Kuzul

If Mike Trout does not win the American League MVP, I will lose all faith in humanity. Okay, maybe that’s a stretch. The Most Valuable Player in the AL has been one of the hottest topics in baseball with the subject becoming scorching hot over the past few weeks. For the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, you have the phenom and without-a-doubt choice for this year’s Rookie of the Year award-winner in Mike Trout. The center fielder, at 21 years of age, is setting himself up to be the winner of MVP awards for years to come. On the other side, Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera has the opportunity to accomplish something on a baseball diamond that fans haven’t seen since Carl Yastrzemski did it in 1967: win the Triple Crown. Before going into my reasons for why Trout should come out on top, I want to give full and ...

Big Papi is a big need in Boston. DH David Ortiz has been one of the few consistent bright spots during the course of this season for the Boston Red Sox. At 49-51 entering Saturday, there hasn't been much to cheer about for the Fenway faithful. Let's be honest. Whether you are a giant Red Sox fan, or you hate them with every fiber in your being, it is somewhat strange to see them staring up at so many teams in the standings. The Red Sox are currently 5.5 games back in the AL wild card and 11.5 games behind their arch rival, the New York Yankees. The rivalry has been virtually non existent this season, and with 14 percent of the Red Sox remaining schedule to be played at Yankee Stadium, their chances of making the playoffs appear to be slim to none. Ortiz has hit to the tune ...

Let's slow down the massive hype on this "Ichiro to the Yankees" deal. News broke yesterday that Ichiro had been acquired by New York in exchange for two minor league players, as well as cash. Let's be honest, if it were a guy named Bob Smith this deal would not even be worth mentioning. Ichiro is having his worst season in recent memory. Both his batting average, as well as his on base percentage, are under .300. He is 38 years old and his best days (and possibly generally productive days) are behind him. Put me in the camp that considers this deal a gigantic victory for the Mariners. Seattle has never really had a gigantic superstar stay with them throughout the duration of their career. Yes, there have been some great talents, but none remained with the M's from sunrise to sunset. Ichiro didn't even arrive until he was ...

What exactly is an All-Star? After seeing the latest All-Star Update (NL/AL) and talking with experts such as Danny Knobler, I decided to take a closer look at this year’s possible selections. I watch quite a bit of Major League Baseball. While I wouldn’t consider myself an expert by any means, I believe I could pick out the guys truly deserving of a position on the field when Kansas City hosts the Mid-Summer Classic come July. In some areas of voting, I couldn’t agree more. Take Josh Hamilton for instance. With over 3.8 million votes at the last official voting update he has virtually guaranteed himself of patrolling the outfield as the highest vote-getter in the MLB this year. He’s made quite the case for himself. With 61 RBI and 22 HR (including an impressive four-HR game) he has solidified his likely selection en route to not only an All-Star selection, but ...

With your guess being as good as mine for the makeup of the Houston Astros' starting rotation in 2012, Brett Myers has one of the few pitching positions locked in as the closer for this season. If the Astros were smart, however, they would rethink their decision on Myers' role. Let's be honest for a moment. The Astros will not only be hanging out towards the bottom of the NL Central this September, but more than likely the entire National League. In the midst of a full scale rebuilding of the roster, not much is expected of this team. Full of youth and hopefully a promising future, pundits will not exactly be calling for anyone's head this season if the team does not produce. I've read projections from various sources saying this team will finish with about 100 losses in a best case scenario, with more pessimistic sources projecting as ...