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The Changing Landscape of the American League East

By ⋅ December 21, 2012 ⋅ Post a comment

Buckle your seat belts, ladies and gentlemen. This is not in the AL East we’re used to any more. After a turbulent regular season, marked by the Baltimore Orioles making the playoffs and the Boston Red Sox finishing in last place, the offseason that followed has been equally hectic. A flurry of big-name acquisitions by [...]

Yankees Edge Red Sox 3-2, Take AL East Lead

By ⋅ August 6, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Heading into this season, as the Red Sox reigned supreme in free agency and seemingly had the rest of the A.L. East in a headlock, the one thing the Yankees still had was a better bullpen. And not-so-ironically, it served it’s purpose tonight. Reliever Boone Logan struck out Adrian Gonzalez with the bases loaded to [...]

State of the AL East: An Offseason Glance

By ⋅ December 25, 2009 ⋅ One comment

With the Holiday Season upon us, it’s a perfect time to offer up a “STATE OF THE AL EAST” report. Now, some teams have been naughty (Blue Jays trading Halladay), while other have been nice (Yankees welcome Ganderson), but this Christmas, every team is hoping their new presents are the perfect gift for next season. [...]

Bonds coming to AL East?

By ⋅ February 25, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

You aren’t dreaming, the Tampa Bay Rays have confirmed talks about Bonds joining their club. From Associated Press via ESPN.com: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays have had internal discussions about the prospect of pursuing Barry Bonds. Manager Joe Maddon said Monday he knew “little” about what was going on, but acknowledged some [...]

AL East Fantasy Preview: Baltimore Orioles

By ⋅ February 19, 2008 ⋅ 4 comments

Baltimore has taken a bold step in the direction of the franchise and have decided to rebuild their team. Baltimore traded two of its biggest names in SS Miguel Tejada and ace pitcher Erik Bedard. Bedard stayed in the AL by being traded to Seattle and Tejada made the jump to the NL with the Houston [...]

AL East Fantasy Preview: Tampa Bay Rays

By ⋅ February 19, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s just about that time of the year. Pitchers and Catchers have already reported, the Boys of Summer are getting ready to captivate us for the next 7 months. Most importantly, FANTASY BASEBALL is set to start. Fantasy is a lot of fun, but it can be a frustrating love/hate relationship if you don’t play [...]

Red Sox clinch AL East title

By ⋅ September 28, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Red Sox fans can now finally celebrate. The Red Sox have clinched the American League Eastern Division championship for the first time since 1995. Earlier in the night, the Sox defeated the Twins, 5-2, with Daisuke Matsuzaka getting the win and Jonathan Papelbon earning the save. With the win, the Magic Number shrunk to just [...]

AL East wrapped up? Not so fast…

By ⋅ August 12, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

WHAT is goin on with the Sox? Everyone in Red Sox Nation was told by various sources (coughESPNcough) that the AL East race was over in May. At that point, the Red Sox had a 14.5 game lead on the Yankees. In fact, the Bronx Bombers were in a tight race for last place with [...]

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