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Photo: Bees Invade Coors Field
There is finally a buzz surrounding Coors Field and it’s not due to the play on the field. A weird situation occurred today during the Colorado Rockies vs. Arizona Diamondbacks game as bees swarmed around the Rockies dugout. During the 5th inning a massive swarm of bees nestled themselves on a post inside of Coors field after [...]
TweetMLB Fires Ryan Braun Case Arbitrator Shyam Das
News has surfaced that Major League Baseball has fired the arbitrator who handled the highly-controversial Ryan Braun performance-enhancing drug use allegations case. Shyam Das overturned the 50-game suspension levied to Braun by the MLB last February due to perceived failures in the chain of custody among the individuals who handled Braun’s urine sample. Das, baseball’s [...]
TweetColorado Rockies Slugger Carlos Gonzalez Settling into a Groove
Colorado Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez is settling into a groove at the plate and that’s bad new for opposing pitchers. The Silver Slugger had another mediocre start to the season but has started to find his swing in the last six games and it’s coming at a great time for the Rockies. Their starting pitching [...]
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The Wisdom of Jamie Moyer
Jamie Moyer pitched on Sunday, April 29th, and took the loss in his worst outing of the year. Overall, he still has a 3.14 ERA in 2012, which is incredible for a 49-year old who can rarely touches 80-mph with his fastball anymore. If you need further proof of how impressive his performance has been [...]
TweetJason Giambi Flips the Bird
Jason Giambi hit a pinch-hit walk off home run on Wednesday for the Colorado Rockies against the Los Angeles Dodgers. And just seconds after doing so you can see that he extended the middle finger of his left hand up near his nose while looking out towards Scott Elbert. The ball traveled a mere 440 [...]
TweetCleveland Indians’ SP Ubaldo Jimenez Is Damaged Goods
During the off-season, I heard from multiple sources – whether it was friends or actual media personalities – that Cleveland Indians’ starting pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was going to rebound this season. I quietly laughed to myself, knowing that these people were probably wrong. And after watching his start tonight against the Chicago White Sox where [...]
TweetDan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams of Week 4 in Major League Baseball
The real question is Matt Kemp ever going to cool down? Or is Albert Pujols even going to break 20 homeruns this year? What is going on in Major League Baseball? The Rangers continue to win. The Angels continue to lose. The Cardinals don’t need Albert Pujols. And the Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins [...]
TweetDan Canova’s Power Rankings: Top 5 Teams for Week 3 of Major League Baseball
Who has emerged? Actually, it’s more like what has stayed the same. Week 3 of Major League Baseball has dictated many possibilities looking forward into the upcoming weeks. I feel almost as if every time I do one of these posts, I have new things to talk about constantly. But there’s always the same basic [...]
TweetPower Rankings: My Top 5 Teams After 2 Weeks of Major League Baseball
After two weeks of baseball, here’s what I have come up with. So far, I love what the Los Angeles Dodgers are doing as well as the Detroit Tigers and the Texas Rangers. I’ve also learned that the National League is going to be very weak this year. The Philadelphia Phillies are struggling big time, [...]
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