It’s wasn’t quite the Beatles landing at JFK airport in 1964, but a palpable buzz greeted representatives of the Cincinnati Reds at Polaris Fashion Place Saturday.
As we near the start of spring training and the 2012 regular season, we start to analyze players to see which will perform well, which will perform poorly, which will stay put and which will be traded. We make projections and predictions and try our best to single-handedly determine who will walk away eight-and-a-half months from now with the trophy. We're usually wrong, but we try regardless ...
MLB spring training is fast approaching and that means that the New York Mets will be headed to the Digital Domain Park in Port St. Lucie, Fla. If you are too, you may want to consider giving one of my five favorite restaurants a try.
The Softbank Hawks of Japan's Pacific League have signed former major league pitcher Brad Penny to a one-year contract. Softbank announced the signing of free agent Penny on its website Sunday The 33-year-old right-hander is expected to arrive in Japan on Wednesday. Financial terms of the deal were not released.
Love MLB spring training? Plan on catching a Washington Nationals game at the Space Coast Stadium in Viera, Fla., this year? I know of five, fabulous restaurants all located within a 15-minute or less drive from the ballpark. Here they are: 1.
I love MLB spring training, don't you? It gets me juiced for the rest of the season. If you are going to be catching a game in Lakeland, Fla., this year you may want to check out my five favorite restaurants. All of them are located within 10 minutes or less from Joker Marchant...
MLB notes: Josh Hamilton admits to ‘weak moment’ in alcohol relapse The Associated PRess Published Feb 3, 2012 07:45PM MDT Josh Hamilton shed no tears, used no prepared statement as he apologized and shared few details about his relapse with alcohol. Still, it was clear he was upset by what he had done. The Texas Rangers slugger and recovering drug addict said he had “three or four” drinks ...
MLB commissioner Bud Selig appeared at the Chicago White Sox fan fest Jan. 27 and reiterated his belief that the new baseball playoff system will begin this season. The idea, which Selig says has the full support of baseball teams, would add one wild card team in each league and...
Major League Baseball could be adding a second wild card team to each league as soon as 2012, which will have serious implications for the Red Sox and the rest of baseball's contenders. NESN.com's Didier Morais explains what the two extra wild card teams will mean for baseball, and why it's a good move. With an additional wild card in each league, MLB would then have a one-game playoff in each ...