Major league executives and agents are shuffling out of the swanky Hilton Anatole this afternoon, the winter meetings have come to a close. And what a finish it was. The Angels decided to do some late souvenir shopping before heading back west. Early this morning, they added massive huge contracts to their books — a … Continue Reading →
Apparently, somebody forgot to tell the Cardinals and Rangers that this World Series was supposed to be a snoozer, watched on the tube only by fans in the Gateway and Metroplex who weren’t lucky enough to get tickets. Now, baseball’s trending on Twitter from Baton Rouge to Salt Lake City. Thursday night, after 4 hours … Continue Reading →
Here are two fellas not exactly tearing up over the World Series finale being postponed until at least today — Indians president Mark Shapiro and general manager Chris Antonetti. And here’s why: The moment the Rangers put the finishing touch on the St. Louis “Can You Hear Me Now” Cardinals, the Indians will have 72 … Continue Reading →
On the morning of Sept. 12, hours after the Cardinals beat the Braves to pull within 4.5 games of the National League wild card with 16 games left, some faithful fellow strolled (stumbled?) into the MGM Grand on the Las Vegas Strip and placed two certifiably crazy wagers. One, that the Cardinals would win the … Continue Reading →
For the first time since 2006, there’s no AL East team in the Championship Series. That autumn, it was Detroit against another AL West team, Oakland. The Tigers swept. How might it shake out this time? Let’s take a look: Rotation: The Rangers aren’t just the C.J. Wilson show. Heck, they won the three games … Continue Reading →
Jered Weaver certainly is no fan favorite ’round these parts, partly because he’s the brother of Jeff, who quickly fell out of favor in a Tigers uniform years ago, but mostly because of that head-hunting temper tantrum he showed off at Comerica Park back in July. Tigers fans, however, might just find themselves pulling for … Continue Reading →