This is my sixth and final division preview before the 2010 season kicks off in the first week of April. The AL East is home to some strong teams that hold high aspirations for 2010, including a World Championship. Here is the breakdown (in alphabetical order):
Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles are on the fence right now as a team combining experience with solid young talent. These guys have not had a winning record since 1997, but they are certainly headed in the right direction.
I like Nick Markakis and Adam Jones to be a nice ...
The group of baseball bloggers known as Baseball Bloggers Alliance (BBA) announced today a partnership with former Yankees reliever Goose Gossage. The Hall of Fame reliever agreed to lend his name to the organization. BBA is naming one of their annual postseason awards after Gossage. The award that goes to the top relief pitcher in each league will be called the Goose Gossage Award. “It’s hard to picture anyone more worthy of having his name on an ...
“Hey Hey Hey!” According to a recent press release, New York Yankee ace CC Sabathia has agreed to play Fat Albert in the sequel to the 2004 film of the same name. Sabathia will take over for Keenan Thompson, who played the title character in the first movie.
Filming of Fat Albert 2: When Pudding Attacks is set to begin the day after the 2010 World Series, which the Yankees are expected to win.
“I’m excited about it,” Sabathia said in a recent statement.
“I know I am the ace of the Yankee pitching ...
Now the Yankees can't force him to shave that ugly chin beard.
The Red Sox and Josh Beckett are close to an agreement on a contract extension worth $70 million over four years. It is expected to be announced next week, according to Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.
Combine this news with the fact that Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brandon Webb is further behind in rehabbing his right shoulder than anyone expected, and now the once stacked 2011 free agent class of talented pitchers whittles down to Cliff Lee.
With no other major ...
Sorry about the updates being so late in the day today. I had a bit of running around to do this morning.
Just four days until the season starts—who’s excited? I am.
On to the news:
* Mark Teixeira took a pitch to the elbow on Monday, but he took batting practice today and said that swelling was minimal. He expects to be in the lineup tomorrow. “Very lucky,” Teixeira said about his elbow. “Any time you get hit on a bone, a lot of bad things can happen.”
* Alfredo Aceves has ...
Switch pitcher Pat Venditte got a chance to show off his stuff in the big league camp for the Yankees yesterday. He pitched 1.1 innings allowing one run, two hits, and a walk. Here are some pictures:
Pat Venditte pitching both lefty and righty.
Pat Venditte throwing right handed.
Pat Venditte pitching from the right side.
Pat Venditte pitching from the right side.
Pat Venditte warms up left handed.
Pat Venditte pitches left handed.
Pat Venditte throws from the left side.
Pat Venditte pitches left handed.
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New York Yankees
2009 record: 103-59, First Place, AL East
Playoff record: 11-4, won World Series
Major Offseason Acquisitions: Curtis Granderson (DET), Javier Vazquez (ATL), Nick Johnson (WAS), Randy Winn (SF)
Major Offseason Losses: Johnny Damon (DET), Hideki Matsui (LAA), Melky Cabrera (ATL), Chien Ming Wang (WAS), Ian Kennedy (DET)
Projected Lineup (2009 stats):
1. SS-Derek Jeter (.334 BA, .406 OBP, 18 HR, 66 RBI, 30 SB)
2. DH-Nick Johnson (.291 BA, .426 OBP, 8 HR, 62 RBI)
3. 1B-Mark Teixeira (.292 BA, .383 OBP, 39 HR, 122 ...
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The peaks and valleys of a Major League Baseball career are inevitable and are emotionally and physically difficult on players.
A 20 game hitting streak can be followed by a 1-20 slump with one tweaked swing.
Watching Robinson Cano over the years in pinstripes, he perfectly fits the bill of a streaky, peaks and valleys player.
Cano broke into the majors in early May 2005, taking over for the veteran Tony Womack. He finished 2005 as the starting second baseman, hitting .297 with 14 home runs, 62 RBI, and 34 doubles. He finished ...