The Colorado Rockies have fired longtime manager Clint Hurdle and replaced him with bench coach Jim Tracy. The team will make a formal announcement later today. Hurdle became the manager of the Rockies in 2002 and led them to a National League pennant in 2007 before being swept in four games in the World Series [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Me? Pitch?
Five Major League Baseball players have asked their manager this question during the 2009 season and that number will surely increase as the season wears on into the summer months. Blowouts are common in the Majors each year and when some of those blowouts, also known as laughers, get really out of control managers will [...]
Manny Joins A-Rod and the Rocket
Manny Ramirez has joined the ranks of Alex Rodriguez, Roger Clemens, and plenty other players that have played in the league and used steroids at one time or another. Steroids became popular in baseball beginning in the 1980s when Jose Canseco introduced the drugs to his teammates in Oakland. His most notable teammate in Oakland; [...]
Baseball: From the Dead Ball Era to the Steroid Era
Baseball has seen many different eras pass through its history. Two of those eras were the Dead Ball Era and the Steroid Era. Two completely different eras with completely different results. Here we will examine the lasting effects of the Dead Ball Era and the Steroid Era. This article is part one of a two [...]
BREAKING NEWS: MELVIN FIRED AS DBACKS SKIPPER
The Arizona Diamondbacks have fired manager Bob Melvin after beginning the season 8.5 games behind the Dodgers in the NL West. The team also fired hitting coach Rick Schu after the team began the season with a .225 team batting average; which is worst in the league. Pitching coach Bryan Price resigned from the staff. [...]
BREAKING NEWS: MANNY TESTS POSITIVE FOR PEDs
Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and has been suspended 50 games for violating the league’s drug policy. Ramirez said in a statement that he is sorry for the suspension but will not appeal, meaning that it will begin immediately. Ramirez [...]
April is Outta Here!!!
The month of April in the 2009 baseball season is finally behind us! It was chock full of cycles, homeruns, near no-hitters, near perfect games, a ton of web gems, two tragic deaths and an incredible amount of surprises from individual players and teams in general. The media frenzy surrounding the injured Alex Rodriguez carried [...]
