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St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Francisco Giants NLCS Preview
MLB Neither the Giants nor the Cardinals made anything look easy in the NLDS. After losing the first two games at home, the Giants handed the Reds three losses in a row in Cincinnati, the only time the...
30 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Adam Wainwright, Allen Craig, Buster Posey, Carlos Beltran, Daniel Descalso, David Freese, Hunter Pence, Madison Bumgarner, Marco Scutaro, Matt Cain, Matt Holliday, Pablo Sandoval, Pete Kozma, Tim Lincecum, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals

Detroit Tigers vs. New York Yankees ALCS Preview
MLB On Sept. 17, the Tigers lost a make-up game to the White Sox that dropped Detroit three games behind Chicago in the American League Central and not even in the wild card discussion. The Tigers fini...
31 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News, Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia, Curtis Granderson, Derek Jeter, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder, Robinson Cano

Athlon's Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for October 12. • Tigers ace Justin Verlander was dominant in his Game 5 victory over the A’s, and he set a new LDS ...
31 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

25 Ridiculous Old-School Print Ads Featuring Athletes
MLB We look back at some of the awesomely stupid print ads featuring athletes. ...
31 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Golf, Overtime, MLB, NFL

Joe Girardi Replaces Struggling Alex Rodriguez with Pinch Hitter
MLB For two days, Yankees manager Joe Girardi deflected questions about moving third baseman Alex Rodriguez down in the batting order for last night’s Game 3 of the ALDS vs. Baltimore due to A-Rod’...
31 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Jayson Nix, Jim Johnson, Joe Girardi, Raul Ibanez, Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees

10 Worst Contracts in Major League Baseball
MLB Fans love it when their team signs a big-name free agent or locks up a current star, but too many times organizations pay for past accomplishment instead of future production. There are obviously s...
31 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Overtime, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, Carl Crawford, Jayson Werth, Joe Mauer, John Lackey, Mark Teixeira, Ryan Howard, Vernon Wells, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Washington Nationals

Athlon's Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for October 5. • The SEC has two great matchups on Saturday involving four undefeated, top-10 teams. Bleacher Report’...
32 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

10 Players Most Likely to be Named National League MVP

MLB What a fascinating season 2012 proved to be. A Triple Crown, a division champion having spent just one day in first place and 19- and 20-year-olds taking the league by storm. As postseason baseball...
32 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

10 Players Most Likely to be Named American League MVP
MLB What a fascinating season 2012 proved to be. A Triple Crown, a division champion having spent just one day in first place and 19- and 20-year-olds taking the league by storm. As postseason bas...
32 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News

5 Candidates to replace Bobby Valentine as Red Sox Manager
MLB The tumultuous one-year tenure of Bobby Valentine in Boston is over. The Red Sox were awful under the polarizing manager, and the 2012 season was the first time the franchise had lost 90 or more ga...
32 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: MLB, Boston Red Sox

Top 6 Candidates for Baseball's 2012 Manager of the Year

MLB What a fascinating season 2012 proved to be. A Triple Crown, a division champion having spent just one day in first place and 19- and 20-year-olds taking the league by storm. As postseason baseball...
32 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News

6 Players Most Likely to be Named Baseball's 2012 Rookie of the Year
MLB What a fascinating season 2012 proved to be. A Triple Crown, a division champion having spent just one day in first place and 19- and 20-year-olds taking the league by storm. As postseason baseball...
32 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, News

Red Sox Fire Manager Bobby Valentine
MLB Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox have fired manager Bobby Valentine after just one season. Boston finished the 2012 season last in the American League East with a record of 69-9...
32 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, News

Mets' R.A. Dickey to have surgery to repair torn muscle
MLB Miami, FL (Sports Network) - New York Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey revealed after his final start of the season he will undergo surgery to repair a torn abdominal muscle. He received a no decision ...
32 weeks ago by Athlon Sports Tags: MLB, News

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for September 28. • Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times has the story on Washington’s upset of No. 8 Stanford last nigh...
33 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

30 All-Time Greatest Athletes in Movies

MLB While most athletes are content to enjoy the limelight on the field of competitive sports, many have tried to bask in the bright lights of Hollywood. Here are 30 athletes who made their mark in the...
33 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB, Overtime

15 Worst Officiating Moments in Sports History
MLB Monday night's Green Bay-Seattle game featured one of the most controversial endings in sports history. However, the finish of the Packers-Seahawks game isn't the only moment in sports history that...
33 weeks ago by Steven Lassan Tags: College Football, NFL, MLB, Overtime, News

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for September 21. • College football fans were bewildered last night by BYU coach Bronco Mendenhall’s decision to go ...
34 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 17
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Septemb...
34 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

Athlon’s Essential Eleven Links of the Day
MLB This is your daily link roundup of our favorite sports posts on the web for September 14. • Arkansas quarterback Tyler Wilson will not play Saturday versus No. 1 Alabama. • Jay Cutler a...
35 weeks ago by Patrick Snow Tags: College Football, College Basketball, NFL, NBA, MLB, Links

5 Greatest Conspiracy Theories in Sports History
MLB Conspiracy theories are a part of America's culture, covering everything from government cover-ups to suspicious murders. But the world of sports also has its share of conspiracy theories. Here are...
35 weeks ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, NBA, MLB

10 Players Most Likely to Make Baseball's 500,000th Error
MLB According to the greatest baseball research website in the world, Baseball-Reference.com, MLB and its players are approaching the 500,000th recorded error since 1876. Wow, a half-million miscues. ...
35 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Alex Gordon, Asdrubal Cabrera, Elvis Andrus, Pedro Alvarez, Ryan Zimmerman, Starlin Castro

15 Greatest Rookie Pitchers of All-Time
MLB Baseball has been filled with great pitchers who started their careers with average performances and slowly developed over the course of several seasons. But for a select few hurlers, success came ...
35 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Andrew Bailey, Craig Kimbrel, Dwight Gooden, Fernando Valenzuela, Hideo Nomo, Joe Black, Mark Fidrych, Neftali Feliz, Pete Alexander

15 Best Rookie Seasons in Baseball History
MLB The Angels’ Mike Trout continues to chase history as a 21-year-old rookie bidding to become just the third rookie to win AL MVP honors. How does his season stack up against the best rookie season...
35 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB

2012 Major League Baseball Power Rankings: Sept. 10
MLB Each week during the season Athlon Sports looks at the best and worst baseball teams and players in the league. Here's our MLB Power Rankings and Players of the Week for Septemb...
35 weeks ago by Charlie Miller Tags: MLB, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals

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