With Hall Of Fame inductions today, it made me think.  Who are the best Phillies all-time?  So I decided to make a list of what the best roster would be for the best all-time Phillies with a starter and backup at every position.  Hope you enjoy!   No...

Lawrence Peter "Yogi" Berra was one of the greatest, if not the greatest, catchers of all time. Though I am too young to have been able to watch his amazing ability to fight off pitchers with his bat, come up with clutch knocks late in the game, or successfully catch a season without an error, I have been able to appreciate his joy of The Game through his famous "Yogiisms". Since my days in Pony League Baseball starting in 3rd grade, I have heard countless Yogi Berra quotes and have always en...

  The American League East is generally considered the toughest division in baseball. The two most dominant franchises (Yankees and Red Sox) seemed to have a death grip over the other teams (Rays, Orioles and Jays), but now the landscape is starting to change…a bit. New York Yankees: They have the money, the cache and the star [...]

The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned starting pitcher Brad Lincoln to AAA after today’s start, and have designated Brendan Donnelly for assignment.  Lincoln was called up in the middle of June, but struggled in his debut.  Lincoln posted a 6.29 ERA in 44.1 innings heading in to today’s outing, with an 18:12 K/BB ratio.  Four of [...]

BOX SCORE GAME LOG NILES, OH – Adalberto Santos tripled in Gift Ngoepe with the game’s only run in the sixth inning, and a trio of State College Spikes pitchers combined for a historic shutout as the Spikes defeated the Mahoning Valley Scrappers, 1-0, on Sunday evening at Eastwood Field. The win marked the first back-to-back shutouts [...]

Reed Blasts Two-Run Bomb, Rodriguez Connects On Game-Winning Solo Shot INDIANAPOLIS — Second baseman Luis Rodriguez hit the go-ahead solo home run in the top of the sixth inning after first baseman Jeremy Reed blasted Charlotte out to an early advantage with a two-run shot in the second and the Knights claimed a 3-2 victory [...]

For those that don’t follow the players who have yet to come stateside,I figured I’d give a brief description of the players I think are the ones to watch.This isn’t necessarily a top ten list as I left off some players who are performing well in favor of higher priced kids,or ones who had more [...]

If Maholm is traded, what will his legacy be as a Pirate? It’s my contention that he is the best pitcher the Pirates have had in the new millennium. Admittedly, that is damning him with faint praise.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have optioned starting pitcher Brad Lincoln to AAA after today’s start, and have designated Brendan Donnelly for assignment.  Lincoln was called up in the middle of June, but struggled in his debut.  Lincoln posted a 6.29 ERA in 44.1 innings heading in to today’s outing, with an 18:12 K/BB ratio.  Four of [...]

D.J. Carrasco plays many roles in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bullpen.  He pitches long relief when a starter goes down early.  He’s a mop up guy when the team is either really far behind, or really far ahead.  He pitches in both clutch situations or less important middle relief roles.  He can also start, although he [...]

INDIANAPOLIS INDIANS (AAA) Indianapolis beat Charlotte 8-5.  Jeremy Powell pitched 5.2 innings, allowing three runs on six hits, with two walks and six strikeouts.  Steven Jackson pitched 2.1 innings, allowing two runs on two hits, with no walks and no strikeouts.  Wilfredo Ledezma pitched a perfect inning with one strikeout for the save. Jeff Clement [...]

West Virginia Power starting pitcher Phillip Irwin pitched seven no hit innings tonight against Hagerstown, allowing two walks, while striking out eight.  Irwin was pulled in the eighth inning for Ryan Kelly, who got the first two outs before allowing a solo homer to make the game 9-1. This comes about three weeks after West [...]

At the beginning of this month the Arizona Diamondbacks fired highly regarded GM Josh Byrnes and replaced him with interim GM Jerry DiPoto, a former major league reliever who pitched for the Rockies as recently as 2000. It took only a few weeks for DiPoto to drive his franchise off a cliff. The news came [...]

After the season the Elias Sports Bureau will take all players over the 2009-10 period, divide them into five groups for each league, and rank them based on various statistics.  Then each player will be labeled a Type A, B, or none.  Those designations and the possible accompanying arbitration offers determine draft pick compensation (

Earlier today, the Angels came out of left field to win the Dan Haren sweepstakes.  Let's see what everyone has to say about what this deal means for both sides..