Ohhh, the Options

Going along with the Offseason chatter includes talking about contract options.

The Taken. The Declined. The Creations.

We have all the latest information on the contact-happening for the 09-10 winter season.
And they're off:

Manny Ramirez takes his 2010 option from the LA Dodgers. He will be a 2010 outfielder for the Dodgers and will make $20 million in one year.

The Phillies take the option in Cliff Lee's contract. Lee has yet to accept the $9 million option. He is a free agent for the first time this offseason.

The D-Backs chose to pick-up Brandon Webb's option. Their ace will make $8.5 million next year. That's more than 10% of their payroll.

The White Sox have bought out Jermaine Dye's option. He is now free agent eligible and $950,000 richer.

The Colorado Rockies have decline options on both their catchcer Torrealba and reliever Embree. The rox are expected to try to get Torrealba to stay.


just an FYI, the first sentence of every bullet is a link to an article concerning the matter.

Trade Time

The season is officially over. That means it's time for the wheeling and dealing of ball players all around the the nation. Oh, and Toronto. ;)

Kansas City Royals trade IF/OF Mark Teahen to the Chicago White Sox.

This is sad. KC has been the ball club with all the player who have odd last names. Teahen, Jimmy Gobble, etc. etc. Teahen just doesn't fit in as well next to Dye, Beckham, Nix, Peavy. It's a
shame. Chris Getz (IF) and Josh Fields (OF) are the newest ChiSox. The White Sox said they will use Teahen as their 3B, his original position.

Brewers & Twins swap J.J. Hardy for Carlos Gomez.

Hardy, the former Brewer's shortstop and All-Star, saw this trade coming for a long time. The Brewers have some hotshot SS in the minors and needed to make room. The Twins needed to fill a hole at short while the Brewers needed an affordable CF. Overall, seems like a good trade.

Answer: No. 27

So, the Yankees won the world series.

Mlb.com has all your NYY coverage: the parade, the guys that went to the Knicks/Cavs baseketball game (including former Indian, now Yankee C.C. Sabathia) and 2009 championship gear.

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The Question is Here: Game 7 or Win 27?

Yankees won Games 2, 3, and 4.
Phillies won Games 1 and 5.

Tonight is Game 6.

If the Yankees win (ugh), they will party the night away having won their league-leading 27th World Championship.
If the Phillies win (hopefully), to Game 7 we go.

Stunner Saturday : Cole Hamels

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Philadelphia Phillies

Colbert Hamels was the ace of the 2008 Phillies, who won the World Series. Cole got the MVP award for the championship, and the MVP award for the 2008 NLCS. Although he lost the "ace" title when the Phillies picked up Cy Young Award winner Cliff Lee, Hamels was an all-star back in 2007 when he struck out an impressive 177 batters, had a 3.39 ERA and 15 wins.

This year, Cole fanned 168 in 193.2 innings earning 10 wins with a 4.32 ERA.

This postseason, he stuck out 15 in just 19 innings, with a 1-2 record. His performance has been a little less than impressive (but c'mon, back to back World Series MVP caliber performances is a little too much to ask). So whether he will make another 2009 postseason start is still in question.

Fun Fact:
-- His nickname? Hollywood. Making fun of his sudden stardom.
-- He, and wife Heidi, just had their first child Caleb Michael Hamels this October.

The Stunning Truth:
*He founded his own charity to help African children who've fallen victim to AIDS.
*Alongside Heidi, is planning on building a girl's school in Malawi
*The couple also is in the process of adopting an AIDS orphan from Ethiopia


Cole Hamels in the Big League Stew.

Blogger Fail

Thanks to a busy weekend with Halloween and all, I wasn't able to get around to posting. There really isn't a good excuse, just a big ol' fail on my part. Moving on, I'll fall back.

In regards to Saturday's Game 3 (which the Yankees took to a 2-1 lead) being only the second EVER played on Halloween, an adorable article on the guys of the game, their scary stories and usual Halloween traditions.

About the Stunner Saturday that I skipped: I'll stick with the playoff theme, and go with a Phillie. The following post will have your new favorite Phillie ;)

And for the blog I think you should read this week: Uhm, so, I hate the Yankees. But I realized that I would have to be fair at some point and post something about them. So here. Confessions of a She-Fan. I might find it funny, whimsical, and a good blog, if it weren't based on the Yankees.

The Awards, Pt I

The MLB, like all professional sports, love their trophies. Every year they give awards to the best hitter, pitcher, and all around guy from each league. But those accolades aren't awarded until after the final out of all baseball. Until then, we will keep you posted on the awards as they are given. So,
without further ado....,

2009 Congratulations to

Derek Jeter (NYY) Roberto Clemete Award

for outstanding performance on the field and in the community.

Andre Ethier (LAD) Pepsi Clutch Performer of the Year

fans' choice of baseball's best clutch player.

MLB Update

Sorry it's been soooo long. I don't see the point in making excuses, I just failed to get on here.
Anyway:

Sadly, the Angels have been eliminated from the postseason. That made the World Series teams the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies.

Game 1 (from New York): Phillies 6, Yankees 1
Game 2 (from New York): Phillies 1, Yankees 3

Game 3 will be Saturday night at 7:57pm EDT from Philly.

Blog Boasting

And for our next feature:

MLB.com has a whole slew of baseball related blogs.
Made by fans, players, prospects and even some men at the front office.
Every Sunday, we'll have a link to another baseball blog
that we think you'll like as much as this one ;)

Continuing with the playoff theme:

Torii Hunter, the 8-time Gold Glove outfielder of the LA Angels
(I'll get some Yankee stuff here eventually)[(maybe:)],
has been blogging since last season on his MLBlog, Torii's Stories. It's an intense, first-hand account and really gives insight to the world of major league baseball.

Stunner Saturday

One of the many features of the week around here will be Stunner Saturdays.

Every Saturday will feature a new good looking ballplayer for your eye candy fix.

This week will be a special postseason version.
SO, without further ado:

Jeff Mathis C Los Angeles Angels

Jeff is the Angels back-up catcher, but he's been getting more play in the postseason because of his valuable relationship the pitching staff. He posted a season batting AVG of .211, with 28 RBI and 5 homers in just 84 games.

In a combined 6 Divison and League Championship Series games, Jeff has a .538 AVG, 4 doubles, and an RBI.

Fun Fact: After winning regionals and playing at the Florida State High School Football Final championship game in 2000, Jeff was recruited by Florida State University as a quarterback.

Reasons he's Stunning: *He's an active participant/volunteer in community projects, services, shelters, etc. in southern California.
*Realizing he needed work offensively, Jeff had a batting cage installed in his barn.
*Those piercing green eyes (I can be shallow).

The goatee, however, is something that could be lived without, or simply kept shorter. The man definitely has the strong jaw line to pull anything off though ;)

Amazing Article on being a former QB, working with John Lackey, his barn, brother, and playing ball.

ALCS goes to Game 6

After a late inning rally by the Halos, Los Angeles and the Bronx Bombers will return to New York to play game 6 on Saturday at 7:57pm ET.

The Yankees lead has dropped to 3-2.

Legue Championship Series 2009

As if you didn't already know...

The 2009 League Championship Series have been going on.

The Phillies took the National League title from the Dodgers in a 5 game set (4-1 Phills).

The Angels and the Yankees are currently battling out Game 4 in the American League Championship Series. The Yanks have a 3-1 over the Halos.

The Intro

Baseball is a great sport.
Fun to watch, fun to play, fun to watch the players. ;)

So this blog is here for the fun of watching the players.

Here's the idea:
-A (mostly) daily update on the latest baseball news, players, excitement, etc.
-A special for the most attractive player of the moment. Or just a long list of the current most attractive players.
-All the standings and records and stats you'll ever need.
-Weekly baseball facts and quotes.
And probably a lot more as this goes on and gets bigger.


Hope you"ll enjoy this as much as you enjoy the game! :)




(Much credit goes to the Hockey for the Ladies blog for this idea.
However, this blog will look at the whole major league, not just one team.
Although, I am biased towards the Cleveland Indians)