The All-Star game has come and gone now.  Was it overly memorable?  I believe only if your favorite player did something memorable.  I think we all know who Carl Crawford is now, if we didn’t before.  We may think we know Justin Upton too, though he is a right-fielder that was playing left when he [...]

MLB has been listening to criticism for years about the decline of African-American participation in the sport but John Smallwood writes a great column about what this World Series could mean for baseball as it tries to turn things around.  From Carl Crawford, to Jimmy Rollins, from BJ Upton and Dvid Price to Ryan Howard, African-American [...]

Well, I just have a few quick things to throw out there with all the crazy blowouts that occurred last night.  Needless to say, the Rangers need pitching. The A’s have used 47 players this season, second only to the Rangers who have used 50. 9 Oakland players have made their debuts this year.  Last [...]

Well, it may not be a feel good story if you are a Yankee or Boston fan, but I’m trying to get away from talking about the underachieving teams, at least for one day.  The Rays, who have won 14 of their last 18, are the first team (since 1900)  to have the best record [...]

Going to hit on a few player stories around the league, which is a lot of what’s out there right now.  In Tampa, Carl Crawford arrived at camp yesterday and as happy as Scott Kazmir was about the additions to the team, something this fan doesn’t think are that impressive, Crawford voiced just how happy [...]