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The Philadelphia Phillies already suffered a loss for the 2009 season. Their second baseman and leader, Chase Utley will be lost until at least June as he recovers from hip surgery. Utley was on his way to an incredible season in 2008 as he stormed out of the gate to hit 19 homeruns during the [...]

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By Gary Armida
As the doors to the free agent market are slowly creeping open, the Seattle Mariners have ended their manager search as they will announce later on today the hiring of Don Wakamatsu. Wakamatsu, 45 years old, is a first time major league manager after spending 2003-2006 as the Texas Rangers’ bench coach and [...]

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By Gary Armida
Reports by various media outlets stated that the San Diego Padres withdrew their $4 million dollar offer to 41 year old closer Trevor Hoffman, ending their 17 year relationship. The Padres are in extreme cost cutting mode as they are overreacting to their poor 2008 season. With Jake Peavy on his way out [...]

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By Gary Armida
With the 2008 season finally over, all true baseball fans are thinking about 2009. Now that teams can announce moves and trades, the annual Hot Stove season is finally upon us. With names like Ramirez, Teixeira, Sabathia, Sheets, Peavy, Griffey, Holliday, Atkins, and Perez (Oliver, that is), the offseason is sure to be [...]

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By Gary Armida
Unfortunately, Baseball takes a couple of days off before kicking off the World Series. Getting lost in the playoff action is the fact that some teams are getting ready to reload or rebuild for 2009. The constant news and rumors (although they get out of hand) are just more examples as to why [...]

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By Gary Armida
So, be honest-back in April, you never thought that the Phillies would be in the World Series. Much of the talk was about the Mets, Brewers, Dodgers, and yes, “the best team in Baseball” the Chicago Cubs. For most of the season, the Phillies were that team with a ton of good hitting, [...]

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By Gary Armida
The old axiom of “defense wins championships” reared its ugly head last night. With the Dodgers winning 2-0 in the bottom of the sixth, Shane Victorino grounded to shortstop Rafael Furcal. Furcal promptly threw it away leading to a Chase Utley two run homerun followed a couple of batters later by a Pat [...]

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By Gary Armida
While the 8 playoff teams prepare for their first round matchups, the other 22 teams have already starting thinking about next season. While the playoffs are exciting and the entire point of playing 162 (or in the White Sox’s case 163) games, the offseason process of rebuilding or recovering is infinitely more fascinating [...]

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