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Astros Name Reid Ryan, son of Nolan Ryan, Team President

After Team President George Postolos announced his resignation on Monday, the Houston Astros began their search for his replacement. That search has ended with the Astros reaching into their past (sort...
Peculiar Side: The Origins of MLB Names (American League West)

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me, and I just hate not knowing something. So I do what any normal, sane sports fan does...
Peculiar Side: The Origins of MLB Names (American League East)

Welcome back to Peculiar Side of Sports. Every so often something in sports perplexes me, and I just hate not knowing something. So, I do what any normal, sane sports fan does...
Fantasy Roundup: Week 1 Was Full of Surprise Performances

The opening week of the 2013 MLB season is almost over, and so far we’ve had some surprise performances. Let’s take a look at the top performers for this past week 1 [Sunday March...
Pitching Gems, Long Balls, Blown Saves and Poor Yankees

White Sox (5) – Royals (2) Adam Dunn’s homer along with those contributed by Alexei Ramirez, Dayan Viciedo and Tyler Flowers helped Jake Peavy cruise to his first win of the...
Yu is nearly perfect, Price isn’t, Baumgartner Dominates and Morse Mashes

Orioles (7) - Rays (4) David Price took to the mound for the Tampa Bay Rays as they opened their 2013 at home against the Baltimore Orioles’s Jason Hammel. The Orioles took...
Astros Spank Rangers in MLB Season Opener, Maxwell Shines

Matt Harrison struck out 9 in 5.2 (100 pitches) but a 3 run, pinch hit homerun by Rick Ankiel provided the insurance runs as the Houston Astros won their first win as...
Tigers/Padres rumors, Injuries, Anticipated Returns, and Farewell Tours

There are rumours that the Detroit Tigers offered up Rick Porcello to the San Diego Padres for Houston Street. Porcello has a good spring and is considered to be in contention for...
Outta the Park: Basic Fantasy Strategies You Need to be Aware of

Editor’s Note: Just in time for the 2013 MLB season, LastWordOnSports is proud to welcome Jae Park to our staff. Jae is a very big baseball and football fan, and will...
Josh Hamilton makes Angels clear favorites in the AL West

The tough free agent luck continued for the Texas Rangers as one of their premiere hitters will not be back for them in 2013. Josh Hamilton decided to head for the...
Texas Rangers: Where do we go from here?

The Texas Rangers have been a force in the American League for the past few years after finally finding the formula for a winning baseball club. The 2010 and 2011 Rangers...
Is MLB’s Playoff System Broken?

Turn up the hearing aid Bud, not everyone in Major League Baseball is enamored with the new playoff format which debuted this year. Just ask the Atlanta Braves or Texas Rangers...
A.L. Wild Card Preview: Rangers vs. Orioles

After 162 regular season games, the baseball post-season is finally here! In the A.L. Wild Card game, the Texas Rangers face the Baltimore Orioles in Arlington. The Rangers are reeling, having...
MLB 2012 Playoff Bracket Predictions

We’ve made our predictions for the top players in the league (MVP Predictions and Cy Young Predictions), and now I think it’s time to take a look at what teams are going...
MLB Mid-Season Report: Teams

With the impending All-Star break, next weekend will mark the half way point in the MLB season. While a distinct pack of great teams and horrible teams has started to take...
Yu Darvish: The Next Clemens or Nomo?

His style of pitching is almost as mysterious as the origin as his name, and he’s all that’s been on the lips and minds of baseball writers since before the 2012...
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Because We are the Champions, My Friend!

The Cardiac Cards! The Cinderella Cards! The Comeback Kids! How about the World Series Champs!!! This is one fairy tale that didn’t end at midnight. In fact it will be etched...
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A Fatal Move that Might Cost the Cards the Series

He’s no Bill Buckner, but manager Tony La Russa might have made the error that costs his team the series. After game one’s pinch-hit heroic’s, game two looked to be going...
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World Series- Game 1

The Cardiac Cards are 3 wins away from completing one of the best Cinderella stories in baseball history. But, there is a pretty big obstacle in their way; That obstacle being...
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Halfway Home

The postseason path has definitely been an interesting one this year. We’ve seen major upsets, rain delays, squirrels stealing home, walk-off heroes, and precision pitching. Also, three out of four of...