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One of the greatest beneficiaries of a talented team in MLB history has been Tony La Russa. He is not a good manager. In fact, he may be the most overrated manager in the history of baseball. The Cardinals’ front office has done an outstanding job of getting him the talent he needs to win, and the Cardinals have actually won in spite of him. How hard is it to manage a team that had Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone seems to be happier when the Red Sox do not win the World Series. Everyone, that is, except Red Sox fans. The reason everyone is so happy is because the Red Sox have managed to become one of the most hated teams in the entire country. Their players and fans have an arrogance about them that is not appreciate. While the New York Yankees have a similar arrogance, people seem to dislike the Red Sox even more. The fact that they have virtually unlimited finances to throw at players and coaches does not help their cause either. After all, Read the rest of this entry »

-paragraph-With one of the most dominant pitching performances ever in the course of a season, Justin Verlander captured his first MVP award. With an astonishing 24-5 record, a 2.40 ERA, and an amazing 250 strikeouts in just over 251 innings pitched the American League pitcher also captured a pitching Triple Crown. The 6 foot 5 inch phenomenon ultimately led his team to the American League Championship Series before being ousted by the Texas Rangers.
-paragraph-After such a remarkable season, the question should never by if Verlander should be considered for the MVP award, but rather did he deserve it? It should be a no brainer Read the rest of this entry »

When Nolan Ryan was hired as president of the Rangers in February 2008, few people realized that he had walked into a great situation with the team. Already in place was an up-and-coming GM, Jon Daniels, who had begun the process of rebuilding the team through the minor league system.

Seven months earlier Daniels traded the Rangers’ best player, Mark Teixeira, to the Atlanta Braves for 5 players. Two of those players, Elvis Andrus and Neftai Feliz, have become All-Stars–with Feliz also winning the Rookie of the Year Read the rest of this entry »

While the New York Yankees are the most successful franchise in Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals place a close second. The Cardinals have been known to win championships with odds stacked against them during their existence in baseball. The most obvious and recent example of the underdog Cardinals shocking the world was in the 2011 World Series. Fans dubbed the team the “never quit Cards,” and the team pulled off one upset victory after another to Read the rest of this entry »