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Mets taking their time for closer...
Joel Sherman of the NY Post reports that the Mets are not in a hast to make a offer to a closer. There prime candidates are still Francisco Rodriguez and Brian Fuentes. They both want 4 guaranteed years at least, the Mets are willing to go 3...
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Tim Lincecum Gets Cy Young Award, but Brandon Webb Builds Legacy
Results of the National League Cy Young balloting came as no surprise to many since "Tiny" Tim Lincecum had the most dominant 2008...
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Big Unit's Days with D-Backs Could Be Numbered
Padres closer Trevor Hoffman might not be the only future Hall of Famer changing teams this offseason. Randy Johnson, five victories short of 300, could be in his final days with the Diamondbacks...
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Mets will open wallet for Free Agents...
In Marty Noble's latest column on Mets.com, he says the Mets will indeed try to fix the mess of 2008 by pursuing free agents and overpaying if necessary...
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Arizona Diamondbacks Looking For Replacement at 2B
The Diamondbacks are looking to fill the hole at second base and have targeted several different players, including the Braves' Kelly Johnson. After putting together two solid seasons, the Braves have received several calls concerning him...
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2009 Arizona Diamondbacks Season Outlook.
The 2008 season ended on a sour note for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks who held a two and a half game lead on the Los Angeles Dodgers fell quickly in the standings and were officially eliminated on September 25th...
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FSD History Flashback: Nov. 4, 2001
On Nov. 4, 2001, one of the most memorable World Series had come to a dramatic ending. It was on this day that the Arizona Diamondbacks hosted the New York Yankees in Game Seven of the 2001 World Series...
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Rumors : Holliday, Manny , Fuentes, Castillo....
Here is what I found in Jon Heyman's latest on Si.com: The Mets according to Heyman are the front runners for Brian Fuentes services. He is looking at 3 years 36 Million dollars....The Cardinals, Indians, Rangers also will be in the bidding...
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Rumor: Mets will look at Orlando Hudson for 2B ??
According to Joey DeMayo of Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest. The Mets will make a push for 2B Orlando Hudson and look to put Daniel Murphy in LF (even though he is playing some 2B in the AFL)...
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Detroit Tigers to Pursue Juan Cruz?
According to one AL executive, the Tigers plan to pursue free agent reliever Juan Cruz, hoping he can take over in a late-inning relief role. Cruz was 4-0 with a 2...
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Tigers to Pursue Cruz?
According to one AL executive, the Tigers plan to pursue free agent reliever Juan Cruz, hoping he can take over in a late inning relief role. Cruz was 4-0 with a 2...
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So far , No real takers for Castillo !
Joel Sherman of the NY Post gives his take on how the Mets are looking to explore a trade for Luis Castillo and there are no real takers for the second basemen...
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Options For Randy Johnson?
According to the Arizona Republic, the Diamondbacks have some interest in bringing back Randy Johnson, but only if he is willing to take a serious pay cut. Johnson is eleven wins short of 300 and wants to play somewhere...
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The 5 Games That Truly Defined Our Season
I promised that I would get to this list. I don't particularly feel any tingle of excitement to relive the 5 worst performances exhibited by the Rockies this season, but hey, I need something ...
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What to do with Daniel Murphy?
Oh, Danny Boy. Daniel Murphy was one of the few bright spots for the Mets this past season. The kid plays hard-nosed baseball, shows patience at the plate and proved himself to be a serious student of the game...
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Winter Targets: Middle Infield
Although it's probably a little early to start speculating, being that the Division Series' have just finished, however I don't see a whole lot changing between now and the time players are eligible to sign...
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Not Again!
The Mets season once again ended in a blink of the eye. Once again, on the final day of the season the Mets were unable to win just one game and get themselves into the playoffs. But we learned a lesson this year...
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Byrnes for Castillo?
The Diamondbacks are very interested in bringing back Adam Dunn, but will not have room for him unless they trade either Eric Byrnes, Connor Jackson, or Justin Upton. It appears that Eric Byrnes will be the most likely to be traded. He only played in 52 g
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Some Thoughts......about the core of this team..
I am listening to Evan Roberts and Joe Benigno and they had some good thoughts about the new York Mets. They made some very good suggestions on to what Omar should do to break up the core of this team. They said that the Mets should not bring back Carlos
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Out Of Our Misery: The 2008 Dbacks
A tragedy for the ages, the story of how Josh Byrnes' ego allowed him to sell off the future of a successful Diamondback franchise in the hopes of competing with the Dodgers. What went wrong and who to blame, inside.
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Interview with Brandon Webb
Last year, I sent an email over to the agents of Brandon Webb hoping to do an interview with him. The end of the season and some of his offseason plans got in the way of an interview, but his agents assured me we would get something done. The season got u
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Hermida to Royals, Indians, or Diamondbacks?
Coming into this offseason, the Marlins have eighteen arbitration eligible players. It is very unlikely that the Marlins will sign all of them, but picking who to trade will be the tough part. While the Marlins have been competitive, they don't want to tr
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Cardinals-Diamondbacks: Live Blog From Busch Stadium Night Two
Ben Weixlmann gives his live blog for the second straight night from Busch Stadium. The Cardinals won 7-4, getting 3 RBIs from Ryan Ludwick.
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National League Cy Young race narrowed to Big Three
There are three candidates remaining for the National League Cy Young award, but who will come out on top? Sayre Bedinger tosses in his two cents.
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Cardinals-Diamondbacks: Live Blog from Busch Stadium
Ben Weixlmann gives blogs live from the Busch Stadium press box. The Cardinals lost 4-2 and are out of the playoffs once again.









