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The following is an interview I did with a member here at SJ, The Batters Out. He is a writer who has a book by the same name. He told me a little about the book and his future plans with this book and others. Enjoy. Tell us a little about your book, The Batters [...]

The baseball season is amazing at its quarter point and it’s time to hand out some awards. Let’s start at looking who has been the MVP of the American and National League.

American League
Candidates: Adam Jones, [...]

Kerry Wood retired from MLB today. He ended his career with the same team he begun with, the Chicago Cubs. He also had some time with the Cleveland Indians and New York Yankees. Wood set a single game strikeouts record, had some big postseason moments in 2003, suffered major injuries due to aggravating motions in [...]

Welcome out two new SUPERMODS, Daabotownsox and Matt. Figured a Pats and a Packers fan would be better than anymore Cowboys or Giants fans on staff LOL Be patient with them as they learn the ropes….and thanks for volunteering to help make SJ better. We are always looking for help if you are interested. Some [...]

The Texas Rangers have arguably the best batting lineup in all of baseball. With the word “arguably” in that statement, it can’t be argued by any respectable baseball mind. Former Rangers pitcher C.J. Wilson played against his old team for the first time over the weekend and had some kind words to say about his [...]

Many child and sports psychologists claim that we are facing a crisis in youth athletics. It’s hard to disagree when you read stories of coaches fighting at youth game; a parent being accused of beating another parent to death after a hockey practice; an over involved parent who makes his child run home behind the car because he didn’t perform well in a game. Two years ago in our Little League [...]

After a week that has seen a perfect game and Albert Pujols’ first home run of the season, we enter into week six with three types of recommendations; a couple of starting pitchers that have re-invented themselves, a new one that is off to an amazing start, a probable new closer on the horizon, and a true baseball icon. [...]

It’s finally here; the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels this weekend at the Ballpark in Arlington for a three-game series that’s sold out. The best part is the first game on Friday, in which Rangers rookie phenom Yu Darvish will take the mound to face the man he replaced in Texas – new [...]

The Boston Red Sox are struggling this season and if things continue on this path, they may be in a situation where they have to shed salary as the season goes on. One of those trade chips could be long-time third baseman Kevin Youkilis.

Will Youkilis injured, prospected Will Middlebrooks [...]

Just a mere seven months ago, the Milwaukee Brewers were the 2011 National League Central Champions and a serious contender for a trip to the World Series. Now, twenty seven games into the 2012 regular season and the Brewers (12-15 record) couldn’t look any further from that team who broke numerous franchise records and captured [...]