox, Yankees take storied rivalry to Asia
Tuesday, February 6th, 2007
After shelling out a combined $77.1 million (9.3 billion yen) for the rights to simply negotiate with two Japanese pitchers this offseason, the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox have brought their heated rivalry to Asia. Daisuke Matsuzaka signed a US$52 million, six-year contract with the Red Sox in December after they bid US$51 [...]
Brandon Webb earns NL Cy Young Award
Thursday, November 16th, 2006
Brandon Webb of the Arizona Diamondbacks won a wide-open race for the NL Cy Young Award, beating out San Diego closer Trevor Hoffman on Tuesday. One of six pitchers who tied for the league lead with a pedestrian total of 16 wins, Webb received 15 of 32 first-place votes and 103 points in balloting by [...]
Cardinals appease ghosts of World Series past
Sunday, October 29th, 2006
The St. Louis circle is unbroken. This was the classic Fall Classic get-even for what happened in 2004. The 2006 St. Louis Cardinals, overlooked, underestimated, beat up and put down, are the World Series champions. Maybe everything does even out over time. Maybe it only takes two years for everything to even out. The Cardinals [...]
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