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The ballot for the 2010 Major League Baseball Hall of Fame was announced on Friday, and 26 players will be waiting on the phone call to join the most elite group in baseball. Edgar Martinez is one of the 15 first-time players on the ballot, and he is certainly a unique case to consider. Since he played the majority of his career as the designated hitter, a role that many voters will look down ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers are rapidly approaching a breaking point within the front office.  Yesterday, I detailed how Frank McCourt's diminishing bank account could have a pulverizing effect on the Dodgers' organization.  Which brings me to Mark Cuban, the possible savior for the future of the club.  Cuban was rumored to be interested in purchasing the Dodgers about two weeks ago,but just one day after the initial report was made about his interest, the Dallas ...

I was foolishly under the impression that things couldn’t get any murkier for the Los Angeles Dodgers front office. Then I came across a startling article in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that claims Dodgers owner Frank McCourt is running out of money. Uh-oh. The piece, written by John Emshwiller, details some very disturbing facts that have emerged from the divorce papers filed between Frank, the team owner, and his soon-to-be ex-wife ...

Joe Mauer won his first career American League MVP in an almost unanimous decision today.á Albert Pujolsùbarring some sort of disgusting error by the BBWAAùwill win his second consecutive National League MVP trophy early tomorrow afternoon.á Both players are phenomenal talents that played at the highest level throughout the season and were clearly the most valuable player in their respective league.á Just take a look at the raw numbers for each player: Pujols: .327/47/135/1.101 ...

If Joe Mauer was a lock for the American League MVP, then Albert Pujols is a lock, deadbolt, and steel reinforced wall to win the National League honors.   Mauer received 27 of 28 first-place votes, nearly taking the award unanimously, and I think Pujols will complete the clean sweep of the senior circuit.  Tomorrow afternoon the voting results will be handed down and there's just no way you can give a ...

The winner of the 2009 American League MVP award will be named on Monday, and Joe Mauer is the front-runner to take home the trophy.á There are a number of players in pursuit of the Golden Boy, including Derek Jeter and Mark Teixeira.á Jeter has certain unmeasurable qualities that have earned him the titleáof Yankee Captain, and Teixeira was the most powerful weapon on the best team in the majors.á But Mauer is ...

We have been subjected to every theoretical trade scenario under the sun since Roy Halladay was rumored to be available via trade last season. There are dozens of hypothetical deals that send an entire farm system worth of players in exchange for Halladay and his contract, which expires after 2010.á National League clubs see Halladay as the key to defeating the New York Yankees in the World Series. American League clubs are of ...