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Ken Griffey, Jr. will be the starting right fielder for the National League

Does anybody realize that Ken Griffey Jr. is tenth all time in home runs? Does anybody realize that by the end of this season he could be fifth behind Aaron, Bonds, Ruth, and Mays? Why is nobody talking about this generation's REAL superstar?

A look at the early season surprises in Major League Baseball.

The American League began to head in the right direction during the 80s, and continued thier good work at the All-Star Game in the 90s, taking 7 of 10 from the National League.

Barry Bonds will be the story, but these future Hall of Famers also have a chance to make baseball history.

The big story this year in baseball is, "When will Barry bonds break Henry "Hank" Aaron's career home run record?" However, there are a lot of other potential home run milestones that may be reached this season that are being overlooked as a result of Bonds.

With the Red Sox finally ending their curse last year, is it time for the Cubs and their superior pitching to put theirs on ice?

Here are the cheats and hints for All Star Baseball 2003 Xbox.

In 1989, three years after Barry Bonds had entered professional baseball, Ken Griffey Jr. was drafted right out of high school by the Seattle Mariners. He didn't spend much time in Triple A baseball before making his debut with the Mariners.

This article gives an overall account on the career of Ken Griffey Jr., and how he is as a baseball player and a businessman. Also, some accounts of his popularity with the fans are noted.

You know, I was sitting around thinking the other day (and trying not to hurt myself in the process).

Barry Bonds is one of the most talented and controversial athletes of our time. He is about to break Hank Aaron's record for career home runs. The question is do we cheer Bonds for this historic accomplishment, or is it tainted by the cloud of steroid use?

Designed in Ken Griffey Jr.'s inaugural season with the Cincinnati Reds, the Nike Air Max Griffey 2000 was to be Griffey's breakout shoe in his anticipated breakout season coming from the Seattle Mariners.

If you are a professional baseball fan, there is no doubt that you have been looking to the baseball gods for a new savior, someone to rid the game clean of its sinful performance enhancing past.

We’ve heard every argument imaginable for the elimination of steroids in Major League Baseball. But let’s suppose for a moment that steroid usage could have good qualities or for once not actually be the reason for our displeasure with baseball’s current state

When I was a kid, there were a handful of men with more than 500 home runs. Now there are 22!

So why would MLB and Selig bypass a perfect publicity and marketing opportunity and keep their distance from celebrating this once in a lifetime moment? The answer is simple: Because Barry Bonds is the one passing Babe Ruth.

The number now is 751 Home Runs, 4 away from a tie with Hank Aaron and 5 to break it.

Now spring can truly begin!

A look at the winners and losers at the 2006 MLB trade deadline.

As we approach the middle of August, all I can say is WOW! What a season it's been so far! And best of all, the top history making moments I'm going to discuss first occurred recently between August 4th and 7th.

It's time for the MLB All-Star game once again. Here are the eight players I would choose to start in the All-Star game.

The first ever World Baseball Classic starts on March 3rd. The US squad is one of sixteen vying for the championship trophy, and it is full of familiar stars. This article tells you who is on the 30 man roster.

Ken Griffey Jr. defined a generation by playing the game the right way. Unfortunately, those who didn't have marred his legacy, too.

Tim McCarver is the worst announcer in all of baseball

With superstars like Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire cheating to get ahead Ken Griffey Jr. is clearly the best player of era.

On May 12, 2007, Cincinnati Reds centerfielder Ken Griffey Jr. was on the receiving end of a Los Angeles Dodgers fan's merciless taunts. By the time the sixth inning came around, Griffey had had enough and began throwing back his own taunts at the fan, including fat jokes...

One of the best loved players in my lifetime is approaching a milestone home run mark and the reaction from the sports world seems to be a collective yawn. Here's a look as Ken Griffey Jr. chases 600 homers.

Aaron had the most in a career and Ruth had the most in one season, but who had the most in one game?

The 60th anniversary of the MLB debut of Jackie Robinson is coming this weekend on April 15th. To honor this, over 150 players and five teams in the Major League Baseball are going to be wearing the number 42 in Robinson's honor.

The article is about the drop in the percentage of African Americans in major league baseball.

Reaching 500 home runs used to be considered one of the most special milestones a major league baseball player could achieve. But with four players approaching the 500-homer mark this season, the milestone doesn't mean quite as much as it used to.

The AL went 5-0 during the first six years of the new century, but a 2002 tie with the NL would bring about great changes.

Since 1965 the players that have bounced back from down years have received this honor.

The Reds were too much for New York, while both batting titles went down to the wire and a Bird took over Detroit.

Bonds has more free passes than the next two players on the all-time list combined.

Barry Bonds is going to the All-Star game in his home ballpark and he's going to be in the starting lineup.

San Diego fans cheered when Bonds tied Aaron's HR mark. It's just the latest example of the MSM getting the Bonds story wrong. This article urges people to read the news with an understanding of its bias and embrace Bonds' historic feat.

In a recent HBO interview with Bob Costas, Curt Schilling breaks the code of silence amongst players by attacking Barry Bonds.

With the All-Star game rapidly approaching, here's who I think should be the each league's starters for the 78th All-Star Game.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten off to a surprising start to 2006, but despite their powerful hitting, their pitching will eventually get the better of them.

Over the years the Mariners have had their share of All-Stars, here is a list of the top 10 best players in team history

It is so hard to compare players from different eras in sports. Each game evolves as time goes on and there's no way to say with certainty which players are so special that they transcend their era. Baseball is perhaps the most difficult game to compare era to era.

Baseball Book of Firsts is a book that contains information on who did what first in baseball history from being the first manager to institute cut-off plays to the first player to wear sunglasses. Fascinating and educational.

There are several baseball records that will stand the test of time, some so far out of reach that you would be amazed.

breaking down the merits and teams in the world baseball classic

The Seattle Mariners are a professional baseball team that plays in Major League Baseball. The Mariners play in the West Division of the American League.

Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, who are believed to have used steroids, saved baseball during the summer of 1998 after the baseball strike.

Whether or not you plan on following the World Baseball Classic, it is likely that your favorite team will be affected in Spring Training by this new baseball tournament.

This article outlines my choices for the National League all-star substitutes if I was the manager for the NL all-star team after the starters have been announced. The list is complete with both stats and explanations for why I chose who I did, and also discusses omissions.

During his career, Edgar Martinez put up some very respectable numbers, and flat out dominated in instances where pressure was thrust upon him.

This is the first of a six part series covering each of the six Major League Baseball divisions. We are now roughly one hundred games into the 2007 Major League Baseball season. Right now, we are focusing on the National League Central.

How Josh Hamilton changed from a drug-addicted wreck into the Cincinnati Reds' baseball machine.

Two Major League players have made headlines recently talking about the lack of U.S.-born blacks in baseball. But this hardly classifies as a problem, due either to opportunities for minorites or for quality of play on the field.

The Seattle Mariner's have lost a lot of that mojo in the last few years and I don't see them getting it back anytime soon. Here are a few reasons why the management hasn't fixed the problem this year.

Every year there is a debate about if the fans should get to vote for the All-Star voters or not. There is a solution that is good for both sides.

Thanks to Kirk Herbstreit - High School Football is more popular than ever!

Humor columnist Christopher Wilson sits down at the breakfast table to bask in the glory of Post Cereal's miniature Major League Baseball bobblehead dolls.

Carlos Beltran is one of the best players in major league baseball: he can hit for a high average; hit home runs; has a good arm; and is a good fielder. No matter what happens or how much money he makes, however, Beltran says his faith is crucial to him.

Every year there are stories that have baseball fans talking all year, here are this year's big stories.

The 2007 season is coming to a close but there are moments that happen that will never be duplicated again.

All 30 MLB teams ranked 1-30!

Forget the MLB All-Star Teams. I have put together my very own MLB All-Injured Team - comprised of a player at each position that finds himself in the training room more often than on the field.

Safeco Field, located in the "SoDo district" (south downtown) of Seattle, is a must see for any baseball fan. The park has been home for the Mariners since the mid-way mark of the 1999 season on July 15th. Safeco Field is most known for it's innovative retractable roof...

With half of the season played, it's time to look at who has been playing the best baseball so far. MVP and Cy Young winners, as well as a World Series pick for each league.

Don Mattingly would have been a lock for the Hall of Fame had his back held out, but it didn't and now he's on the outside looking in.

Here is a look at the most excitng moments in American League Dvision Series History. Since 1995 there have been some great moments.

Alex Rodriguez makes more money playing baseball than anyone in the world. But can he help the yankees to a wolrd title?

This article suggests the possibility that Ken Griffey Jr should be considered the Home Run King

As a fan of Ken Griffey Jr. since I first picked up a baseball glove, it is exciting to see him once again healthy and looking like the Junior of the 90's.

Ken Griffey ruled the baseball world in the nineties. He was everywhere. He was selected to play in every All Star Game, won a Gold Glove award every year, and even won the MVP award in 1997. He was also the most marketable player in the game

It would seem as though Major League Baseball is doing its part to stop steroid use in the game, but that is not so. Creating an investigation only causes more publicity for the sport, and in this insensible society, nothing can be considered bad press.

Ken Griffey, Jr. is the reason that baseball is still played in Seattle. It may sound cliché to say that Seattle's Safeco Field is 'The house that Griffey built,' but it's the truth.

Ken Griffey, Jr. hit two home runs, numbers 583 and 584 in his career, in the final game of his return trip to Seattle on Sunday.

Here is a list of Major League Baseball players who were born on Long Island

The top 5 reasons why baseball has lost popularity among it's young black fans.

NL domination in the All-Star Game was a fact of life, until the AL began to make progress during the 80s. A grand slam in 1983 got them on the right track.

The Cincinnati Reds improved their overall record during the 2006 season. Cincinnati finished the 2006 season in third place just three and a half games out.

Baker promises success

Barry Larkin retired after the 2004 season. What are his chances of making the baseball hall of fame?

Here's a list of baseball players born in Pennsylvania like your truly.

Score a home run with the baseball fans on your holiday shopping list by surprising them with any of these unique baseball gifts.

Carlos Delgado has been one of the best hitters in baseball for over a decade but has hardly gotten noticed. See it's about time everyone meets the Met.

Every year there is a debate on who the best pitcher was, or is in major league baseball. This year is no different and the top 10 may surprise you.

who is going to play for team USA and represent our nation? how will the team do in international competition?

With the economy in recession, a war in Iraq festering and the polar ice caps melting I figured I'd give the world exactly what it needs: another idiot's list of his favorite Simpsons episodes.

Albert Pujols began his career with the St. Louis Cardinals quietly in 2001 as the Redbirds opened the season in Colorado. It didn't take long for the 21 year old Pujols to find his way.

It's time once again for people to choose the end of the year awards in baseball, a lot of people will be voting for Ryan Howard, but he's a few reasons why not to.

Many baseball video games have been created, but not all of them good.

From my childhoood days of Little League baseball to countless visits to the Rose Bowl, sports have always been my love. But at an earlier age in an unexpected place, I discovered a different passion that left me seeing the game from a different angle.

This is how pepsi earned loyalty from thier customers

BirdZerk! and ZOOperstars! perform at sports venue and special events around the country and the world. Dominic and Brennan Latkovski have plans for much more.

There are five players with a great chance to be the NL home run leader for 2006. Here's how they stack up.

the career of baseball's most high profiled and most controversial agent: Scott Boras