Monthly Archives: October 2011

Major League Baseball: Each Team’s Best Defensive Player of All Time

Home run hitters and dominant pitchers have long been seen as essential to a team’s success. While that may be true in part, it leaves out one of the most important aspects in the game of baseball; defense. Without a quality defense to make the plays behind a pitcher, the team will ultimately fail. A [...]

Baseball eyes new $1 billion TV contract in off-season

(Reuters) - The Major League Baseball season just ended, but the league is already weighing plans for a new television contract potentially worth more than $1 billion.

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Ricky Adams, a first-round draft pick of the Houston Astros in 1977 and a member of the Angels’ 1982 Western Division championship club, passed away Friday in Rancho Cucamonga, CA following a lengthy bout with cancer. He was 52.

La Russa helped change how game is played

(Reuters) - As one of Major League Baseball’s (MLB) most successful managers, Tony La Russa always had a reason to step out of the dugout to make a move.

Major League Baseball Team with the Best World Series Winning Percentage: Fan’s Take

Everybody knows that the New York Yankees lead the American League and all of baseball in World Series appearances and World Series wins. The St. Louis Cardinals already had the most World Series wins of any National League team but their appearance in the 2011 World Series tied…

St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa retires from Major League Baseball

On the heels of the St. Louis Cardinals 2011 World Series Championship, manager Tony La Russa has announced his retirement from baseball.

Baseball eyes new $1B TV contract

The Major League Baseball season just ended, but the league is already weighing plans for a new television contract potentially worth more than $1 billion.

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Baseball eyes new $1B TV contract in off-season

The Major League Baseball season just ended, but the league is already weighing plans for a new television contract potentially worth more than $1 billion.

Nationals opt to keep Johnson on as manager for 2012

(Reuters) - Davey Johnson, who led the Washington Nationals to their best Major League Baseball finish since the franchise moved from Montreal in 2004, will return as manager next season, the team said on Monday.