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This article goes over the MVP, Hank Aaron Award, Cy Young, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, Manager of the Year, Reliever of the Year and Rookie of the Year.

OK Internet people all around the world, here is your chance to have a say in who should win the MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of The Year awards in Major League Baseball.

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.

This contains a list of my MVPs, Cy Young Winners and Rookies of the Year in Major League Baseball through the month of May.

If a salary cap is not the answer to all that ails Major League Baseball, how do small market teams remain viable? Better decision-making and value-based decisions; General Managers must maximize the talent and minimize the cost per win.

national league first half has had some surprises but will they continue their winning pace?

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.

With so much swirling around Barry Bonds' head, is this division suddenly more competitive? It features arguably the best hitter (Bond), best closer (Gagne), and several of the most complete teams in the league.

This is an article of Milwaukee Brewer third baseman Ryan Braun.

It's that time of the year when the MLB awards are handed out. Dustin Predroia and Ryan Braun are your Rookies of the Year.

After an interesting first half, which rookie phenoms will push through to secure the coveted title of Rookie of the Year

List of blogs dealing with Major League Baseball.

There are plenty of rookies making solid contributions to their teams in 2006. A few are even dominating the entire league, as is the case with Johnathan Papelbon and Francisco Liriano. One thing's for sure: it's going to be a close race to the end.

MLB 2K5 is in my opinion one of the best baseball games I have played for the xbox system. Read on....

Which National League rookie is running away with the rookie of the year award?

The DH has more than served its purpose in Major League Baseball. It's time for the DH to go.

In 1933, baseball began playing the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the greatest and most anticipated of all the pro sports All-Star affairs each year. This article summarizes those games played from 1933-1939.

A preview of the National League Central for the 2008 Major League Baseball season.

A preview of Major League Baseball's National League West division for 2008.

Baseball's Midsummer Classic, the All-Star Game -- where opposing teams made up of National League and American League baseball stars democratically elected by baseball fans -- will be played Tuesday night, July 15 at Yankee Stadium in New York.

Half way through the major league season, this article discusses candidates for the AL and NL Midseason rookies of the year, complete with commentary and statistics for each of the players.

Jake Peavy became the ninth pitcher to win the Cy Young by a unanimous vote since the league started awarding the Cy Young to both leagues. Here is a look at the eight men that did it before Jake Peavy.

Everyone on TV and sports talk radio loves to pontificate about the possible Cy Young and MVP winners in the National and American Leagues and I, predictably, am no different.

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

The Cy Young Award goes to the best pitcher in each league. Who will win Cy Young in the National League in 2007?

Who are the contenders and who deserves the National League Cy Young award through the first-half of the season.

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.

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.

Who will be the American League MVP, Rookie of the Year, Manager of the Year and Cy Young in 2008?

Best Pitchers in the NL in April

Check out baseball facts online. Keep updated or look up old stats on the web. Here are several sites devoted to baseball

A look at the future stars of tomorrow(and today)of the MLB.

Looking for a cheap, fun and safe way to enjoy a summer day; go out to a minor league baseball game. Here are the area's top ballparks and teams for you to go out and see.

Don Newcombe was the only man to be named Rookie of the Year, MVP, and win a Cy Young, but his greatest victory was over alcoholism.

The Detroit Tigers will win the 2008 MLB World Series. Schedule, division, young talent, and healing injuries all play in the Tigers favor.

I made many baseball predictions at the beginning of the year. Here are my ten best predictions.

A list of candidates and the winner of my NL Cy Young award if the season ended after May.

I've covered predictions for everything this year except for MVP. Who will win the National League MVP in 2007?

Perhaps the only thing hotter than the weather in the dog days of August is baseball's wild card race in the wide open National League. A look at the teams in the hunt for October.

The National League has four players that could be named Most Valuable Player. Which player deserves the award?

This is an in-depth look at each National League pennant race plus the wild card race.

The National League West was the most competitive division in baseball last year. Who is going to come out on top this season?

He's 13-3 for a team ten games under .500!

The Phillies took advantage of the New York collapse to win the NL East. Can they win the World Series?

Here is the "true" award winners and why. The approach I take is seeing how valuable these players were to their teams. You need to look at more than just the stats in determining these awards.

With one month of play left, who should be taking home this year's Cy Young award in the AL and NL?

Last year, the Brewers looked like they'd be making a postseason appearance, but the Cubs were able to hold them off. But that was last year, this is now, and here's how I see the NL Central playing out for 2008.

A preview of the "real" NL All Star team for the 2006 MLB All Star game.

While Alex Rodriguez should have no problem taking home the 2007 AL MVP award, the NL race is wide open. Who should win amongst Eric Byrnes, Prince Fielder, Matt Holliday, Ryan Howard, Chipper Jones, Jose Reyes, Jimmy Rollins and David Wright?

Think Jeter and Pujols got hosed last year by the BBWAA? Well, they did. And the sportswriters blew it again this year by picking Jimmy Rollins for NL MVP.

Who deserves the NL and AL rookies of the year, Cy Young awards and Most Valuable Player awards so far this season.

Here's your look into the NL, with predictions and everything...sweet!

Though perhaps not a front runner for the 2007 NL MVP, Brad Hawpe might be the most responsible for the Colorado Rockies reaching the postseason.

The honor has been given to future Hall of Famers and absolute busts.

It's always hard predicting how rookies will do, but I'm going to try anyway.

The Dodgers got great pitching from an unexpected sourse to win the Series in a year that saw the Yankees falter.

In the closest vote since the inception of the new system in 1980, Brewer's third baseman Ryan Braun edged Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki by two points. But should he have?

The National League began to dominate the All-Star Game in the Sixties, threatening to make the Midsummer Classic their personel playground.

Predictions and Breakdown for the 2008 Major League Baseball Season. This article previews the National League East.

The National League enetered the decade of the Fifities facing a 12-4 disadvantage in the All-Star Game results. By the time the Fifities gave way to the turbulent Sixties, the National League had made up significant ground.

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

A look back at the 60th Anniversary of the day Jackie Robinson made his debut for the Dodgers in Major League Baseball.

A ranking of the five greatest major league hitters in history based on peak performance. When making this list I only considered the best five year stretch of any players career. I wanted to match the best of the best at their best.

This was written with approx. 1 week left in the Major League Baseball season. It provides examples of events that happened over the past season to help surpass the 2006 MLB attendance mark.

What has happened in Major League Baseball in 1987, and the changes in the game since then.

It is no secret that the quality of umpiring has declined considerably over the past twenty years. In fact, I would have to say that umpiring in Major League Baseball has become nothing short of atrocious, and not just behind home plate, but in the field as well.

For the last several years, 750,000 households around the country were in baseball heaven. Thanks to the Major League Baseball "Extra Innings Package," baseball fans could pretty much watch any game, anywhere.

This dozen hit well over a hundred home runs combined in the Fall Classic, led by the great Mickey mantle.

Even amid all of the injuries plaguing their team, the New York Yankees are glowing bright and strong, on the road to another post-season, and perhaps, a World Series.

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

The American League won 8 of the 10 All-Star games played during the decade of the Forties, to give then a 12-4 overall advanatge in the series. This article details the key plays of these 9 contests, as the 1945 game was cancelled due to W W II.

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

Join me as I fill you in on all you need to know to win your office pool in this year's Major League Baseball Playoffs.

The price of a World Series victory may end up being the exact same figure as the Boston Red Sox payroll for the 2007 season. As far as off-seasons go, Red Sox Nation has seen one of the most exciting and costly winters in Red Sox history.

Lance Berkman is one of the most feared hitters in major league baseball, and in 2006 he hit 45 home runs and set a record for the Houston Astros with 136 runs batted in. He defines success not by his baseball skills, but by his faith, however.

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.

Gives a player under the age of 25 for each major league baseball position and gives a synopsis of why they are the choice for that position.

The Mitchell Report came out today, giving names of many baseball players who have allegedly used steroids. What effect will it have on you and baseball?

Young pitchers headline the National League with Edinson Volquez, Tim Lincecum, and Cole Hamels, all having All-Star caliber years

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.

Edinson Volquez is off to a great start in 2008 but will he keep it up enough to be considered among one of the great rookie seasons in Major League Baseball history?

If a family wants to have a night of enjoyment outside in the nice weather for a price that won't cost an arm and a leg, people should look at the world of minor league baseball. It is cheap and fun, and it gives people a chance to see future stars.

The debate on whether the Designated Hitter(DH) should be kept in use for Major League Baseball.

There are some players vital to their team's success in the American League that are struggling early. This article highlights some of these who have not been making the highlights, and the prospects of them rebounding from their April failures.

In only his second year as a manager, Willie Randolph is poised to take home the award for best manager in the National League. Several MLB teams are kicking themselves for not hiring Randolph sooner.

Here is a list of 5 Major Leaguers who have caught my eye, roughly 1/3 of the way through the 2006 Major League campaign.

LeBron James is MVP; Kevin Durant is Rookie of the Year; Marcus Camby is Defensive Player of the Year; Daniel Gibson is Most Improved Player; Jason Terry is Best Sixth Man; Doc Rivers is Coach of the Year.

Since arriving in L.A. in 1958 the pitchers for the Dodgers have pitched 10 no-hitters and won 8 Cy Young Awards, 4 Rookie of the Year Awards and 1 MVP award. Here is a look at the 5 greatest pitchers to ever toe the rubber for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Cape Cod Baseball League continues the tradition of baseball as it was meant to be seen--without high costs for fans and huge paychecks for players.

This years Major League Baseball tries to pick up where MVP Baseball 05 left off, but can it live up to the expectations of baseball fans?

Revenue sharing is keeping teams from reaching their full potential. What major league baseball needs is a salary cap.

The midsummer classic may determine home field advantage, but in the '70s Pete Rose and others played with passion simply for the love of the game.

The season is almost over, and a few races are all but decided, but here are the predictions from me.

A handful of ballplayers have recorded songs. Some did it for fun. But for these players, music progressed from a hobby to a second career.

An exciting group of first-timers qualified for the 2006 All-Star Game. The Mets and White Sox have some of the biggest impact players. However, the best statistics belong to Red Sox closer Jonathan Papelbon and Twins catcher Joe Mauer.

Drawbacks of Major League Baseball's All Star Game