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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 [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies captured their third straight National League East division crown in 2009, only the second time in franchise history that this has happened, and advanced to their second consecutive World Series after eliminating the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League playoffs. The Phillies captured only their second World Series [...]

Baseball’s 2006 first-year amateur draft didn’t present many surprises to baseball critics or hardcore fans but that’s not to say that every draft comes without surprises.  As described in the New York Times bestseller, Moneyball, collegiate players have a more promising career than players coming out of high school.
“College players are a better investment than [...]

Baseball has seen its fair share of renovations and realignments over the past three decades, but one of the most significant changes in the history of the game came in 1995 when commissioner Bud Selig put a whole new spin on the way the league would operate. 1995 saw the creation of a new division [...]

Yet again, the umpires across Major League Baseball have added fuel to the instant replay fire across the country during these 2009 playoffs. The crews who worked all four League Division Series and the two League Championship Series have missed call after call at first, second, third and at home when it comes to balls [...]

The Philadelphia Phillies are on the verge of history with their 5-4 come from behind win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night in South Philadelphia. With the win, the Phillies have a commanding 3-1 series lead in the NLCS, and are only one win from their second consecutive National League Pennant in an [...]

We have finally hit the month of October, which means the playoffs have finally arrived, and three of four teams have already reached the League Championship Series (Dodgers, Angels, Yankees). Every off-season brings important decisions from front office personnel, on-field staff members, and players alike. One of the hardest decisions for some players to make [...]

The Chicago Cubs, baseball’s lovable losers, have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The franchise is owned by the Tribune Co., which owns the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune. This step will aid in the process of selling the club for $845 million transaction. The filing took place in Wilmington, Delaware and the Cubs [...]

It is time to change the way the Major League Baseball draft takes place and how much money unproven draft picks are paid prior to stepping foot onto a professional field.

Only three players drafted in the first round of the June First-Year Player Draft did not sign by the midnight deadline on Monday night.