Who’s next?  It is a question that perpetuates throughout every sport, profession, and walk of life.  We are never satisfied with what we currently have at our disposal.  We need the next great player, invention, or idea.  The Major Leagues are no different. Through a month and change in the 2015 season, we’ve seen some… Continue reading The Best Prospects Waiting In The Wings

It’s that time of the week again when we look back at the previous seven days of baseball for the best the game had to offer.  There was a mix of the flashy and the fundamental.  There were plenty of fireworks both off the bat and in the field.  There was even some snow!  Let’s… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week

During a scene where Harvey Dent and Bruce Wayne initially connect in 2008’s The Dark Knight, Dent is particularly poignant about the Batman’s role in protecting Gotham.  “You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the villain.”  It is a statement that holds true for so many of sport’s greatest… Continue reading A-Rod’s Continual Metamorphosis

We’ve turned the page on both the calendar and another week of spectacular baseball plays.  Let’s hope May brings as much shine to the diamond as April did!  Let’s look at the best five plays the past week had to offer.   5. A-Rod Ties Mays It may be a $6 million point of contention… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays Of The Week

Every person has their demons.  It is a simple fact of existence.  Some are able to keep theirs under wraps, perhaps because they are not in the public eye.  There have been countless tales in the history of sport of athletes who let the worst of themselves get the best of them.  It is a risk that… Continue reading Josh Hamilton’s Familiar Change Of Scenery

Another week of baseball is in the books!  Players are starting to hit their stride with gold gloves and silver sluggers getting polished up.  Let’s take a look at the five plays that defined the past week in the Majors.   5. Yunel Escobar Saves Face For His Closer April has been a struggle for the… Continue reading Top Of The Heap: Plays of the Week

It is still very young in the 2015 season, but we’ve already seen some spectacular plays.  Here are some of the previous week’s finest from the field, the mound, and the plate.   5. Jon Lester Makes An Unusual Play To First Jon Lester snared a comebacker in the second inning of a tied game… Continue reading Top of the Heap: Plays Of The Week

When one hears the name Bauer, several items will probably spring to mind.  Most will conjure up images of Kiefer Sutherland as agent Jack Bauer from the television show 24.  Some may also think of musical artist Baauer, who orchestrated the viral classic “The Harlem Shake.”  Hockey enthusiasts may even dredge up the Bauer brand of… Continue reading Trevor Bauer Is Still Doing It His Way

Every year, players have hot starts.  A player from the minor leagues will take advantage of the league not having a book on him yet.  An old face in a new place will rekindle lightning in a bottle for a series or two.  There are hot starts, and then there is the core of the… Continue reading A Titanic Start For Adrian Gonzalez