Oakland Athletics reliever Andrew Bailey and Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan have been named the American League and National League Rookies of the Year for the 2009 season. Bailey is a native of Haddon Heights, New Jersey and was a struggling minor league pitcher as recently as the 2008 season. Coghlan is a native of [...]
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Marlins Tab James with No. 18 Pick in Draft
The Florida Marlins have taken LHP Chad James out of Yukon High School in Oklahoma with the 18th overall selection. The lefty possesses a plus fastball consistently staying in the 93-94 MPH range. Also in the youngster’s arsenal is a curveball with great life, however, James does not have great command of it. Also on [...]
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 [...]
