At the end of each month MLBtoday.net will be handing out these general awards (in theory only) and they are based upon our sole selection.  We reserve all rights to hand out trophies if we want to.
AL Player of the Month – Joe Mauer .414-.500-.838-11HR-32RBI
NL Player of the Month – Justin Upton .373-.444-.709-7HR-21RBI

AL Runner Up – Justin Morneau (Not even being biased) – .365-.465-.731-9HR-28RBI
NL Runner Up – Juan Pierre – .381-.449-.524-18RBI-9SB-22R
AL Pitcher of the Month – Justin Verlander 41.1 IP, 1 CG SHO, 1.52 ERA, 56 Ks
NL Pitcher of the …

Pennant Races are starting to heat up with the weather as we enter the final weekend in May. Let’s take a look at some of this weekend’s key matchups!

NY Yankees at Cleveland: Longtime Indians SP CC Sabathia makes his first return to Cleveland as a visitor and gets the start on Saturday for the Yankees. Sabathia is only 4-3 on the season, but his 3.42 ERA seems to drop every start. Both of these teams have been hot as of late, and I expect this series to be very competitive, …

Matt Wieters is looked at as the real deal for the Baltimore Orioles and is by far the best prospect the Orioles have in their organization.  Wieters was drafted 5th overall in 2007 out of Georgia Tech University after three seasons there.  In his three seasons at GT, Wieters was tied for 6th in GT history by collecting 54 doubles, 198 RBI and even recorded 16 saves as a closer in those three years.  He ranked 13th with a .359 career BA and 418 total bases.  Wieters also hit 35 …

Baltimore Orioles OF Adam Jones is on an absolute tear to start the 2009 season. Jones has played in 41 games this year (team has played 47 overall) and he leads the team in hits (60), HR (11), total bases (108), OBP (.413), SLG (.647) and average (.359). WOW. Not only does he lead the team in those categories but ranks very high in Major League Baseball overall including 3rd overall in SLG and 4th overall in average. WOW. The Mariners drafted Jones in the 1st round with the 37th …

For those of you who don’t know Pat Neshek, he is the set-up man for the Minnesota Twins who is out for the 2009 season after Tommy John surgery. Through 121 career appearances, he has a 2.91 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and 142 Ks in 120.2 IP.  He was kind enough to interview with MLBtoday.net so the fans can get a closer look at Pat Neshek. 
Without further adieu…
MLBtoday.net: When did you realize, “Hey, I could be a Major League Baseball player”?
Pat Neshek:I always had it in the back of my head …

Jose Canseco knows everything there is to know about steroids in baseball.  He knows 100% of the players who took them and injected 40% of them and the man NEVER tells a lie.  Ok, well I just lied, but I’m not lying when I say Canseco is crazy.  After retiring Canseco has written two books, has boxed in a celebrity boxing match and is now competing in MMA (Mixed Martial Arts).
 
For some odd reason Canseco decided to try his luck in MMA; I have NO IDEA what type of martial …

It’s Memorial Day, and in the eyes of baseball it is the first official checkpoint in a team’s season. For anyone not familiar with what I mean by this, Memorial Day draws the line that separates the early part of the season from the rest of the year. Therefore, if you’re projected as a good team but in last place, you may not actually be good team, and if you’re projected as a bad team but in first place, it’s possible that you actually are a good team. In other …

Last year for Memorial Day, MLB made new hats that displayed the American flag within each teams’ logo instead of its normal color schemes.  The Cleveland Indians hat from last year had Chief Wahoo on it with the stars and stripes spead across the logo.  Wait, isn’t that a little controversial considering what Memorial Day stands for and the fact that the Indians have a Native American on their hat?  It was basically a slap in the face to some people and many people were offended.  The Indians over the …

Chicago Cubs RF Milton Bradley isn’t always the brightest person around.
On Sunday, Bradley made a public statement that he believes the umpires of the MLB are ganging up on him and calling bad pitches strikes. This is creating a bigger strike zone and forcing him to swing at bad pitches.
Bradley has already been suspended once this year for arguing a strikeout call, and that is the basis of his proclamation. Check out this quote from MB:
“Unfortunately, I just think it’s a lot of ‘Oh, you did this to my colleague,’ …

This year’s biggest rookie buzz was supposed to be David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays, on Sunday he finally got called up to start on Monday.  Last September Price blew Major League Baseball away by storm.  The average baseball fan may not have heard of David Price, but the 22 year old is from Murfreesboro, Tennessee and was drafted by the Dodgers in the 19th round in 2004 straight out of high school.  He didn’t sign and went on to pitch three years at Vanderbilt University from 2005-2007.  In …