January 2012
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Yanks Might Be Best Team in Baseball
I hate to speak for everyone (but I will) when I say we all believed GM Brian Cashman and the rest of the Yanks brass when they said there would be no major changes to the club for 2012.
Well, there were.
The mega-prospect swap of Jesus Montero for Michael Pineda is a dice roll of sorts, if only for the fact Montero appears destined for stardom and pitchers inherently carry a certain risk factor...
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Blue Jays Need to Add Frontline Arm
The Toronto Blue Jays swung and missed on Yu Darvish, and to a lesser extent, Gio Gonzalez and Mat Latos, have not added a new offensive weapon and have spent the offseason shoring up their bullpen — Segio Santos, Darren Oliver, and reacquiring Jason Frasor — more than anything else.
Improving the bullpen, and not overpaying to do so, was a wise move. But it won’t be a revamped ‘pen that...
December 2011
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Maine's Jeff Gibbs the Next Big Star Out of Canada
If the University of Maine Black Bears are going to build off the success they had in 2011, expect Canadian Jeff Gibbs to be a big reason why.
Last year, the Black Bears were crowned America East champions and earned a berth in the NCAA regionals with Gibbs anchoring the staff. Head coach Steve Trimper is expecting him to thrive in that role again in 2012.
“We don’t want to put the weight on...