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Player Spotlight on Bryan LaHair

May 16th 2012
Player Spotlight on Bryan LaHair

Have you never heard of Bryan LaHair? You’re not alone. The Chicago Cubs First Baseman has literally come from out of nowhere to sit as 2012’s third-best hitter in baseball behind well-known sluggers Josh Hamilton and Matt Kemp. Can he keep it up?

MLB Power Rankings - Week Six

May 15th 2012
MLB Power Rankings - Week Six

Will Matt Kemp’s trip to the DL de-rail the D-train down in LA? Only time will tell, but for now, the Top Five of my MLB Power Rankings remains unchanged from last week, as the best teams in baseball prove they are still the best teams in baseball…

Player Spotlight on Brandon Inge

May 11th 2012
Player Spotlight on Brandon Inge

Two grand slams in 3 days? Time to take a quick peek at Tigers castoff and Oakland A’s 3rd sacker Brandon Inge…

MLB Power Rankings - Week Five

May 7th 2012
MLB Power Rankings - Week Five

Intertia, perhaps more than anything, is keeping the Dodgers and Rangers on top of the Rankings. Will the arrival of wunderkind Bryce Harper push the Nats into the top spot?

Player Spotlight on Albert Pujols

May 3rd 2012
Player Spotlight on Albert Pujols

Albert Pujols is stinking up all of baseball. Normally-foul-smelling Los Angeles is extra stinky this season, and baseball’s second-ever Quarter Billion Dollar Man is to blame…

MLB Power Rankings - Week Four

May 1st 2012
MLB Power Rankings - Week Four

Sparky Anderson is shaking his head from beyond the grave this week. And Tigers Pitchers Not Named Verlander are sinking the USS Striped Cats…

MLB Power Rankings - Week Three

April 23rd 2012
MLB Power Rankings - Week Three

The Los Angeles Dodgers— and I can scarcely believe I’m typing these words— are absolutely murdering the opposition in this young season. We’re about 10% through the MLB year for most teams. Where do they all stack up?

MLB Power Rankings - Week Two

April 17th 2012
MLB Power Rankings - Week Two

The Tigers hold on to the top spot but barely, and where did this Dodgers team come from? Follow along, I’m ranking all 30 teams on their season so far..…

What The Hell is Wrong with Tim Lincecum?

April 12th 2012
What The Hell is Wrong with Tim Lincecum?

Two starts, no wins. He leads all of MLB in Earned Runs Allowed in this early season. The strikeouts are still there, but do the Giants Faithful need to start worrying about The Freak?

MLB Power Rankings - Week One

April 9th 2012
MLB Power Rankings - Week One

The Detroit Tigers, after a weekend sweep and a 3-0 start, top my very first Power Rankings of the 2012 MLB season…

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