An initial tweet was verified by Venezuelan website El Nacional (warning: en Espanol) – Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos has been kidnapped in the Venezuelan city of Valencia, his hometown. He was apparently approached by four gunmen, and was taken away. The kidnappers have not contacted the family yet, though the police are aware of […]

They may not be active managers anymore, but that doesn’t make these next two Movember MLB Mustache Madness combatants any less impressive. Billy Martin Martin shocked the world by trouncing Johnny Oates with 89% of the vote.  A victory like that would have made the Boss proud. VS. Cito Gaston If you don’t want to […]

These next two mustachioed managers may have been fired from their lone skipper gigs, but advancing to round two of Movember MLB Mustache Madness should hopefully make them feel a bit better. Bob Brenly Beating Phil Garner with 73% of the vote was easy, almost as easy as riding Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling to […]

Our next second round manager matchup Movember MLB Mustache Madness involves two men that might very well be the polar opposite of each both in terms of personality and mustache. Jack McKeon The old man just barely snuck out a win over the slightly less old Davey Johnson, picking up 56% of the vote.  Does […]

When I talked about Ryan Madson’s new contract yesterday, I talked about how big money contracts hadn’t really worked for for relievers in the past. Today, I’m going to expand upon that idea a little bit, and show just why paying a reliever eight figures per season really isn’t the wisest decision. Here are the […]

The Tigers had to play catch-up to the Cleveland Indians for most of the season, but as the season turned to the stretch run, they took off like Seabiscuit toward the finish line, leaving the rest of the AL Central in their dust. To accomplish another Central Division title, the Tigers used a mostly veteran […]

Enough with all these player mustaches, it is time to let the managers have their crack at the second round of Movember MLB Mustache Madness.  Kicking things off, two active managers who probably wish there respective franchises were in as good a condition as their mustaches. Eric Wedge Wedge wiped the floor with Jim Leyland […]

On the heels of signing Jim Thome last Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies have made their second big move of the 2011 offseason, re-signing closer Ryan Madson. But the cost for Madson is already causing jeers for GM Ruben Amaro across the internet – four years for $44 million, with a $13 million option for the […]

The Movember MLB Mustache Madness Former Player bracket marches on.  Two unlikely winners give us a very intriguing corner infield mustache championship battle. Eddie Murray UPSET ALERT!  Murry and his stache-to-sideburns combo came out of nowhere to dethrone the legendary Keith Hernandez mustache.  Is this our bracket’s first Cinderella story? VS. Wade Boggs In a […]

The Movember MLB Mustache Madness Former Player bracket marches on to the middle infield matchup. Here we see a Hall of Famer engaging in whiskered warfare with a guy who arguably should be in the Hall of Fame.  Cooperstown means nothing here though, we only want to know who has the best upper lip umbrella. […]

The Hot Stove League is officially heating up.  For some teams that means making careful plans for upgrading their roster based off thoughtful planning and complex research.  Others, well, they just hope to use hocum and misdirection.  Take for example the New York Mets: In other words, if the Mets could find the young, defensive-oriented […]

There have been rumors this offseason that the Miami Marlins are looking to add a big name free agent this winter. They’ve been linked to a couple of names that seem a little strange – shortstop Jose Reyes and first baseman Albert Pujols. The only problem with the Marlins signing either of these players is […]

The Movember MLB Mustache Madness Former Player bracket marches on.  Let this next pair of winners be a lesson to you all that name recognition isn’t enough. Sal Fasano Say hello to the ugly mug of our biggest winner of the first round!  Fasano made short work of pretty boy Piazza by garnering 93% of […]

Round 2 of the Movember MLB Mustache Madness Former Player bracket is officially under way!  We start things off with a clash of two mustachioed pitching titans, both of whom are coming off some of the most lopsided victories in the entire first round. Rollie Fingers Fingers easily won the former player relief pitcher matchup […]