Toronto’s Lawrie Gets Four-Game Suspension
May 16, 2012 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
Toronto’s Lawrie gets four-game suspension (via AFP) Toronto Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie was suspended for four games by Major League Baseball on Wednesday for a tirade against umpire Bill Miller in a home loss to Tampa Bay one night earlier. Lawrie was also fined an undisclosed sum for his emotional eruption, which came […]
Kimbrel, Hosmer, Hellickson Selected Top Rookies By BBA
October 14, 2011 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
Craig Kimbrel of the Atlanta Braves easily won the Baseball Bloggers Alliance‘s Willie Mays Award for top rookie in the National League. The American League award, though, was a much different story. Kansas City first baseman Eric Hosmer and Tampa Bay pitcher Jeremy Hellickson both received 67 points in American League voting, creating the first […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL Central – Milwaukee Brewers
March 17, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Brewers all-star 1B Prince Fielder Milwaukee Brewers (2010 record: 77-85) The Milwaukee Brewers front office entered the off-season with one primary task: improve the pitching staff. The club finished last season with the third-worst ERA in the National League – the primary reason the club finished with a sub-.500 record. General Manager Mark Attanasio immersed […]
