Big Events: Braden: What started as an under-the-radar 26 year-old phenom has turned into a house-hold name and the nineteenth Mr. Perfect ever. I wish I could have told you it was going to lead there, but Dallas Braden surprised absolutely everybody. Now that that’s covered, let’s look at the rest of the division. SOD [...]
West Work-up for Weeks 5 & 6 – 5/3-5/16
By: AnnexNate | Monday May 17th, 2010
West Work-up for Week 4 – 4/28-5/2
By: AnnexNate | Tuesday May 4th, 2010
Big Events: SWEEP, sweep, sweep and a little bit more sweep. The Rangers swept the Mariners. The Angels were swept by Detroit. The A’s were swept in a two game series by the Rays and then lost three of four to the Blue Jays. It’s been a hard week for the West. And this doesn’t [...]
West Work-up for Week 3 – 4/19-4/25 (4/27)
By: AnnexNate | Wednesday April 28th, 2010
I’m a couple days late this week, but that might be a good thing… I might actually have some news. Big Events: Nelson Cruz went on the DL today – Tuesday 4/27 – which could be entirely damning to the Rangers. Texas has played sub-.500 ball for the last week, losing 2/3 to the Red [...]
West Work-up for Week 2 – 4/12-4/18
By: AnnexNate | Tuesday April 20th, 2010
Big Events: Jackie Robinson Day: Every team throughout the Major Leagues commemorated the life, career, and cultural/ historical impact of Jack Roosevelt Robinson on April 15. Players and coaches from every team, every cultural background, and every generation wore number 42 on their backs to pay homage to the sacrifices and successes of the UCLA [...]
West Work-up for Week 1 – 4/5-4/11
By: AnnexNate | Monday April 12th, 2010
For the week of 4/5 – 4/11 Big Events: Oakland’s Start: A bold start by the Oakland Athletics tops the stories for the week. After a dramatic win on the second day of the regular season, the A’s have been soaring. They won four consecutive games after dropping a heart-breaker to the Mariners on opening [...]
