Baseball

Two months into the MLB season, few people would have guessed the Red Sox would be looking to get their third sweep of the Yankees. With Boston up 7-0, it is time to look at how they're getting it done. 

So, what exactly makes the Red Sox so unstoppable when playing New York?

First, when comparing the team's batting lineups and offensive attacks, no major difference can be drawn. 

On day one of the draft, Seattle picked up 4 positional players. That's right, no pitchers. While many are frustrated that the M's passed on the likes of Tanner Sheppers, James Paxton, and Rex Brothers twice, I am kind of at a moot point.

It's no secret that Z loves positional players. All of his marquee draftees in Milwaukee were position players.

But here's my thing, why did we have to significantly overdraft on the likes of Nick Franklin and Steven Baron? Both of which could be had at 51 and 82.

I can only think of 2 real reasons.

JJ Hardy has recently become the center of attention lately in regard to trade talks for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Hardy may very well be the "Golden Boy" of Wisconsin sports. He's the player that all the men want to be and all the women want to be with. If you doubt that, take a good listen at Miller Park the next time the starting lineup is announced.

Never in the history of baseball has a career .265 hitter been so adored by fans. To hear some fans talk, you would think that a young Robin Yount was taking the field at short.

The Washington Nationals are a bad baseball team. This is something nobody can dispute.

The Washington Nationals made a huge mistake by drafting Stephen Strasburg. This is something that other's will not like to hear.

If you have not heard of Stephen Strasburg, you probably live under a rock. The right-handed flame thrower has been a buzz around baseball for the past year.

The top pick in this year's MLB Draft, Stephen Strasburg, is expected to be asking for a minimum of $50 million as a signing bonus.

Not that there is anything wrong with that.

The guy has shown that he has stuff very few possess and he could very well be considered a steal at that price by the time the contract is over. 

This article is not being written to criticize Strasburg or his agent Scott Boras (shown in the photo above). I am sure there will be plenty of people writing those this week.

Yesterday I took a look at five players the Twins could logically target in trade talks. Today it is time to look at some of the remaining free agent options still on the market that could help the Twins reach the postseason.

With the amateur draft now in the rearview mirror, all free agents who were offered arbitration can be signed without resulting in a forfeited draft pick by the signing team.

Last night, David Ortiz came to the plate at Fenway Park and did something he had only done twice before in this season: He hit a home run.

All of Boston roared and showed their unwavering support for their latest baseball hero.  Like, Ortiz himself, they don't want to believe what so many journalists and analysts have been bedrudgingly reporting since the third week of the season: Big Papi is washed up.

The Fenway Faithful stood and cheered, but they aren't the only ones who can get excited by Ortiz's show of power. I am, of course, referring to Yankee Fans.

I just finished watching an "Outside the Lines" report on ESPN about the responsibilities of a blogger.  

In this particular instance, Jerrod Morris, a writer for a blog called Midwest Sports Fans, wrote an article that explored the admittedly interesting jump in Raul Ibanez's power numbers.

All of Boston is talking about the Sox taking game one of the three game series between Boston and the New York Yankees.

Boston, led by the brilliance of Josh Beckett, won 7-0.

In the midst of the all the excitement was an absolute bomb off the bat of David Ortiz. He took A.J. Burnett deep to Portland, Maine.

Undoubtedly the most interesting part of any baseball game, the visit to the mound is as integral to baseball as the mound itself.