The Philadelphia Phillies and 2006 NL MVP Ryan Howard have agreed on a 3-year deal worth $54 million.
“I’m happy to have this done and to know that I’ll be in Philadelphia for at least another three years,” Howard said. Read the rest of this entry »
The Chicago Cubs have traded outfielder Felix Pie to the Baltimore Orioles for pitchers Garrett Olson and minor leaguer Henry Williamson.
New hall of famers Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice read the Top 10 list on “The Late Show With David Letterman”.
Yep, Madonna’s a whore.
The New York Yankees and pitcher CC Sabathia have reportedly agreed to a 7-year deal worth $161 million, a record contract for a pitcher.
“I’m sure every team in baseball would love to have him. He’s a guy who’s an intimidating factor on the mound,” Yankees captain Derek Jeter said.
December 8th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Baseball, Greg Maddux, Los Angeles Dodgers, MLB, San Diego Padres
The four-time Cy Young winner, Greg Maddux, is expected to officially retire from Major League Baseball today.
Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia has been named the AL Most Valuable Player.
“Last year, when I came to spring training, everybody was talking about a sophomore slump,” Pedroia said.
November 18th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Albert Pujols, Baseball, MLB, St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols has won his 2nd career NL MVP award, receiving 18 of 32 first-place votes.
“I’m pretty happy,” Pujols said. Read the rest of this entry »
Cleveland Indians pitcher Cliff Lee has won the American League Cy Young award receiving 24 of 28 first-place votes and 132 points overall.
“I knew pretty early that it was going to be a special year, I really did,” Lee said.
November 12th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Baseball, MLB, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum
Tim Lincecum is the NL Cy Young becoming just the 2nd player in San Francisco Giants history to win the award.
Linceum received 23 of 32 1st place votes by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.
November 11th, 2008 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Baseball, Chicago Cubs, Evan Longoria, Geovany Soto, MLB, Tampa Bay Rays
The rookie of the year awards have been announced; Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was named American League rookie of the year and Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto was named the National League rookie of the year.
“I had a great year, bar none,” Longoria said.
