Archive for the ‘MLB’ Category

The Best Pitcher No-One Is Talking About

Written by Mike on July 16, 2011

Jeff Karstens of the Pittsburgh Pirates

Several of the big name pitchers are doing their thing as everyone expected. Cliff Lee, Roy Halladay, C.C. Sabathia, etc. are all having All-Star years as everyone expected. Now that the season is half-way through, let’s take a look at [...]

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MLB All Star Game Snubs

Written by Mike on July 4, 2011

2011 MLB All-Star Game Logo

The MLB revealed the 2011 All-Star Game rosters and as with any all star game there are some significant snubs. The MLB All Star game is one of the most complex All-Star games to dissect because of the weird rules [...]

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MLB Sweep Recap: June 7-22nd

Written by Mike on June 23, 2011

Bringing Out the Brooms

The MLB Sweep Recap is a new segment on MikesPickz.com. If you have not noticed, we maintain a list of all MLB series sweeps for each team in the league (I’d definitely check it out if I were you). The [...]

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Manny being Manny: Ramirez Retires

Written by Mike on April 8, 2011

Manny Ramirez Joking Around in Red Sox Dugout

Manny Ramirez’s stint with the Tampa Bay Rays lasted six games, only five of which Ramirez played in. The Rays signed Ramirez to a one-year deal this off-season after losing Carl Crawford to the Red Sox and Carlos Pena to [...]

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2011 MLB Predictions

Written by Mike on April 5, 2011

MLB Logo

The 2011 MLB season is officially upon us and it is time to make the Official MikesPickz MLB Predictions for each division during the regular season and the entire postseason. Without further ado: –American League– East: New York Yankees – [...]

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Surprise? Cliff Lee Signs with the Phillies

Written by Mike on December 15, 2010

Cliff Lee

In case you haven’t heard, Cliff Lee has signed with the Philadelphia Phillies. He signed a 5 year, $120 million deal with a vesting option for a sixth year that would bring the total to $135 million. The media was [...]

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Carl Crawford to the Red Sox: Tremendous Signing

Written by Mike on December 9, 2010

Sliding Carl Crawford

This week there has been numerous signings that have been finalized during the Winter Meetings. Some of them are no surprise, Derek Jeter with the Yankees and Paul Konerko with the White Sox, while others are much bigger news. The [...]

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