Category: MLB

MLB

Top Ten Closers Ever?

A baseball closer is the last line of defense. Closers are responsible for saving (or blowing) hundreds of games each year. A closer has to be tough, confident, and skilled. Closers have to have thick skin. They can be anointed the hero, and criticized greatly all in the same week. They have to have a short memory, and continue to do their job with passion and confidence. One pitch can make or break a game, so a closer has to be clutch. A closer also has to have at least one great pitch. Many closers have an electrifying fastball with high velocity and movement. Others rely on finesse and location. Here is look at perhaps 10 of the greatest closers of all time.

MLB General

A Legend Lives On

There’s a place where major league players go when their careers go downhill. It’s called the Independent League. Home to Rich “El Guapo” Garces and some other fine characters.

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New York Mets

Problem Veterans Sinking Randolph- Mets

Post author By BillB159
Post date June 25, 2008
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As the Mets limp home after an awful 2-5 West Coast swing–including a four-game sweep by the lowly Padres–the calls for Willie Randolph’s managerial head will undoubtedly get much louder. Unfortunately, it’s really not his fault. Willie is no Miller Huggins, but he’s a solid game manager who relies heavily on his veterans. And as last September proved, these overpaid “clubhouse leaders” are not to be relied on. You would think that throwing the NL East into the toilet last season would teach them a lesson. It didn’t. Unless Willie Randolph and general manager Omar Minaya make some changes, this last season at Shea Stadium will go down as the worst in Mets history, which is really saying something. The main culprits in a bad group: Billy Wagner, Carlos Beltran, and Carlos Delgado.

Tags billy wagner, carlos beltran, carlos delgado, ny mets, willie randolph

Philadelphia Phillies

The Phillies… A Team of Destiny

Post author By MCS513
Post date June 25, 2008
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The Phillies are having a great season, currently leading the National League East Division. People around the city of Philadelphia are starting to think that this could be the team that ends the 25 year wait for another championship in Philadelphia.

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Chicago Cubs

Cubs win 4 straight- still inconsistent

Post author By AdamStan
Post date June 25, 2008
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Seven games into the new season, the Chicago Cubs are showing signs of brilliance. They’ve won four straight games through Wednesday. However, they’re still inconsistent. Adam Niemi highlights and discusses them, along with the NL Central division.

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MLB General

Baseball in the Big Crab Apple

Post author By teekay
Post date June 23, 2008
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This season has been a trying one thus far for Gotham’s baseball faithful. With the Mets and Yankees both floundering around the .500 mark the idea of a postseason sans New York has become a very real possibility. And the events of this past week, for the teams on both sides of town, have certainly left a sour taste in the mouths of those taking a bite out of Big Apple baseball.

Tags chien-ming wang, MLB, ny mets, ny yankees, willie randolph

MLB General

U.S. Troops Inspire Pros of the Diamond

Post author By Diane M. Grassi
Post date June 1, 2008
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Praise is deserved for those MLB players who have personally taken it upon themselves to raise awareness of the needs of our active-duty troops, veterans and their families and largely with their own funding and ingenuity.

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Chicago Cubs

It’s a Temple to me

In 2006 Adam Niemi took the eight hour trip with his family to finally see a game at Wrigley Field. Adam shares his experience and offers insight to the big effect that a new ballpark name would do to the most loyal fans on earth.

Atlanta Braves

The State of the Braves’ Union

Post author By Alan L Parrish
Post date May 12, 2008
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The Atlanta Braves, winners of ten straight NL East Pennants and the 1995 World Champions, have looked down right putrid these past couple of years. However, with a new GM, some new faces, a few familiar ones, and the same Hall of Fame manager, this could be the year the Braves return to the top of the heap in the NL East. Will this year be the year?

MLB General

The Demise of a Baseball Generation

Post author By Alan L Parrish
Post date May 10, 2008
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Another generation is succumbing to age and other factors and exiting the game they helped advance. But, is this old generation causing the game’s image to backslide?