There are few times in life when you are genuinely at a loss for words. This is one of them. After witnessing just the second no-hitter in playoff history (Don Larsen, Game 5 of the 1956 World Series) the only thought […]
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2010 NLDS Preview
October is in the air and that means the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason is set to get underway. Before the teams take the field to begin the race to 11, we here at The Five wanted to take a […]
2010 ALDS Preview
October is in the air and that means the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason is set to get underway. Before the teams take the field to begin the race to 11, we here at The Five wanted to take a […]
Finding Success in the MLB: A quick, easy solution
Robert Lowrey // Special Contributor Do you suffer from Post-All Star Game Depression? Do you get frequent lapses of memory about the last time your team made the playoffs? Do you experience brain cramps trying to recall every random player […]
Tampa Bay wins, brings series even
Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—B.J. Upton and the Tampa Bay Rays won a game of home run derby with a shallow fly ball. Pinch-runner Fernando Perez dashed home on Upton’s sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and […]
No way Jose: Canseco detained by immigration authorities
The AP is reporting: SAN DIEGO (AP)—Jose Canseco was held for nearly 10 hours by immigration authorities after agents said they stopped the former baseball star as he attempted to bring a fertility drug from Mexico, his lawyer said Friday. […]
Cubs pick up Lou Pinella option through 2010
The AP is reporting: Manager Lou Piniella plans to stick with the Chicago Cubs for a while. The Cubs picked up their $4 million option on Piniella’s contract for 2010 on Tuesday, a day before the NL Central champions open […]
Brew Crew heads to post season
The AP is reporting: Thanks to CC Sabathia and Ryan Braun, it suddenly didn’t matter that the Milwaukee Brewers spent much of the past month squandering a shot at their first playoff appearance since 1982. Sabathia delivered a dominant four-hit […]
2008 MLB All Star Game – How The Roster Should Be
My 2008 All-Star Team I took a lot of time composing the list, and I did not just look at stats, but I did take that into account. With that said, my all-star list will have major differences than many […]
Randolph gets pink slip
The AP is reporting: Willie Randolph figured the New York Mets would fire someone. He just didn’t think general manager Omar Minaya would pick him. “I thought he was talking about whacking a couple of my coaches,” the ex-manager told […]