http://www.shakedownsports.com/mlb/ News and rumors for MLB en-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:44:09 UTCSun, 14 Mar 2010 23:44:09 UTC Welcome to Sports of Boston’s brand new weekly review of the Boston Red Sox Spring Training. Each Sunday we’ll recap the previous week’s games, making sure you get all of the important details of each game. We’ll recap top hit... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:44:09 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f820b19a759fd10e3c081f1c2cb26f55.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/f820b19a759fd10e3c081f1c2cb26f55.html Nationals Park; Washington, DC… photo courtesy of Getty Images A year ago, the Washington Nationals were the worst team in baseball for the second straight year… over the course of those two seasons, the Nats are a combined 118-205. The... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:54:06 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/eb861f7bbe542c16532605a8c7a9c63e.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/eb861f7bbe542c16532605a8c7a9c63e.html Busch Stadium; St Louis, MO… photo courtesy of Getty Images After a middling 2008 season (86-76, fourth place), the Cardinals rebounded nicely in 2009 to win the NL Central with a 91-71 record, thanks in large part to the mid-season acquisition... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:33:42 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/e66c6ad6d89b785ae36a03b62fd06250.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/e66c6ad6d89b785ae36a03b62fd06250.html George Winkler Joey Votto, 1B, Reds   Joey Votto is quickly moving up draft boards this spring as fantasy owners see a potential first-round talent that can be drafted in the third round. To show you the progression, it wasn't... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:23:20 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/d2ca80148570205eb6e996f3586ba0ca.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/d2ca80148570205eb6e996f3586ba0ca.html In 1960, New Orleans’ franchise in the Southern Association, the Pelicans, ceased operations and was replaced by Little Rock. In 1971, Bernie Gera, a thirty-nine year old New York housewife, filed a civil rights suit against MLB after her con... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:00:58 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/ce99252213b724c83a16c57b9b0b4a7c.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/ce99252213b724c83a16c57b9b0b4a7c.html Busch Stadium; St Louis, MO… photo courtesy of Getty Images After a middling 2008 season (86-76, fourth place), the Cardinals rebounded nicely in 2009 to win the NL Central with a 91-71 record, thanks in large part to the mid-season acquisition... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:33:42 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cac7bfbc99cc98f40c6acd2c4e42a86f.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/cac7bfbc99cc98f40c6acd2c4e42a86f.html Material for This Day In Red Sox History is drawn from Bill Nowlin’s “Day by Day with the Boston Red Sox” Former St Louis Cardinals manager Frankie Frisch signed on to broadcast home games of both the Boston Bees and the Boston Red... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:00:55 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/bc7c35edd940976c4c9bbc197265b9a8.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/bc7c35edd940976c4c9bbc197265b9a8.html The Boston Red Sox made the short trip across Ft. Myers to Hammond Stadium to take on the Minnesota Twins in a Mayor’s Cup Game. The Red Sox came away 6-4 winners to take a 3-1 lead in the Mayor’s Cup. The biggest news of the day though w... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:14:10 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b575ff37a3c1165b275b81317a90d3d8.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/b575ff37a3c1165b275b81317a90d3d8.html We are done with the team by team previews for the AL West, so here is how we think the final standings will look...1. Mariners 93-69 2. Rangers 88-74 3. Athletics 80-824. Angels 75-87... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:45:21 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/97d1a360171cad98c78c8eab4e944e9b.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/97d1a360171cad98c78c8eab4e944e9b.html Just three weeks remain until Opening Day as we continue our fantasy previews here at PhillyPhanatic. The next player up is centerfielder Shane Victorino, coming off another impressive season. “The Flying Hawaiian” signed a three-year, $2... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:12:44 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/3c2ee60c2e8cb47bd5723478056cc49a.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/3c2ee60c2e8cb47bd5723478056cc49a.html Sean Marshall in the rotation? You’ve got to be kidding me. If he’s proven anything during his four years on the North Side it’s that he’s not starter material. I’m not blaming Marshall–he is what he is, a left-han... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:30:05 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1e90e3d9c03c021c4348c8bafb6a1f71.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/1e90e3d9c03c021c4348c8bafb6a1f71.html The Cubs have completed 12 games thus far in Spring Training, and through those games they are 8-4, which doesn’t mean much, but it does mean that they have been getting good performances from a lot of people. Here are the stories that are impo... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:28:25 -0500 http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/03646e0f729f08341197d854e8b000ce.html http://www.shakedownsports.com/stories/03646e0f729f08341197d854e8b000ce.html