Baseball

• Year: 1952
• Record: 50-104
• Win %: .325
• Win % Change: -149 from year before
• Run Differential: -149
• Pythagorean Record: 58-96
• AL Finish: 8th of 8
• Manager: Red Rolfe and Fred Hutchinson
• Best Transaction: Signed Harvey Kuenn as an amateur free agent.  Kuenn ended up a being a “professional hitter” and played in Detroit until 1960.  As a Tiger he led the AL in hits four times and doubles twice.  Sadly, he didn’t really do much for this particular Tigers team, appearing in only 19 games at the end of the season.  The Tig
  

Okay, so perhaps a better throwback matchup would have been if the Yankees were preparing to face the Dodgers.  But let's face it.  Since the Dodgers bolted from Brooklyn, the matchups haven't been nearly as exciting.

This will do, however.  In fact, this will do quite nicely.

In a sport which depends so much on tradition and is so steeped in its own history, a matchup between two of its elder statesmen is perfect.

It’s tough to rate the top outfielders in baseball today, as many of them are impressive hitters (Ryan Braun or Matt Holliday) who aren’t a plus in the field, while others are great defenders who can’t hit a lick.

Right now, we have the weakest group of outfielders than at any time in recent baseball history. I ask you, where have all the good outfielders gone?

The Cleveland Indians' best chance at a World Series ring in recent times was when they were leading 3-1 in the ALCS against the Boston Red Sox in 2007. Given the Red Sox's 4-0 slaughter of the redoubtable, but overmatched, Colorado Rockies, does anyone doubt that the Indians would have won in at most seven, if they had advanced?

The rebuilding of the Toronto Blue Jays front office continued on Monday as Mel Didier and Mel Queen have both been named to the position of senior advisor.

Didier, 82 brings to the Jays over 50 years of scouting and for the past seven years, he has been the senior advisor to the Texas Ranger’s president Jon Daniels.

The Baseball Bloggers Alliance was formed with the intention of getting a group of amateur baseball writers to vote on season awards the same way the Baseball Writers Association does.

Think of it as a second opinion.

Well the results are in.

After what has seemed like an eternity since the end of the ALCS, the World Series is finally ready to get underway later tonight.

On paper, I can't say that a Yankees-Phillies matchup is one that will go down in history as one of the greatest playoff rivalries, but I'm sure some people probably thought the very same thing about the 2001 World Series between the Diamondbacks and the Yankees.

This review was originally published on www.stadiumjourney.com.

When the Florida Marlins began their existence as a Major League franchise in 1993, it seemed as though the league had expanded to a perfect market. There was a diverse community of baseball lovers waiting to soak up the sun and take in a ball game.

Delmon Young is at a crossroads.

It may seem strange to read that line about Young, as usually you read about aging veterans reaching a crossroads, not 24-year olds who seemingly have their entire career in front of them.