
MLB Power Rankings – June 2 Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On June 2 2014 06:23 AM
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Happy June! We are now just about a third of the way through the season, and baseball is heating up right along with the weather. Unless you're one of the record number of pitchers sitting ...
MLB Power Rankings – May 19th Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On May 19 2014 04:58 AM
RISERS AND FALLERS: This past weekend's series between the Red Sox and Tigers saw a clash of two teams headed in opposite directions. Photo courtesy Michael Dwyer
Sadly, I don't have any special title for today's edition of the Power ...
Movie Lineup: The Top 9 Baseball Movies (So Far)
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On May 8 2014 02:38 PM
Million Dollar Arm, starring Jon Hamm, opens in theaters tonight, giving us what seems to be a new annual tradition of a baseball blockbuster every year. Last year we had 42. The year before that? Trouble With The Cover. The ...
MLB Power Rankings: Cinco De Mayo Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On May 5 2014 05:21 AM
ON THE PROWL: Victor Martinez and the Tigers, usually under-achievers in the early months, are hunting mercilessly and increasing their division lead. Photo courtesy Rick Osentoski-USA Today Sports
¡Hola! And welcome to this here second version of this season's MLB ...
MLB Power Rankings: Patriots’ Day Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On April 21 2014 04:41 AM
COMING OUT SWINGING: The Brewers are throwing everything they've got at their opponents, fists included, to start off 2014. Photo courtesy Gene J. Puskar/AP
This may say Patriots' Day Edition, but it is also obviously our first edition of baseball ...
Yankees Win Tanaka Lottery
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On January 22 2014 08:30 AM
MASA-HERO: Tanaka, seen here celebrating his record-breaking 21st-consecutive victory in Japanese professional baseball, might just be what the doctor ordered for the aging and injured Yankees. Photo courtesy AP
Masahiro Tanaka, the greatest thing to come out of Japan since ...
MLB Power Rankings – End Of Regular Season Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On October 1 2013 03:28 AM
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Alas, my friends, we have come to the conclusion of 2013's regular season. It was a fun ride, with all the usual ups and downs, twists and turns. Hell, we even got an extra day ...
MLB Power Rankings – 9/16
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On September 16 2013 12:41 AM
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There are two weeks left in the regular season. 14 days. 14 days and 15 teams still vying for a playoff spot. Okay, technically the Angels and Diamondbacks haven't been eliminated yet either, but, ...
MLB Power Rankings – September Call-Up Edition
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On September 2 2013 03:10 AM
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Happy Labor Day, baseball fans! The start of September is a holiday for us especially because the game changes. Rosters go from 25 men to 40 and games go from approximately 3 hours to seemingly longer ...
Where Does Baseball Lose Its Innocence?
In MLB | By Bryan Lienesch | On August 26 2013 12:22 AM
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Giancarlo Cortez stood in the batter's box looking for his pitch. As Kazuki Ishida unloaded from the pitcher's mound, Cortez could probably see the ball was going to be inside. But by the time he saw ...