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Carl Crawford Red Sox Star Now

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January 2, 2011

It is hard for the small market baseball teams to hold onto their stars, as Carl Crawford has just signed with the Boston Red Sox.  This All Star is a 5 tool player that will put  the Red Sox in contention for the AL Crown as well as a possible World Series Ring to go along with it.  The fans up in Boston want this team get back on top where they belong.

Crawford can bat anywhere in the top half of the lineup and has the speed and power to make opposing pitchers go crazy.  He has stolen many bases and often leads the league in triples and stolen bases, with his amazing speed on the base paths he can easily score from 1st on a double.

The Red Sox are paying him 142 million over 7 years, which will probably end his career in Boston. The 4 time All Star has earned it and will help Boston get back to the championship hunt.  They could even be favorites in the AL East now, but I am sure the Yankees will have something to say about that.

It looks like you can pre order a Carl Crawford Red Sox jersey now and I might have to get in line. You know I like to save money on buying jerseys, but I do not think I can use my tricks to find a used one or cheap one here.  Most of my tips for finding cheap sports jerseys are for players that have been with a team for some time. Unfortunately, that is not the case here with C. Crawford.

While his bat will help them, pitching wins titles and they still need to perform on the mound or they will not be able to get back to the World Series. It will be interesting to see what other moves they make before spring training starts in April.

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Zack Greinke Now A Milwaukee Brewer

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December 19, 2010

Wow.  What a signing for the Brewers.  They got former Royals ace and Cy Young Award winner Zack Greinke for a bunch of young prospects that will reduce the Royals payroll and help them build for the future.  It is hard to blame KC for making the trade since he salary is a large portion of their total payroll each year.

The next few years did not look good either, so it was easy to see the writing on the wall.  Major League Baseball is often dominated by the large market teams since the smaller ones just cannot pay enough to be competitive.

The Milwaukee Brewers are now a real contender in the National League and it will be interesting to see how well they do come April.  They already had great hitting with Fielder and Braun, and now they have an ace pitcher to get the job done every 5 days.  If they can just get some solid bullpen pitching, they should compete for at least the division crown.  Do not forget about Weeks and Hart either, as those guys knocked over 25 home runs each last year too.

The Zack Greinke Brewers jersey will be on sale soon and will probably be on many people’s last Christmas list if they can get it out in time.  The Brewers fans really support their team well and you will see on kinds of crazy shirts and hats up there.  It really is a great place to watch a baseball game.

Pitching. Yes, this is where the problem lied.  They did not have a guy have 15 wins and the closer position was not exactly the best either.  They have young talent, but they have to come along some in order to help Greinke out in his first year as a Brewer. Also, he will have to get used to batting, since he did not have to do that in the AL, unless it was an inter-league game of course.

Will he win another Cy Young?  Too early to tell, but this guy will be good.

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Manny Ramirez Now in White Sox Jersey | MLB

Filed Under: MLB baseball by theman — 1 Comment
August 29, 2010

Looks like the saga of Manny Ramirez will continue east as he is going to play for the Chicago White Sox.  He has apparently gotten tired of the Dodgers and wants to play on a contender.

They are about 4 games out of the AL Central right now so they need to hurry up with only a month or so remaining in MLB.  So now, you will have Cleveland, Boston , and LA fans with mixed emotions about Manny.  He does so much for his teams but always leaves a bitter taste in your mouth.

The Manny Ramirez White Sox jersey will be an instant top seller. Everyone will want to buy it.  I do not know why but this guy has a cult like following by both people that love him and people that hate him.  Manny is probably the best pure hitter over the last 20 years, but he does some crazy things and often does just as weird things.

Do not get it wrong though, this guy is a winner and a definite Hall of Famer.  He can hit a baseball in any zone, has power to all fields, and can draw a walk when he wants to.  Probably one of the best bad ball hitters too, along with Vlad Guerrero.

ManRam as some call him, should provide a spark for the White Sox this fall.  Just be prepared for him to do some strange things and get ejected a time or two. It is just what he does you have to take the good with the bad.  Trust me, the good will make up for it, you just have to be patient with him and not expect him to be a model guy that just walks back to the dugout every time.

While Manny has worn many jerseys over his career, I think this will be it and he will retire after his stint with the White Sox.  At least in the AL he does not have to field and that could extend his career a few more years.

I really do not think he liked fielding all that much anyway so he should be happy to be back in the AL.

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