For the past few months there have been rumors that next season there will be two Wild Card teams that will make the playoffs in each league instead of the current state where one from each league makes it. To this I simply say “WHY?” The final day of the 2011 regular season is the…
On Tuesday Joe Panik, of the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, was named the Northwest League MVP. This really came as a surprise to no one who follows the league but it did get me thinking a few things. How have past MVP’s done in their pro careers and what can we expect to see from Joe Panik.…
As the major league baseball season enters into its final two months of the season the playoff picture begins to become a little clearer. However, there is still a lot of work to be done. With only the Phillies holding a commanding lead in their division many teams are trying to do whatever it takes…
There are specific days each year that I get a little bit more excited about then other days. For most people these days are birthdays, Christmas, Thanksgiving, and days similar to those. However, for me the days I enjoy the most are opening day of baseball, the first day of spring training, the home run…
I am not the type of person that likes to just write off a season until a team is completely out of the race but for arguments sake let us agree that the Mariners are out of the pennant race for 2011. With that in mind it is time to look towards next year and…
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