Baseball

Detroit Tigers fans are justifiably too excited for words about the Tigers' prospects for the 2012 season.

The Tigers added Prince Fielder to an already-strong core comprised of superstars Justin Verlander and Miguel Cabrera. RF Brennan Boesch is back, and will play right field every day. Up and down the lineup are dangerous, powerful hitters like the aforementioned Boesch, as well as SS Jhonny Peralta, C Alex Avila, LF Delmon Young and even 2B Ryan Raburn- hitters who should do well to complement the explosiveness of Cabrera and Fielder.

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Second baseman Brandon Inge has been placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to March 30th. That means he'll be eligible to play on April 14th against the Chicago White Sox in Chicago. 

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But I haven’t wrote in awhile and I’m bored, so I figured why the hell not? Today is that 20% chance the Indians have at winning one out of every five games they play. That means Cliff Lee is on the hill. Tonight he opposes Blue Jays rookie lefthander Brett Cecil. I’m not sure what the Indians record is right now, but I can assure you I’m doing them a service by not mentioning it.

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The los angeles dodgers are about 2 loose 2 consecutive series. Thats pretty strange, the dodgers havent lost 2 straight series in a long time. Maybe we are finally seeing signs that we need ManRam

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There has been speculation that Juan Pierre might be traded to the Seattle Mariners or another major league team before the deadline. Lets me realistic though who wants to pay his contract, the dod

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Who needs ManRam when we got the machine Andre Ethier. Today he hit not only 1 but 3 homeruns. When this guys hits homeruns he tends to hit more than one. He collected 6 RBI's as the dodgers defeated

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As stated at Dodgers.com, Utility Player Doug Mientkiewicz is making a speedy recovery, he was suppose to be back by September but by the looks of it he will be ready by Aug. or late july. He

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Welcome to my blog!! I am exited to be sharing all the news about the Los Angeles Dodgers. 

Hopefully I bring good luck to the team as we bring a championship to the city of angels this october. So get ready and sit tight as i will

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These days, going to a baseball game isn't what it used to be. Seldom will a pitcher throw into the 7th inning; the score is usually 7-6 or 10-9; and your favorite slugger is likely to hit one, if not two balls, out of the park. The game is shamelessly jacked up on HGH, and its obvious. The best hitter (Bonds) and pitcher (Clemens) of our generation used it, and more players are getting busted by the day (A-Rod, Manny). However, most fans don't care. They still go to the ballpark. That's because baseball, and pro sports in general, is merely another form of entertainment.

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Go Dodgers!

Did anyone see the celebration at Dodger stadium last night?  Were they selling tickets or what?  It looked like fun.

They may not be the best team in the league but they seem to be peaking at the right time.  There seems to be a real good vibe with this team.  I'm hopeful that they can have a long run into the playoffs.

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To compete, a baseball team needs pitching and defense. An old adage maybe, but it exists for a reason. A team that continuously gives up runs ends up yanking their starters early in games and taxes their bullpen, lessening their effectiveness over time and thereby compounding the problem over the season. Ironically, trying to keep games close hurts the team in the long run. But with one of the best fielding percentages and team ERA’s in the league, the Toronto Blue Jays are competing.

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Just picture it: it’s the top of the ninth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays are holding a slim 2-1 lead over the New York Yankees. Up to bat is Derek Jeter with Bobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez on deck. Cito Gaston, in order to shut the door on the game and the series gets on the phone and brings in the big gun, Pedro Luis Lazo, winner of two Olympic Gold medals with Cuba and current closer of the Blue Jays. And even if he gives up a run its okay, because leading off the bottom of the ninth for the Jays is Alexei Bell, who hit 30 HR with 100 RBI with Santiago del Cuba last year.

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Wow, wow, and wow. Those are the only three words I have to say after watching the MLB all star game the other night.

To me, that was the best All Star game I have ever seen. There was great pitching, great hitting, and some really good fielding. The game, which was featured in one of the greatest cities in the world, in one of the most historic ball parks, had everything to offer. With guys like Miguel Tejada playing short stop like Derek Jeter, J.D. Drew hitting like Mickey Mantle, and a guy named Nate Mclouth playing center like Willie Mays, this game was nothing short of spectacular. The only thing missing was the babe himself and maybe a slice of some apple pie.

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t involve a football or a basketball, our truly athletic American kids aren't playing it. Baseball is slow. Doesn't grab the interests of kids. The game hasn't evolved. It's bad on TV. There are less fields in the inner city. It's expensive to play with equipment and travel leagues. Although there may be some apparent truth to some or all of these arguments, there are several factors to consider on the contrary.

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I am hoping that this will be the first and last 'first' post that I will ever need to make for a blog - and with saying that I am quite excited. I was first introduced to this blog-community through

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Okay, I know, I've been MIA lately.  Hey, you try raising five kids and keep up with the house, and all of your blogs!  I will try harder to be visible around here.  After all, I have alot to say!  :O)

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I call it "Baseball Heroin," as it's all too easy to sit for hours flipping between games, immobile, helpless to the draw of constant, and constantly changing, baseball.

This year has the added bonus of being able to watch either the home or away feed for a game, so I can tailor my watching to the team I like, or switch between the two to get a different perspective on a game. This somewhat ameliorates some of the problems DirecTV has been having this year with feeds--I'm one of the many, many people who woke up at 3AM on Opening Day in Japan . . . only to find that DirecTV's satellite problems were blacking out the broadcast. A handful of games later on in the season experienced this same problem, but these problems have been by and large small ones.

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Bring back day games for the World Series. Baseball's being lost to other sports, in part because kids don't watch the games (live or in person) the way they could when the games were in the daytime. Sure, ratings are higher at night, but how much does this affect ad revenue, really? And even if it does, sometimes you've gotta sacrifice the present for the future, instead of the other way around.

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Hey, how's it going? I just joined this blog site cause not only have I been a Dodger fan for most of my life, my family has been Dodger fans going back to my grandparents, dating back to the Brooklyn days; that's over 50 years! I'll be in here every so often to share my thoughts about the team. Should be fun. Can you believe it's been 50 years since they moved from Brooklyn?

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Can you believe that spring training is almost here?  Personally, I"m ecstatic, but not just because that means that baseball season is quickly coming.  Nope, I'm excited because this year, we are planning a trip to Arizona to watch a few spring training games!!!  Talk about fun!  We will probably leave the kids at home with my mom, so that we can fully enjoy the experience (without having to plan all kinds of entertaining side trips).  The kids don't really care about baseball until the season actually starts and they get to head to Chavez Ravine.

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Here is where I will write/blog about all things baseball, MLB and sports and keep a running commentary on anything else I feel like!  Probably not for the faint of heart though, cause I will say some things you won't agree with!

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While attending college at the University of Tampa, I noticed the awesome fact that the area is rich in professional sports! The Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are relatively close to each other and easily accessible. The closest NBA was the Orlando Magic, but I got to catch a pre-season game at the Ice Palace one year. I felt really spoiled since I grew up in a place where everything was much more spread out and harder to get tickets for. To make things even better – there was plenty of golf and tennis around. I only wish the USF Bulls were as good as they are now when I was there. I didn’t complain though, I was able to go to the games free since my school didn’t have football. (They did at one time; John Matuszak is a U Tampa alum!)

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