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Two more names were released from the anonymous 2003 MLB performance enhancing drug test. They were Manny (who ironically just finished serving a suspension for the same thing) and his old teammate David Ortiz. It just happens that 2003 was the year David Ortiz became a star, with large increases in RBIs and HRs, which [...]
Read MoreArchive for July, 2009
Enough is enough already
Friday, July 31st, 2009The Wild Week in the MLB
Friday, July 24th, 2009It is crazy what can happen when you go away for a week. Over the past week, the following events happened in the MLB:
->Mark Buehrle pitched a perfect game against the Tigers. It was only the 18th one in major league history. The timing and the way it happened was kind of ironic. It happened [...]
Review of the first half of the MLB- *All Teams Reviewed*
Thursday, July 16th, 2009The MikesPickz Sports Section is the official blog of MikesPickz.com. A staple feature of MikesPickz.com is the weekly MLB Review. Just yesterday I wrote a full report about all 30 teams in the MLB on the MLB Review page. Check it out, and feel free to comment on this post or by commenting in the [...]
Read MorePredicting the MLB All-Star Game
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009The All-Star Game festivities started tonight with the Home-Run derby. My pick to win it, Prince Fielder, won it by hitting 11 homers in round one, 6 in round two and 6 in round three (beating Nelson Cruz’s 5). He didn’t just hit home-runs, he crushed them, with many going over 450ft. He hit 4 [...]
Read MoreFinal Thoughts on the Tragic Case of Steve McNair
Thursday, July 9th, 2009As I am sure you have heard several times already, Steve McNair was shot and killed over the past weekend. It was officially ruled today that it was a murder- suicide. His ‘mistress,’ Kazemi, shot him four times and thenshot herself in the head.
This really is a terrible situation and a terrible way for a [...]
2009 MLB All-Star Game: Roster Shockers
Sunday, July 5th, 2009The 2009 MLB All-Star game will be played in St. Louis on July 14th. I was looking over the rosters today and I was shocked at some of the selections.
The complete rosters for both teams can be found here.
The biggest thing that pops out to me when I look at the rosters is the fact [...]
