The general public image of Major League Baseball has been one of a stale sport that plays at too slow of pace for to appeal to the young sports fan as it once had decades before. In the modern social media era we live in, where a person’s life could be summarized in 255 characters or…
In a recent article referenced on the New England Sports Network (NESN’s) website, Forbes Magazine listed the “Most Miserable Sports Cities“. In addition to the article itself, NESN took a slight jab at the represented cities, stating “not every city can be like Boston”. Among the cities referenced is Cleveland (third worst), a once-downtrodden city…
The MLB trade deadline is nearly one week passed and the American League is as tight as ever. At the time of this writing, there are six teams within 2-1/2 games of a wild card berth. Some teams helped themselves through trades while others sat on the sidelines. Here is a rundown of the contending teams…
The July 31 MLB Trade Deadline has officially passed and several teams made significant moves; either to bolster their playoff hopes, or re-tool for another run in 2015 and beyond. With all the activity processed, here is a synopsis of the biggest winners and losers after the deadline. Winners St. Louis Cardinals The one National…
The Boston Red Sox have been very active in the pre-trade deadline period, moving Jake Peavy and Jon Lester from their starting rotation and Jonny Gomes from their outfield platoon. In return, the Sox have received top-level prospects and major league leading talent, with Yoenis Cespedes being an All Star player that benefits the team immediately. In addition,…
The Boston Red Sox have announced the trade of left-handed ace Jon Lester to the Oakland Athletics. In exchange for Lester and platoon outfielder Jonny Gomes’ services, the Sox will receive slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and future draft considerations. The deal comes at a time when the Athletics are going for it in their quest for a…
The Major League Baseball trade deadline is July 31 and several teams have been repeatedly linked to intense trade discussion. Below are some of the most notable player trade rumors to date. Cleveland Indians The Cleveland Indians have agreed to to trade starting pitcher Justin Masterson to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Triple-A…
The Boston Red Sox have announced that Jon Lester is being pulled from his Wednesday start against the Toronto Blue Jays in favor of Brandon Workman. Whereas Lester has been the model for consistency and reliability, the news of his missed start adds more credence to the notion that Boston is nearing a trade of…
For the first time in many years, every division race in baseball is wide open. In the American League, six teams are within six games of the final wild card. Whereas the July 31 trade deadline signaled the symbolic end to most team’s season and triggers player fire sales, this time more teams will look…
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