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2012 MLB Power Rankings: Week 2

Now that we’re gaining some steam with the MLB season underway, we’re starting to see what teams are for real and what teams aren’t. As I’ll bring you every weekend, here’s my MLB Power Rankings for Week 2. We’re a little pressed for time so no explanations. Put a comment in the section below if you have[...]

The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t have much going on this offseason in terms of signing any high priced free agents, however that might change next offseason when they will most likely have a new ownership team in place. According to Bill Shaikin of the Los Angeles Times, there are at least eight potential buyers still in the game for the Dodgers. [...]

Sorry I didn’t get to this yesterday, but last night was a rough one. I was watching the PAC 12 Championship Game at an University of Oregon bar in NYC.

Since I have readers across the country, let me ask you something: what is in the water at the University of Oregon? Every girl that goes or went there is extremely attractive. It’s ridiculous.

If you are a male in high school, let me [...]

Clayton Kershaw and the Giants have a chicken-and-the-egg thing going. Kershaw is making a strong case for the Cy Young this year. The Giants are making a strong case to be one of the league’s weakest offenses in years, if not decades. Kershaw has made almost 20 percent of his starts this season against the [...]

As first reported by ESPN.com, the Washington Nationals will name Davey Johnson as manager. John McLaren, who took over on an interim basis, will move into a roll in the front office. Johnson is expected to manage his first game on Monday.

Johnson has managed the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, [...]

With pitchers and catchers reporting to Spring Training camps next week, it’s time for one of our favorite things in all the world: Season Previews. Four years ago, they began as a semi-serious analysis and ended up as half-assed haiku. We’re just gonna go with what we know. Moving right along with our preview of the National League West, here are the Los Angeles Dodgers.[...]

For the past week, the Chicago White Sox made no secret that they wanted Manny Ramirez to be their DH for the remainder of the season.
After some waiver formalities and some back and forth, yesterday they finally made it happen.
The White Sox acquired Ramirez yesterday on a straight waiver claim from [...]

The deadline for signing 2010 draft choices has passed. Most first round picks have signed, including the hyped number one selection Bryce Harper. It is reported Harper has agreed upon a contract worth $9.9 million over five years. Although his .443 average, 31 home runs, and 98 RBI’s for the College of Southern Nevada is nothing to frown upon, the Dodgers’ newly signed Zach Lee could end up being the best signing of this draft.

Lee, a starting pitcher out of McKinney High School in Texas, was considered a top pitching prospect in the draft.
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Adam Wainwright pitched six solid innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday for a 2-0 St. Louis Cardinals victory to improve to an incredible 10-0 with a 1.31 ERA at home.

The All -Star right-hander, who is 14-5 on the year with a 2.02 ERA, has allowed just one earned run over his last 29.1 innings pitched.

Tommy John spent 26 years pitching in the major leagues. During that span, he won 288 games, struck out 2,245 batters, and finished with a career ERA of 3.34. Despite spending time with both the Dodgers and Yankees during the height of their baseball power, John was never a champion, losing to each of those clubs in the World Series. And though he fell just 12 victories short of 300, and is ranked seventh all time in victories for left-handed hurlers, he is not in Cooperstown.

Fans are often driven by the comeback, watching teams and players battle back into contention after appearing down and out. [...]