May 9, 2013

Mets see some answers but more questions as Season enters 6th week

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Mets
The 2013 Mets have had some players step up(SP Matt Harvey, C John Buck, OF Mike Baxter, INF-OF Justin Turner, Closer Bobby Parnell and 2B Daniel Murphy) while others continue to be enigmas(1B Ike Davis, SP Dillon Gee and RP Josh Edgin) in the season’s opening weeks. The Offense does not have much power and [...]

April 28, 2013

Back this week….

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Mets
Sorry about the lack of columns over the past 2 weeks, I am orignally from the Boston,Mass area and also have been dealing with a major surgery on my Pet. I will have a blog up early this week. Thanks for understanding!

April 23, 2013

Jose Valverde Back as Tigers Closer

by Brian @ . Filed under 2013 Tigers
What an interesting few years for Jose Valverde. In 2011, he has his “perfect” season.  Then last year he was good but had a late season melt down and didn’t get the job done in some high profile games.  Then the Tigers gave up on him until he was still available as a minor league [...]

April 19, 2013

Early Thoughts

by Brian @ . Filed under 2013 Tigers
My tax season hangover is about over and as usual, I had the Tigers to keep me company through some of my work.  After dropping that first series to the Twins, the Tigers have looked pretty sharp and sit in sole possession of first place in the Central.  Everything seems to be working except for [...]

April 15, 2013

Week 2 Report

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Mets
The First two weeks have given some indicators on what the 2013 New York Mets can be- and how we can better determine that. The Outfield platoon with Lucas Duda, Mike Baxter, Collin Cowgill, Jordany Valdespin, Marlon Byrd and Kirk Nieuwenhuis has worked well and Manager Terry Collins has made it work, finding roles and [...]

April 7, 2013

Week 1 report: Mets take both opening series for first time since 2006

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Mets
The New York Mets took 2 of three from two teams predicted to be among the worst in all of MLB but beggers cannot be choosers and this team needs a good start. The product we saw over the first 6 games is what it is and what they need to do to win- strong [...]

April 1, 2013

Brandon Inge Announces Retirement, Joins Tigers as New Hitting Coach

by Brian @ . Filed under April Fools
Teams don’t usually make coaching moves at this time of year but that didn’t stop the Tigers from making an adjustment.  Longtime Tiger Brandon Inge announced his retirement today after the Pittsburgh Pirates placed him on the disabled list to start the season because of the shoulder that put him down for a good part [...]

March 31, 2013

Mets season prognosis, ML predictions

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Mets
The 2013 New York Mets are in the 3rd year of a rebuilding project under the helm of GM Sandy Alderson and we are starting to see some key components make way and be potential contributors on the Big League level. Youngsters like 1B Ike Davis, SP Matt Harvey, 2B Matt Harvey and SS Rueben [...]

March 30, 2013

Mets opening day lineup, Updates on injured, rehabbing players in camp

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Mets
NY METS STARTING LINEUP FOR MONDAY vs PADRES AT CITI FIELD : 1- CF Collin Cowgill 2- 2B Daniel Murphy 3- 3B David Wright 4- 1B Ike Davis 5- RF Marlon Byrd 6-LF Lucas Duda 7-C John Buck 8-SS Rueben Tejada 9-P Jonathan Niese Injury updates: Veteran relievers Pedro Feliciano(arm,heart) and Tim Byrdak(Shoulder,knee) are staying [...]

It’s Almost Here

by Brian @ . Filed under 2013 Tigers
The official start to the season is tomorrow with the Astros taking on the Rangers while most teams, including the Tigers, kick off on Monday or Tuesday.  First up are the Twins who should finish last in the division.  We’re also catching the Yankees at a good time with our Opening Day on Friday. Rick [...]

February 12, 2013

Spring Training is Here

by Brian @ . Filed under 2013 Tigers
It’s a new year and a new season and while pitcher’s and catchers reported yesterday, the first real day of spring training is today.  To kick things off, the Cleveland Indians made things interesting by signing Michael Bourn and while that’s a nice long term move for them, I don’t see he alone making a [...]

January 19, 2013

Do the Tigers Have Enough?

by Brian @ . Filed under 2013 Tigers
Spring training is less then a month away and unless the Tigers do something unexpected, what you see is what you get.  After making it to the World Series last year, expectations are high.  Most of the pieces from last years team are coming back as well as a couple of newer additions. The rotation [...]

November 5, 2012

Final Thoughts on the 2012 Tigers Season

by Brian @ . Filed under 2012 Tigers
It’s been a little over a week since the Tigers were swept by the Giants and now the talk is about what they’ll be doing next year.  They’ve already said that Delmon Young, Jose Valverde and most likely Gerald Laird are gone and one of their pursuits is going to be locking up Anibal Sanchez.  [...]

August 1, 2012

Bret Favre Like

by Brian @ . Filed under 2012 Tigers
Alright, I know it had been a while, but it’s been almost two months since I posted.  And I know my writing has been light the past couple of years but both a change in my focus (from baseball blogging to my Michigan CPA practice), my personal situation (I’m now a single father) and the [...]

July 31, 2012

Baseball Sports betting scandals

by Brian @ . Filed under Uncategorized
Baseball is as American as apple pie, old ladies playing bingo at fundraisers, and pick-up trucks and, like America, it has had it’s fair share of scandals over the years. Gambling scandals have plagued the sport since it’s inception but more recently steroid and substance abuse allegations have rocked national headlines. The Louisville Grays Scandal [...]

July 20, 2012

Yankees Drop First of Four in Oakland

by Eric Koitz @ . Filed under 2012 Yankees
The Oakland Athletics have started the second half of this season, following the All Star break on fire, winning their last 5 of 6, beating the New York Yankees, 4-3, Thursday night in Oakland in front of 23, 382.  Nick Swisher did his part to rally the team late in the game, hitting one deep to bring [...]

July 18, 2012

Starting where they left off…

by Eric Koitz @ . Filed under 2012 Yankees
The Yankees have started off the second half of the season the same way they ended the first…winning!  They took 2 of 3 from the AL West contender Angels, and by sweeping the Blue Jays today have improved their record to 57-34.  The biggest story from this series was the stellar performance of C.C. Sabathia coming off the DL [...]

June 12, 2012

Good Weekend

by Brian @ . Filed under Uncategorized
Thank you interleague play.  The Tigers won another series and it was their first since they swept the Twins and it’s just their second series win since they took two of three against the Pirates in mid-May.  Sunday’s win was particularly fun because not only did they come back from a nice sized deficit, but [...]

February 29, 2012

Update on Ryan Howard’s recovery

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Phillies
Philadelphia Phillies star 1B Ryan Howard has suffered a minor setback in his rehab from left achillies tendon surgery. While the tendon is intact a surgical suture became infected and a foot and ankle specialist Mark Myerson cleaned out the area Monday February 27th. Howard is on antibiotics and Phillies head athletic trainer Scott Sheridan [...]

February 26, 2012

BREAKING NATIONALS NEWS:

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Nationals
The Washington Nationals and 3B Ryan Zimmerman reached agreement on a 6 year, $100 million contract extension with a full no trade clause on Sunday February 26th. The deal includes a full no trade clause but he can be traded in the next two years under his old deal which expires after the 2013 season, [...]

February 19, 2012

LeftField, Howard’s health and bullpen roles areas of focus as Camp Nears

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Phillies
The 2011 Philadelphia Phillies saw a 102-60 season fall apart with a devastating defeat at the hands of the eventual World Champion St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Divisional series. With any defeat, changes are made and while the Phillies are still based on pitching and defense(Team walked the fewest batters in MLB, topped [...]

Hanley’s move, Centerfield chief issues as Marlins enter 2012 Spring Training

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Marlins
After a disappointing 2011 campaign(72-90) the Miami(Formerly Florida) Marlins added a new fiery skipper in Ozzie Guilen, 2 all stars(new closer Heath Bell and shortstop Jose Reyes)  and 2 veteran starting pitchers(LH Mark Buehrle, RH Carlos Zambrano) to the team as the club prepares to kick off its first season in new spacious Marlins Park. [...]

February 18, 2012

As Nationals enter spring training, OF and Rotation areas of competition

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Nationals
With players set to report by February 25(Pitchers and Catchers on Feb 20th), the 2012 Washington Nationals enter the season with their most talented roster since moving the District of Columbia in 2005. Nationals  Manager Davey Johnson enters camp at the helm for his first full season and  the team hopes to ride the momentum [...]

February 17, 2012

Spring training set to open with rotation battle, SS and health of Heyward keys

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Braves
The Atlanta Braves had a great season in 2011 end on a sour note when an awful September  collapse(led the Wild Card by 8.5 games on September 6th) saw their season come up a win short in the final day of the campaign. The team is set at several spots featuring a good mix of [...]

February 13, 2012

Pirates Show Interest In A.J. Burnett

by Mark Walker @ . Filed under 2012 Pirates
While other teams are interested, it looks like the Pirates have turned into the favorites to land A.J. Burnett from the Yankees.  He still have two more years on a big contract and while he struggled at times last year, it’s hard to deny Burnett doesn’t still have the stuff.  Still, this is a guy [...]

Red Sox Sign David Ortiz to One Year Deal

by Dan Thorton @ . Filed under 2012 Red Sox
With just hours before their scheduled arbitration hearing, the Red Sox signed slugger David Ortiz to a one year, $14.575 million deal.  That’s right between where the two sides seemed headed as they went to their arbitration hearing but fortunately they were able to get a deal signed before things got nasty. This isn’t a [...]

Athletics Sign Yoenis Cespedes to Four Year Deal

by Roland Reynolds @ . Filed under 2012 Athletics
The Athletics came out of nowhere and signed Cuban superstar Yoenis Cespedes to a four year deal worth $36 million.  All eyes were on the Marlins and even I thought that was where he was going but he’s an Oakland Athletic.  He’s 26 and at the end of this deal, he’ll become a free agent [...]

February 3, 2012

Nationals continue to upgrade pitching: Sign Edwin Jackson, Brad Lidge while extending Gio Gonzalez. Trade in the works for Lannan?

by Jay Flannelly @ . Filed under 2012 Nationals
The Washington Nationals continue there highly productive 2011-2012 offseason,  adding two veteran pitchers to supplement both the bullpen and rotation over the last 7 days. All star relief pitcher RHP Brad Lidge was signed to a 1 year deal January 26th and will provide veteran leadership(Won a World Series with Philadelphia in 2008 when he [...]

January 31, 2012

Padres Sign Dustin Moseley to One Year Deal

by John Davenport @ . Filed under 2012 Padres
The Padres wrapped up their arbitration season when they signed Dustin Moseley to a one year deal.  They needed to address eleven players but they got them all done before needing to head to the table with anyone.  Moseley will make a little over $2 million and that pretty much splits the difference between what [...]

Astros Sign Livan Hernandez to Minor League Deal

by Joe Ford @ . Filed under 2012 Astros
The Astros signed veteran pitcher Livan Hernandez to a minor league deal and he’ll get a look this spring.  I like this deal and I think Livan will make the team.  He’s an innings eater and while he’s not going to contend for a Cy Young, he’s just what the Astros need in this transition [...]
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