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Best of the Decade: Outfielders (Part One)

Posted: 3rd January 2010 by Jason Lempert in MLB
It seems hard to believe, but we are already in the year 2010. And with any new decade, it seems only fair to look back at the best of the previous 10 years. So with that, I present my Top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009: Outfielders (for this list, I decided to do the top 30 given the large number of outfielders there are). As with any ranking, ...

Best of the Decade: Third Basemen

Posted: 1st January 2010 by Jason Lempert in MLB
It seems hard to believe, but we are already in the year 2010. And with any new decade, it seems only fair to look back on the best of the previous 10 years. So with that, I present my top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009: Hot Corner time! As with any ranking, there will always be snubs. I welcome any comments suggesting players that may have been left ...

Best of the Decade: Shortstops

Posted: 31st December 2009 by Jason Lempert in MLB
It seems hard to believe, but we are almost to the year 2010. And with any impending new decade, it seems only fair to look back on the best of the previous 10 years. So with that, I present my Top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009: Shortstops. As with any ranking, there will always be snubs. I welcome any comments suggesting players that may have been left off ...

Best of the Decade: Second Basemen

Posted: 31st December 2009 by Jason Lempert in MLB
It seems hard to believe, but we are almost to the year 2010. And with any impending new decade, it seems only fair to look back on the best of the previous 10 years. So with that, I present my Top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009: Second basemen. As with any ranking, there will always be snubs. I welcome any comments suggesting players that may have been left ...

Best of the Decade: First Basemen

Posted: 29th December 2009 by Jason Lempert in MLB
It seems hard to believe, but we are almost to the year 2010. And with any impending new decade, it seems only fair to look back on the best of the previous 10 years. So with that, I present my Top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009: First basemen. As with any ranking, there will always be snubs. I welcome any comments suggesting players that may have been left ...

Best of the Decade: Catchers

Posted: 22nd December 2009 by Jason Lempert in MLB
It seems hard to believe, but we are almost to the year 2010. And with any impending new decade, it seems only fair to look back on the best of the previous 10 years. So with that, I present my Top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009: Catchers As with any ranking, there will always be snubs. I welcome any comments suggesting players that may have been left off ...

Best of the Decade: Relief Pitchers

Posted: 17th December 2009 by Jason Lempert in MLB
It seems hard to believe, but we are almost to the year 2010. And with any impending new decade, it seems only fair to look back on the best of the previous 10 years. So with that, I present my top 10 picks from each position between the years 2000-2009, starting with the 10 best relief pitchers. As with any ranking, there will always be snubs. I welcome any comments suggesting ...

Let’s See That Again: Replay in Major League Baseball

Posted: 27th November 2009 by Jason Lempert in MLB
Fair or foul? Safe or out? Home run or in play? These are some of the critical questions that umpires in Major League Baseball are faced with several times in a game, all season long. Over the past few seasons, much had been made about implementing a video replay review in baseball (similar to the NFL and NHL). In the summer of 2008, the leaders of MLB deemed it acceptable ...

Piecing Together the New York Mets’ Puzzle

Posted: 26th November 2009 by Jason Lempert in MLB
The holiday season is among us, and the Major League Baseball 2010 free agent market is open for business. So it's time to do some shopping! Today's list features the presents that Fred Wilpon, Omar Minaya, and the rest of the New York Mets front office should be trying to give to their fans to unwrap this coming season. The biggest gift Mets fans would like to see under their tree this ...

NHL Penalty Shot: Changes Coming Soon?

Posted: 17th November 2009 by Jason Lempert in NHL
I don't usually write about hockey, but I was watching a game the other night and one of the commentators made a rather interesting point. While on the powerplay, a player on one of the teams (I fail to remember which teams were playing) was tripped up on a breakaway.á A penalty shot was immediately called for. But why notálet the team about to haveáthe penalty shot chooseábetween taking the shot or ...