My my my... the AL East just got a bit more fun

Manny and Damon reunited?Someone cue up Maroon 5. It is 2004 all over again.Hey, Gabe Kapler was on the Rays last year. If they bring HIM back they will have all three outfielders who were on the field when the Sox won the World Series in St. Louis.This off season has gotten so strange that the Rays have added more famous players than the Yankees.Actually, even before the Rays decided to bring

Hey Tommy Hunter... no pressure

All you have to do is win today.And oh yeah, get the Rangers to forget the fact that they were 5 outs away from winning the first post season series in the history of the franchise.Oh yeah, if they don't win tomorrow, then they have to go BACK to Florida and face David Price in a do or die game.The direction of the franchise is at stake.So no pressure. Just win.Relax.

Felix Hernandez's win total is reason FOR his Cy Young Candidacy

I've been making the case for Felix Hernandez to win the Cy Young Award for about a month now and I have been alone.Yes he leads the league in a lot of statistics that I don't completely understand...Win Probability Added... Situational Wins... Base Out Wins Saved... Adjusted Pitching Wins... I am still learning how to quantify them. But King Felix leads all of those categories, which is

Man, Price and C. C. sure LOOKED like Cy Young contenders tonight

I've been singing the praises of Felix Hernandez to win the Cy Young Award since August.And Jeff Passan of Yahoo Sports agrees with me.And I know I am not supposed to be seduced by David Price's and C. C. Sabathia's win loss total.But holy cats they looked like a pair of aces tonight.8 innings, no runs 9 strikeouts for Sabathia?8 innings, no runs, 3 hits 2 walks for Price?In a game for first

It's a big series! (Or is it?)

On the surface, the Rays vs. the Yankees looks like a clash of Titans. The two best teams in baseball going head to head... whoever wins tonight will be in first place by themselves with the best record in the bigs.Each team is throwing their Cy Young candidate. Sabathia vs. Price. Each team is coming off of recent losses where their bullpen coughed it up and will be looking to right the

Most 20 game winners in 90 years? It’s possible

In 2006, when 16 wins was good enough to lead the National League, it seemed like the 20 game winner was going the way of the Dodo and the Liberal Republican.But win #20 is making a comeback in 2010... or at least it COULD be.Now, of course, I know the win total isn't the end all and be all of a pitcher's greatness.I've been advocating Felix Hernandez to win the Cy Young Award even though his

ACED

It was a matchup of two Cy Young contenders... and the Red Sox desperate to climb back into the land of relevance.And as I wrote before, tonight was a must win for the Red Sox... and they did.They won with power, Lester shutting them down and Papelbon striking out the side. (Don't tell me you didn't have images of Dan Johnson's 2008 homer off of Papelbon dancing in your head when he came up.)And

Alright Red Sox... you are either in or you are out... right now

They need to win tonight.It is the definition of a must win. Lester on the hill coming off a grotesque outing.Going into Tampa to face David Price and the Rays.If this season is going to amount to anything, they have to win this series.I mean a sweep would be awesome, but 2 out of 3 is essential and our nominal ace is going tonight.A sweep would put the Sox 2 1/2 back, 3 in the loss column of a

EVERYONE wants the NL Cy Young, but NOBODY wants the AL Cy Young

While the National League Cy Young race has been fascinating all year by the number of legit candidates (Roy Halladay, Adam Wainwright, Ubaldo Jimenez, Tim Hudson and with a great September Johan Santana could all win it), the AL race has been kind of lackluster...It's been a rough few day for the AL Front Runners.Last night Jon Lester got bombarded.Tonight David Price was subpar in his game