On Sunday, the Baseball Hall of Fame will get two new members, Andre Dawson and Whitey Herzog, after their induction in Cooperstown, NY. Here’s a look at Dorrel Norman Elvert “Whitey” Herzog.

Whitey was not your run of the mill manager. He showed the importance of managing in baseball, and surely inspired coaches in other sports as well. It was about doing exactly what it took to win, whether the team had to change their style of play or just play harder in order to live up to potential.
Herzog will join …

On Sunday, the Baseball Hall of Fame will get two new members, Andre Dawson and Whitey Herzog, after their induction in Cooperstown, NY. Here’s a look at “The Hawk”, Andre Dawson.

Much to Ryan Sandberg’s anticipation, based on his own Hall of Fame speech in 2005, The Hawk is now a Hall of Famer too. Dawson played for a lot of pretty bad teams, but he had a knack for playing the game hard regardless. Starting in 1977, Dawson won the NL Rookie of the Year with the Montreal Expos. He …

This edition of news and rumors is heavy on the rumors baby. With the trade deadline approaching, rumors are all over the league. Who doesn’t like rumors???!!!??

Roy on the Block
The hottest player on the market right now has got to be Roy Oswalt of the Houston Astros. However, he recently hurt his odds of being traded based on his wish for his $16 million option to be picked up for 2012. I don’t see any team willing to take that on for a pitcher that is past his prime. Don’t …

Cliff Lee: Rumors, Trade, Debut – In That Order

After much speculation, Cliff Lee was finally traded – to the Rangers. Many people thought on Friday that the Yankees were the front-runners for picking up the prized former Cy Young winner, but the Rangers came in and gave the Mariners what the desired, which was a young hitter (Smoak). So instead, the Yankees will have to settle for picking up Lee in the offseason, when he becomes a free agent. Nevertheless, he’s a Ranger right now, and they hope that will …

Let me just preface this article by saying this article may have a sense of biasness in it, but I just can’t help myself.

The latest buzz around Major League Baseball is Cliff Lee is on his way out of Seattle.  Lee and King Felix make a leathal 1-2, better yet 1-1, combo in baseball but the Mariners are still 34-49.  Teams like the Yankees, Red Sox and Phillies seem to be the big buyers in baseball but teams like the Twins and Rays seem to be interested in well.  Obviously anyone …

America, it’s your time! It’s time for you to express your opinion in the Final Vote! Ok, ok, it’s not that big of a deal, but this is definitely more exciting than picking the starters of the All-Star Game. After 33 players were picked for each league, we are down to five remaining choices with only one winner for each league. Voting has already started and ends on Thursday 7/8 at 4pm EST. Since this is really the only thing fans should be voting for, then I’ll say that if …

Just when I thought the Arizona Diamondbacks couldn’t be any dumber, they go and do something like this…… and totally NOT redeem themselves!

Last season, the Diamondbacks let manager Bob Melvin walk due to an underachieving team and replaced him with AJ Hinch, an unsuccessful catching prospect in his mid-30s. Hinch had no managerial experience prior to this job and the team was craving some discipline. To no surprise, the team did not respond to Hinch and they remained one of the worst teams in the league.
Now its 2010 – has …

Good Fredi, Hello Bobby?
The Florida Marlins are making moves – too bad those moves aren’t from the pits of the NL East. On Wednesday, the team dismissed manager Fredi Gonzalez. They replaced him with Edwin Rodriguez, their Triple-A manager. Now, there are rumblings that they are they looking to nab Bobby Valentine to a possible four-year deal.
Fredi Gonzalez DEFINITELY left because he lost control of the team. It all goes back to last season, but it is best exemplified because through this year’s debacle with Hanley Ramirez. When the manager …

Interleague play continues this weekend with some really interesting matchups. Manny is back in Boston, New York dukes it out, and Stephen Strasburg returns to the mound!
LA Dodgers @ Boston – Stop the presses! Manny is BACK in Beantown! After basically doing everything he could to get out of Boston, Manny Ramirez returns to his old residence with the Dodgers for the first time (including after the steroids thing from last year). He brought them two World Series titles, a bunch of homers, some terrible defense, and a whole lot …

This edition of News and Rumors is jam packed with some big news a few rumors floating throughout the league.

Not So Chipper Anymore
It looks like Bobby Cox may not be the only person retiring from a long career with the Atlanta Braves. After the last few years, Braves 3B Chipper Jones has said he wasn’t just going to hang around if he felt he couldn’t do anything productive anymore. Well, the 38-year old hasn’t announced anything, but it appears the idea of retiring in 2010 is not out of the …