DON’T Bounce It!!
When it comes to throwing out the first pitch there’s one thing that you don’t want to do, and that’s bounce the ball. It’s one thing to throw a little wide, but a flat out bounce will more than likely...
View ArticleMy World Series Game 3 Recap
I could type up a few paragraphs talking about how the Cardinals took an early lead off an Allen Craig home run. How the Cardinals and Rangers battled it out up until the last few innings when the...
View ArticleMy World Series Game 4 Recap
The Rangers went into last night’s game with their backs against the wall. A loss would give the Cardinal’s a chance to win the World Series in the very next game. While a win would at least guarantee...
View ArticleMy World Series Game 5 Recap
Last night’s game was the most important game of the series thus far. A win would allow you the privelege of being able to lose the next game and still be in the running for the World Series title....
View ArticleMy World Series Game 6 Recap
If you missed last night’s game, I feel sorry for you. You missed an unbelievable game. One of the best games in World Series history. It was truly remarkable what went down. Under the circumstances of...
View ArticleMy World Series Game 7 Recap
Last night’s game 7 of the 2011 World Series was do or die, for both the Cardinals and the Rangers. A win for the Rangers would mean their first World Series Championship in the franchises history. A...
View ArticleMy 2012 MLB Predictions
After watching several Spring Training games to try to get a feel for how teams will perform this season, I finally feel I can post my MLB predictions blog entry that I’ve had on hold for the past...
View Article2012 State Farm ‘Go To Bat’ Program
State Farm is half way through this years ‘Go To Bat’ program, but there’s still plenty of time left for you to make a difference by raising money for your choice of four charities, while having the...
View ArticleMy Prediction for the 2012 World Series
With last night’s win over the Cardinals, it’s official: The San Francisco Giants will be taking on the Detroit Tigers in the 2012 World Series; which begins Wednesday in San Francisco. Now that the...
View ArticleTop 10 Story Lines I’m Planning to Watch In 2013
We’re just over 48 hours away from the start of the 2013 MLB regular season, and I couldn’t be more excited. Baseball fans everywhere are making final predictions as to how they feel things will play...
View ArticleMy 2013 MLB Postseason Predictions
I was originally planning on waiting to type up my postseason predictions until after the Wild Card games had been played, as with them being a mere one game a wrong pick could easily throw off the...
View ArticleCardinals – Red Sox: World Series Predictions
One of the most difficult tasks every season is predicting which teams will do well enough throughout the year to earn a spot in the postseason. I had trouble myself predicting the teams from the start...
View ArticleWorld Series Tied Heading Into St. Louis
Coming into the 2013 World Series the one thing everyone could agree upon, whether you’re rooting for the Cardinals or the Red Sox, was that this was going to be a great Fall Classic. Many people all...
View ArticleWild Finishes Send World Series Back to Boston
As I wrote in my last blog post, there was a chance coming into St. Louis that either the Cardinals or the Red Sox could win the World Series, should they be able to sweep the other team. But thanks to...
View ArticleBoston Red Sox Win the World Series In Six Games
For the first time since 1918, the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series Championship in front of their hometown fans, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in game six; four games to two overall. The...
View ArticleMLB Hot Stove Heating Up In First Days of December
Monday was a busy day for Major League Baseball’s Hot Stove. Several players either signed or were traded, making an otherwise slow offseason pickup a bit. I won’t take the time to go over every single...
View ArticleTorre, LaRussa and Cox Elected to the Hall of Fame
With around a month remaining until the players’ portion of the 2014 Hall of Fame class is announced on January 8th, there’s still plenty of time left to debate which players deserve to make it in this...
View ArticlePitchers & Catchers Report; 2014 Autograph Requests
Due to the Dodgers’ and Diamondbacks’ opening-series that’s set to take place on March 22nd and 23rd in Australia, Spring Training action is beginning a bit earlier than usual this year. The...
View ArticleDerek Jeter to Retire After the 2014 Season
Derek Jeter has said all along that when he became unable to compete at a competitive level he would call it quits. And therefore, after a 2013 season in which Jeter dealt with injury after injury,...
View ArticleOpening Day: Official Start of the Regular Season
We’ve had the Opening Series, held down in Australia on March 22nd and 23rd; we’ve had Opening Night, held down in San Diego last night; and now, after so much anticipation leading up to the year,...
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