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Chicago White Sox Trades Turn Out Half Right

Posted: 1st October 2009 by Bill Mckillop in MLB
Kenny Williams the General Manager of the Chicago White Sox made two key deals this year, one for Jake Peavy and the other for Alex Rios. These deals were going to give the White Sox an added boost for the playoff stretch and for years down the road. The Peavy and Rios deal both have seemed to have itsátroubles as far as helping the White Sox make the postseason. Peavy ...

Baltimore Orioles as Bad as the Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Bill Mckillop in MLB
The Pittsburgh Pirates who have had their 17th consecutive losing season this year has been labeled the worst franchise in all of sports not just Baseball. I think all this abuse the Pirates get may be deserved cause they are not a good team but they are not the only ones. The Baltimore Orioles have been just as badáas the Piratesáthis decade. They may not have the 17 year history ...

MLB Expansion: A Necessary Step

Posted: 30th September 2009 by Bill Mckillop in MLB
The MLB should expand to 32 teams. This will make divisions even (four divisions of four in each league or two divisions of eight). The benefit of an even 32-team leagueáis that when you have Interleague play, you donÆt have to worry about having one NL-only series asáthe rest of the AL and NL faceáoff. Currentlyáin the AL, 14 teams fight for four spots, while 16 NL teams fight for the exact ...

MLB Playoffs: Who Should Be In?

Posted: 28th September 2009 by Bill Mckillop in MLB
With only a handful of MLB playoff games left and the matchups almost set, I want toálook at the teams that should have been in. If the season ended today, the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, and Angels would be in in the American League. (TheáTwins are playing the tigers in a four game seriesáand could win the AL Central in the final week.)á In the National League the Phillies, Cardinals, Dodgers, and ...

Cincinnati Reds September Sorrows

Posted: 23rd September 2009 by Bill Mckillop in MLB
The Cincinnati Reds are having a rough September and its not cause they are in a playing slump. The Reds are currently 12-8 in the month of September and have beaten other teams besides the worse off Pirates.  The slump the Reds are in is an attendance slump, due to the poor play of both the team and their opponents. Reds September Home Games Attendance Tue., Sep. 1 Pittsburgh—10,304Wed., Sep. 2 Pittsburgh—11,541Mon., ...

Angels Have A Playoff Prayer

Posted: 11th September 2009 by Bill Mckillop in MLB
The Los Angeles Angels are currently in 1st place in the AL West and could represent the American League in the World Series. The Angels are not out of the woods yet in the West as the Texas Rangers are playing well and still making a charge. The Angels are in good position to make the playoffs as a division winner or wild card with the regular season getting shorter everyday. The Rangers are trailing the ...

MLB Sleepers of the Draft All-Star Team

Posted: 10th September 2009 by Bill Mckillop in MLB
Here is my 25 man roster for the 2009 MLB Sleepers of the draft All Star Team. To be considered a sleeper of the draft All Star you can not be drafted in the first round. This eliminates some famous stars like Alex Rodriguez, Josh Beckett, and Joe Mauer. This also excludes amateur free agent signings and international free agents like Ichiro, Mariano Rivera, and Johan Santana.  I am open to more suggestions ...