Now in its 85th year the Midsummer Classic is appearing at the Cincinnati Reds ballpark Great American Ball Park. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some of it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 34 players for each league. Continue reading
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National League West
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1. Los Angeles Dodgers
The cash cow now has a plan in place with Andrew Friedman in charge.
2. San Francisco Giants
Losing Pablo Sandoval hurts them no matter how they try to spin it, but their pitching is still their strength.
3. San Diego Padres
A wild offseason should bring more buzz among the fan base, but questions still remain about it all coming together so quickly.
4. Colorado Rockies
Will they or won’t they trade Troy Tulowitzki and/or Carlos Gonzalez while they still have value?
5. Arizona Diamondbacks
A brand new front office has begun to put their mark on this limping franchise. Continue reading
10 Questions Heading Into Spring Training
StandardHalloween came and went. We stuffed our faces during Thanksgiving and celebrated the season at Christmas. We rang in the New Year and let Valentines go to the wayside. Pretty soon the unofficial holiday of Opening Day will be upon us and there are always a ton of questions as to what the new baseball season will bring us. I only have ten, but they are the ten most important and burning questions going into Spring Training. Continue reading
Winter Meetings Frenzy
StandardTo say that this years Winter Meetings was a frenzy kind of puts it lightly. I haven’t seen so much activity happen in such a short period of time. The annual July 31 trade deadline wishes it saw this much action. Continue reading
2014 MLB All-Star Teams
StandardNow in its 85th year the Midsummer Classic is appearing at the Minnesota Twins new ballpark Target Field. Now every year there is always a lot of discussion and some it a little dated about how the teams are put together. No system will ever be perfect. Fans don’t always get it right and managers won’t either. The fact that the players are able to vote for participants was a great choice and they know who is deserving. Regardless of who should or shouldn’t be in the game lets just accept that the best players will always be involved one way or another. Here are my all-stars keeping with the rules that every team be represented and a total of 34 players for each league. Continue reading



