Kuzul

There are still plenty of players left on the free agent market that could improve a major league club. What if it was decided there would be a new expansion team? The team would have to assemble itself by whoever is left, and this is what I believe this team would look like. A team filled with former all-stars, and overlooked players.Begin Slideshow

We are officially well into the winter doldrums. The luster of the World Series has long since faded, and the free agent market's most prized possessions have all signed with new teams. But while the media will marvel in the news surrounding the likes of Washington's big spending, reeling in Jayson Werth, or the Phillies under-market signing of Cliff Lee. However, many free agents are still looking for new homes. Who's to blame? Today's free agent market is summarized by the old euphemism, "Dream big, or go home." Players who had great seasons wait the market out until the last possible moment, sometimes landing that big deal from a desperate team, a la Rafael Soriano signing with the New York Yankees, but more often than not, those players are forced to take deals they aren't so happy with. Is it a result of greed? Is there simply no market for a player, or ...

 It has been a busy off-season thus far that has seen almost all of the coveted free agents sign with different teams.We have seen Jayson Werth sign a massive contract with the Nationals, Carl Crawford signed a bigger contract with the Red Sox, and the Sox also acquired Adrian Gonzalez.There are numerous free agents left on the market and only half of them are really good players.  Meaning that the asking price for certain players like Derrek Lee and Adam LaRoche will go up because they are the best left at their position.So, now is the perfect time to analyze the risks, rewards, and my predictions for all the free agents that are left like Beltre and Lee.Begin Slideshow

The World Series begins tonight and it is going to be quite an adventure. The National League Champion San Francisco Giants will host the American League Champion Texas Rangers at 8 PM Eastern on FOX. Both teams won their respective divisions. It was the Rangers first division title and the Giants seventh. The Rangers have won 2 career postseason series and have never won a World Series. The Giants enter this series with their second NL pennant and third division title this decade.  In 2002, they lost to the Angles 4-3 in a terrible game six collapse, after being up 5-0. The original "G-Men" have been to the World Series three times, in 1962, 1989 and 2002, since coming to the Golden State. Personally, I believe the past demise for these two young and talented teams has been inexperience which is no longer an issue. The Rangers have four active players that have experienced ...

It is quite ironic that two of the biggest topics in the news this week are the World Series and the upcoming election, which will determine our 106th winner of the Fall Classic and our 112th United States Congress. There isn’t a whole lot that links the San Francisco Giants and the Texas Rangers, who are making their first appearance in the World Series. The two teams have played just 22 times with the Giants winning 15, including 11 in a row in San Francisco—dating back to the days of Candlestick Park. The Giants have also won seven in a row overall, even though they have not faced each other this season. The Giants did trade catcher Benjie Molina in midseason to the Rangers to make room for rising star Buster Posey.   So, it will be a World Series in which two clubs have about as much in common as the areas they ...

When the Texas Rangers acquired catcher Bengie Molina from the San Francisco Giants on July 1st, no one knew these two teams would be meeting in the World Series. If they did, maybe Molina wouldn't be wearing Rangers red, white and blue. When the World Series begins Wednesday night in San Francisco, the Rangers need to take full advantage of their inside man. Molina played for the Giants for four seasons and knows all about the pitches Texas is going to see from Tim Lincecum, Jonathan Sanchez and Matt Cain. How much of a factor this will be remains to be seen, but maybe the Giants' decision to award Molina with a World Series ring and a full playoff bonus if they win is more of a payoff than a fair shake. Offensively, Molina didn't have a great regular season, hitting only .249 with five home runs for the Giants and Rangers. The postseason ...

This season we will have one of the most unpredictable World Series ever. The Texas Rangers and San Francisco Giants. No matter what could happen the only prediction that can be made at this moment is that Bengie Molina no matter what will get a World Series championship ring. Molina started the season as the Giants catcher until July 1 when he was traded to Texas for reliever Chris Ray and minor league pitcher Michael Main. However, the 36-year-old veteran really wants to win it as a Ranger, most of all because, very possibly, this will be his last major league season. Bengie, the oldest of the Molina major league catchers, said during the Divisional Series against the Tampa Bay Rays this could be his last season. He repeated a similar comment last week to the Spanish language media during the Championship Series against the New York Yankees. Molina in both occasions had said he ...

As the Texas Rangers embark upon their inaugural trip to the World Series, many have become familiar with household names like Josh Hamilton, Ian Kinsler, Vladimir Guerrero, Michael Young, and who can forget Cliff Lee. It was truly a team effort, and while the aforementioned "stars" of the team played a pivotal role in slaying the mighty Yankees, one needs to look deeper to understand how the Rangers pulled off what many have termed an upset.Begin Slideshow

Do I really need to say anything or can I just SMILE! I'll touch on a couple things: Yankee “Home Runs” In the second inning—easy one first—Berkman’s was not a home run, no doubt about that. Not sure what the umpire was watching there, but whatever. It was a foul, and instant replay clearly showed it. However, two batters before, Robby Cano hit a deep fly ball that Yankee “bleacher creatures” assisted out for the home run.  Here’s my problem—and I can quote the MLB Official Rulebook, if necessary—that play should have been reviewed. Not a doubt in my mind on that. And had the umpires reviewed it and still decided to call it a home run, I would not have been happy, but I would have been “cool with it.”  My opinion is that the fans obviously interfered with it, but I have watched it too many times. From my vantage ...

Surprisingly, a lot of Yankees fans last night had hope. There seemed to be some hope that despite his struggles all season long, A.J. Burnett was going to give his team a winning effort and help his team even up the series with the Texas Rangers. That hope seemed to be a reality, until manager Joe Girardi messed with it. The key moment was in the top of the sixth inning. The Yankees had a 3-2 lead with two outs and a runner on second base. Instead of letting Burnett take his chances against David Murphy, Girardi had his righty intentionally walk the batter to get to Bengie Molina. Now, sure, Murphy had hit a home run off Burnett earlier this season. So what?! Murphy is a platoon outfielder. Molina is a starting catcher that also has some pop in his bat. Molina has his share of dramatic home runs against ...