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By Gary Armida
There are many reasons to love the sport of baseball: It’s the pitcher’s duels, the triples into the corner, the long throw from the outfield to nail a runner at the plate, and the timelessness of the game. But, for this writer, baseball is great because of the stories within the sport. Many [...]

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By Gary Armida

Relief pitching is such a risky proposition. On one hand, a team needs a good bullpen to have a chance at competing for a title. On the other hand, signing a relief pitcher is unpredictable. Why? Well, look at Cleveland Indians reliever Rafael Betancourt. Betancourt is the poster child for inconsistent reliever. He [...]

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By Gary Armida
The General Manager meetings are underway in Dana Point, California. Usually, this is the time where the general managers will meet, discuss specific rule changes, and begin trade conversations that could come to fruition next month at the Baseball Winter Meetings. Sometimes, trades can be made like the Brad Lidge to the Phillies [...]

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By Gary Armida
The St. Louis Cardinals are one of the model franchises in Major League Baseball. The team is a consistent winner (10 winning seasons in their last 13), they have a habit of making the playoffs, the ownership spends money on the product, they have a future Hall of Fame manager and pitching coach, [...]

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By Gary Armida
In perhaps the strangest game five in World Series history, the Phillies were able to hold off the Rays to win their first title since 1980. The last few innings were marked by homeruns, bad baserunning, and some very curious managing. The shame of it all is that the rainout drained all of [...]

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By Gary Armida
Major League Baseball can thank the legs of BJ Upton and the overdue bat of Carlos Pena for avoiding yet another black eye on the sport during its marquee event. With heavy rains pounding Philadelphia, game five of the World Series was in serious jeopardy. The problem is that as the rain pounded [...]

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By Gary Armida
Winning is all that matters, right? Yes, any organization should “go for it” when the opportunity arises. It’s just that winning does come at a cost to any club. It’s normal for any franchise, in any sport, to not only deal with the glory, but to deal with the negative impact of winning. [...]

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By Gary Armida
This is just as I and every other baseball fan suspected over the years. Fox Sports seems to be responsible for the player introductions. While the casual fan may find it boring to sit and hear the entire 25 man roster plus trainers and coaches introduced and getting their applause, the true baseball [...]

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