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  1. Manny Ramirez on the Move...to Philly?

    After all the controversy that has surrounded Manny Ramirez this year, it seems as if the Boston Red Sox are finally ready to get rid of the distraction...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 4 months ago 10 comments

  2. MVP Award Voting--A Look at the Early Candidates

    As the trade deadline approaches and will soon pass, the next hot topic in Major League Baseball approaches. Very shortly, we will begin to take a closer look at the stats and standings to determine who will be crowned Most Valuable Player of each league

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 4 months ago 1 comments

  3. And This Year's Undeserving All-Star Is...

    There's at least one issue that arises with it every year. You're the manager of the American League team in this year's All-Star game. It's that time to select which pitchers will go to New York and represent the American League...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 6 months ago 0 comments

  4. $15,432 per Strikeout: MVP Worthy?

    A few months back the Philadelphia Phillies went to arbitration with Ryan Howard. The Phillies wanted to pay Howard $7 million dollars this season with Howard arguing for $10 million...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 6 months ago 1 comments

  5. Hundred Wins: Which Teams Have a Shot in '08?

    Every now and then we'll see a team that will finish with a 100-win season. We saw the Cardinals in 2005, the Cardinals and Yankees in 2004, and we'll even see a team with 100 losses, or 105 like the D'Backs in 2004...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 6 months ago 0 comments

  6. Players Association Launches Investigation Into Free Agency

    The MLB Players Association announced that they have opened an investigation into the free agent market. They are attempting to find out why older players like Barry Bonds and Kenny Lofton still remain unsigned...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 7 months ago 4 comments

  7. Who's on First? The Surprises of the First Month of Baseball

    Thousands of writers, pundits, and idiots on the street put forth their predictions for the Major League Baseball season before each season starts. Some are right, most are wrong. Nobody, however, can fully predict everything that will happen...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 7 months ago 14 comments

  8. Baseball Formalizes New, Strong Drug Policy

    Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association agreed on Friday to enhance the current drug policy, enacting all the recommendations of Sen. George Mitchell in the Mitchell Report. This new program, dubbed by Mitchell as "the best in U...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 7 months ago 0 comments

  9. Detroit Tigers 0-5: OK, What's Your Point?

    In the history of Major League Baseball only two teams have started off the season 0-5 and still been able to make the playoffs, though neither team won the World Series. Putting it bluntly, after this year that statistic will include a third team...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 8 months ago 1 comments

  10. The Instant Replay: Is It Really Needed in Baseball?

    Let's go back to high school. You're sitting in a room with fifty other kids and you're taking the SAT.Which does not belong? Football, Basketball, Hockey, Tennis, Rugby, Cricket, ...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 8 months ago 1 comments

  11. From the MLB to the NBA: Major League Salary Problems

    The Dallas Mavericks have the highest payroll in the NBA at $105 million. The lowest payroll belongs to the Charlotte Bobcats at about $53 million. That is a $52 million dollar difference...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 8 months ago 5 comments

  12. Mets to Win NL East? Think Again.

    ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Las Vegas Odds. You name the preseason prediction, you have the New York Mets winning the NL East...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 8 months ago 8 comments

  13. MLB Paradox: Attendance Up, Popularity Down

    Major League Baseball often prides itself on its increasing attendance record year after year. But MLB's main mistake is that they see increasing attendance as increasing popularity, which is not the case at all...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 10 months ago 10 comments

  14. Baseball's Drug Problem: Has the Mitchell Report Helped or Hurt MLB?

    "Report to the Commissioner of Baseball of an Independent Investigation into the Illegal Use of Steroids and Other Performance Enhancing Substances by Players in Major League Baseball...

    Written by Brandon Mitchell about 10 months ago 2 comments