Randy Johnson, the dominant lefthander who scared hitters and low-flying doves alike, announced his retirement from baseball after 22 seasons. Johnson finished his career with the San Francisco Giants, the team with which he achieved his 300th career victory on June 4, 2009. Ironically, his 300th win came against the Washington Nationals, who used to play in Montreal, which was the team...
Read MoreAndre Dawson finally received the call he’s been waiting nine years for. However, he won’t be celebrating by going to Disneyworld. Instead, he’ll be going to Cooperstown as the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In one of the closest votes in Hall of Fame history, Dawson was named on 77.9% of the 539 ballots cast by the members of the Baseball Writers’...
Read MoreI have to be honest, I didn’t think GM Omar Minaya had it in him to land Jason Bay. I was ready to chalk up the 2010 season to rebuilding and maybe finishing in fourth place, but Minaya’s pursuit and subsequent landing of Bay to play left field for the Mets and possibly bat cleanup has changed my outlook of this team. Not entirely, of course, but this is a solid move that injects a huge dose...
Read MoreI fear the Fish . As currently constituted the the Marlins are a very good ball club. They finished 87-75 in 2009 and have the potential to do better in 2010. This is quite a feat considering they have the lowest payroll team in all of baseball. Last year they started the season at $36M. They have a great lineup with solid top of the rotation starting pitching. Their main weakness is relief...
Read MoreWhen Jason Bay runs out to play left field for the Mets on Opening Day in April, he will be doing so with a #44 on his back. It is the same number he wore during his season and a half in Boston. Here’s a brief history for you on his uniform number choices. Before being traded to the Red Sox in 2008, Bay wore #38 during his tenure with the Pittsburgh Pirates. He changed from #38 to #44...
Read MoreThe dominoes are all starting to fall now… Jon Heyman of SI.com,is now reporting that free agent outfielder, Matt Holliday has agreed to a seven-year, $120 million contract with the St. Louis Cardinals. The deal includes a full no trade clause as most Scott Boras contracts do. Holliday batted .353 with 13 home runs and 55 RBIs in 63 games with the Cardinals after being acquired in a July...
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