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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.

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

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.

List of blogs dealing with Major League Baseball.

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.

In an era where most professional athletes seize the opportunity to go after every single dollar available during free agency, or are in love with the prospect of playing in their sports biggest markets, it was refreshing for Jake Westbrook to say, "I'm staying put."

C.C. Sabathia has finally developed into the ace that everyone thought he would. He becomes a free agent after 2008, and it is a possibility that the Indians won't be able to keep him with the way he has been pitching.

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

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

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.

A lot of teams are looking to improve their starting pitching this off-season. Here are a few pitchers that are available on the free agent market.

There are several star center fielders in Major League Baseball looking to cash in this offseason.

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

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

This off-season has seen organizations dishing out money like never before. Long-term contracts worth tens of millions of dollars are being given to some players; I just don't know if they deserve them.

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.

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?

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

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

The MLBPA alleges baseball GM's violated the CBA at winter meetings and have colluded to influence the market for "at least one player." This article discusses the current issue and the history behind it.

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.

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.

Once upon a time middle infielders were defensive minded players. These days middle infielders are expected to do both. Are there any middle infielders like on the free agent list this season?

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

Every offseason baseball free agents are often debated. Here were five free agent signings that were not very good in their first year.

There are a few catchers that can be got off the free agent list this year. Here are a few of the good ones.

With the 2006 NL East Division winning NY Mets stacked with an ample amount of talent & money, the 2nd place Phillies need to add an impact player this winter. They have the money, but will they be willing to spend? I'm still not convinced that they will

Over the last few weeks, Major League Baseball teams have been opening up their pocketbooks at an extraordinary rate to perspective free agents. Two players, Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Lee, have agreed to contracts worth $100 million dollars .

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.

Every team needs three outfielders so there are a lot of outfielders swapping teams every season. These are some of the left and right fielders looking for new teams.

Every year teams are looking for middle relievers at the trade deadline. One way to make sure you're not looking for middle relievers at the trade deadline is to find them during the offseason.

A lot of teams in MLB need to sure up their bullpen. There is no better way to do that then go out and get a closer.

If Alex Rodriguez is a little too pricey for your team there are a few other corner infielders your team could pursue.

I've come up with a list of the five biggest free agent busts of the last ten years by putting in some due diligence and doing some research. Hopefully, you'll see my reasoning behind choosing the five .....

The 1921 baseball season came ever so close to being suspended. If it had, it's debatable whether or not it could ever have recovered. It was wasn't labor strikes and steroids that nearly killed baseball, but intentional strikes and balls.

All offseason people debate what free agent signings are going to make the most impact. So which free agent signings were really the best?

Baseball sees a lot of movement and changes every year in the rosters and this year was no different. Which major changes happened in baseball and what's looking different for the coming 2007 season.

how Billy Beane makes the best trades for his team and hwo he picks up free agents deemed as useless to help his team.

Did Thomas Bayes prove that Barry Bonds was helped by steroids?

Distinctive evidence that Barry Bonds used steroids.

Having been a Cleveland Indians fan for over 30 years, it is safe to say I have witnessed some very bad baseball over the years, sometimes so bad, I'm not sure it could even be called baseball, but lately those fortunes have changed.

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 focus on Barry Bonds is because of his greatness and not because of any uniqueness in regards to his performance enhancing drug use. Since when do we criminalize greatness? There should be no witch hunt on Barry Bonds just because he's the best.

2008 Looks to be a record year for high-prices contracts in Major League Baseball. Potential players include slugger Alex Rodriguez and ace Carlos Zambrano.

Who says Barry Bonds cheated? It is annoying how so many fans condemn him before a jury does. They repeat what they hear, not what they know from experience.

Baseball's Home-Run King Barry Bonds Was Indicted in Federal District Court on 15 Counts of Perjury & Obstruction of Justice

The season is now over and it's time for all the trades and signings of the offseason but before anyone can sign free agents they have to see who is going to be a free agent which means seeing which teams will accept or decline their players' options.

A contrast between Barry Bonds' and Henry Aaron's homerun records

Does your team need a quick fix? These players are offering their services for the right price.

Barry Bonds had a career worthy of the hall of fame well before the steroid accusations. Before the 1999 season, he had already surpassed the careers of many current hall of famers. His records may not be legit, but as a player Barry Bonds is top notch.

The perception is baseball owners buy championships. The truth is less concrete. While quick to criticize the Yankees, small market proponents ignore the New York Mets, which invested millions in average baseball talent over the past decade.

With baseball season approaching, fans of all ages will be drafting and managing their own teams in an attempt at fantasy greatness. Imagine having the chance to assemble a team using any active major league player. You can with fantasy baseball.

Cleveland received a lot of good, young talent from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for outfielder Coco Crisp. Andy Marte is as close to a sure thing as one can get and albeit Coco had a great name, he may have been an overrated player.

Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig can make a much needed statement by not attending the game in which Barry Bonds breaks Hank Aaron's all-time home run record

Barry Bonds is one of the best baseball players of his era, but steroids are the only reason he is on the cusp of passing Hank Aaron for the major league home run record.

Even with the cloud of steroids around him, Bonds has proved he is one of the best hitters of all-time. There are so many statistics he has produced that will be nearly impossible to match or surpass.

Barry Bonds has for the most part been portrayed as a selfish jerk by the news media, even before the steroids. This piece takes a look at why that is the case.

The cover story of the upcoming Sports Illustrated features excerpts of a telling, soon to be published book called Game of Shadows, by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. The book tells, in detail, the myriad of steroids abused by Bonds.

John Helyar's Lords of the Realm; The Real History of Baseball is a fascinating book that every baseball fan should take in. Helyar gives a concise look at the real reasons why Major League Baseball has become the big business that it is today.

On April 14th, 1910 President William Howard Taft started an American tradition by being the first United States President to throw out the first ball at a baseball game.

Has baseball lost that family feeling. Baseball memories have long given the Cross family something in common. Can you remember when it was just a game?

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

This institution that is Japanese baseball goes much further than a box score, a pennant race, or the corporate ties that all Japanese professional baseball franchise are attached to.

There's nothing courageous about pretending something you find distasteful never happened. Especially when you created the culture in the first place. That's why Commissioner Bud Selig needs to see Barry Bonds become the all-time home run leader.

So now Congress has introduced a bill to outlaw steroids and performance-enhancing drugs in all American sports. Is this the right thing to do? I don't think so.

The Yankees won the World Series four times in a five year span from 1996 - 2000 but it seems they've forgotten the formula they used to win those Championships, it was NOT by signing every big name player on free agency.

My analysis of the four major sports: NHL, NBA, MLB, and NFL.

What do you think about steroids in baseball? Athletes and performance enhancing drugs do not mix. Some athletes in baseball are using steroids and nothing is being done about it.

An article on what to expect from the Mitchell Report and the possible ramifications it will have on Major League Baseball.

Alex Rodriguez was unquestionably the AL MVP in 2007. I still believe, however, that both A-Rod and the Yankees will be better off in the long run if A-Rod leaves New York.

Personality does go a long way. Sammy S*sa, who this season slithered his way into the 600 Home Run Club, is not frowned upon nearly as much as Barry B*nds. Heck, he's not even looked in the same light as Mark McGwir*. Why? Personality.

Baseball has finally started to clean up its act. It has begun to crack down on the massive amount of steroid abuse that has been evident for years.

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a must see for anyone who has even seen a baseball game, It is open year round.

In negotiating with the N.Y. Yankees, Alex Rodriguez's agent Scott Boras staged a merry-go-round horserace with phantom teams. Despite the fact that all merry-go-round races end in a dead heat, Boras' client turned out to be a big winner in the A-Rod sweepstakes.

Former MLB Commissioner Bowie Kuhn recently passed away. While everyone bends over backwards to praise the deceased, I choose to remember his error-filled reign just the way it really happened.

My mom became a baseball fan. When games were on, she'd ask questions. Some were so simple that I had to stop and think about them. Others allowed me to see the game I'd followed all my life from a different perspective.

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.

the baseball crazy Dominican Republic will have an awesome team at the first World Baseball Classic this March. This article relates who they have available on their roster as they head into the competeition as one of the favorites.

Detroit has snagged high-quality talent at lower spots because they are willing to overpay them. But is it fair?

When is the last time that you can remember that you actually watched a professional baseball game, and there wasn't a comment about steroids? Or even the last time you watched a game and said to your self, "that guy must be on steroids."

One high profile baseball player gets shunned by writers for his suspected steroids usage while a high profile football player, who failed a drug test, gets picked for the All-Pro team. Here I examine the double standard between MLB and the NFL on the PED issue.

Some thoughts on where Major League Baseball's worst franchise went wrong.

Currently there are 12 managers in Major League Baseball that played catcher in their playing days.

Forget about those steroid injectin', money stealin', lollygagers called Major League Baseball, let's watch some softball.

The debate on whether or not Major League Baseball needs a salary cap.

At the end of the 2006 season I could finally say that I have in fact visited all 30 of the current Major League Baseball stadiums. I'll share my thoughts on the best of the bunch.

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

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.

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.

The top five influential sports figures in the history of 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.

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

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?

Although reports have stated that Major League Baseball has made a deal with DirecTV for exclusive rights to MLB Extra Innings package, a representative of the Commissioner's office stated today that this decision has not been finalized. You can help them decide!

Major League Baseball announced on Thursday that it has reached a deal with satellite television provider DirecTV Group Inc. to air its "Extra Innings" package for the next seven years.

This is a review of the substance abuse policy in Major League Baseball.