Category Archives: AL

Thoughts fit for a Prince

By David Wilson Well we’ve been meaning to get back to this for a while, but we’ve needed the right moment to get back into it. The conclusion of the Prince Fielder saga affected so many teams, including several teams … Continue reading

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Now what?

By David Wilson Twelve hours after the most exciting night of regular season baseball in recent memory, the Red Sox and Braves feel like two college kids with bad hangovers asking “what happened?” More important than what happened, is what … Continue reading

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Oh, what a night

By David Wilson Well that was exciting now wasn’t it? In the span of less than half an hour, the Mets now own just the third and fourth biggest September collapses in MLB history. The scoreboard watching Red Sox twice … Continue reading

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Is Cliff Lee the greatest postseason pitcher ever?

By Brian Kubasik While this may seem like an outlandish statement to some, Cliff Lee is showing not only that is he the most clutch pitcher in baseball today, but he may be the best post season pitcher ever. His … Continue reading

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What the Buck is going on?

By Brian Kubasik If I gave you three guesses for who the hottest team in the American league is you would probably guess either the Yankees, Red Sox or Rays. However it’s another team in the American League’s Eastern division … Continue reading

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A busy day in Birdland

By Brian Kubasik After doing nothing of note since incompetent manager Dave Trembley was fired, the Orioles finally did something to pay attention to yesterday. First, they made the hire of new manager Buck Showalter official after taking just long … Continue reading

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NFN’s MLB Midseason Awards

By David Wilson Though the All-Star break may not be the exact midway point of the season, it’s pretty close and, with a dearth of sports news this week, we need to fill space. So here they are, our midseason … Continue reading

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NFN’s MLB All-Star Ballot

By David Wilson MLB All-Star voting is about to close, so it’s time to put in my last second ballot. Just for kicks, I also included my top starting pitcher and relief pitcher from each league. One last note, the … Continue reading

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In wake of an imperfect call, Joyce has been perfect

By David Wilson Jim Joyce could have been a jerk about this. He could have defended his call. He could have said Armando Galarraga bobbled the ball. He could have made it into a debatable call. But he didn’t. He … Continue reading

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MLB power rankings

1) Tampa Bay Rays 2) Philadelphia Phillies 3) New York Yankees 4) Minnesota Twins 5) San Diego Padres 6) St. Louis Giants 7) Detroit Tigers 8.) Cincinnati Reds 9) Toronto Blue Jays 10) Los Angeles Dodgers 11) St. Louis Cardinals … Continue reading

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