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Today, Febuary 6th, a Broadcasting legend has died. Ralph Kiner, long time Mets TV and voice personality has died at the age of 91 Years old. Kiner was making regular apperances on SNY up until last season. Kiner will be missed by all Mets fans, and while he wasn’t calling the games during my childhood,…

Though this isn’t a “Baseball Post” this clears up some information. 1) The #AskTheHosts Pepper Show airs this Saturday! Don’t forget to ask your questions!  2) This weeks Trivia question is — How many Stadiums in Canada have at one time regularly hosted a MLB Team? — 3) Our coverage of Spring Training starts Friday;…

The Atlanta Braves locked up two of their best hitters to extensions Tuesday, signing outfielder Jason Heyward to a 2-year deal worth 13 million, and first baseman Freddie Freeman to an 8-year deal worth 135 million. After these extensions, both players have avoided arbitration, making lights-out closer Craig Kimbrel Atlanta’s only arbitration-eligible player. Heyward and…

According to mlb.com, the Seattle Mariners are in discussions with free agent outfielder Nelson Cruz. They are reportedly discussing a 2-year deal, which Cruz has been looking for but hasn’t received from any team. Cruz was a solid hitter last season for Texas, having a decent average of .266 but hitting 27 homers and driving…

….. We take a look at Baseball games played in unique venues! Inside the USA, there have been few games played in unusual locations, however last year The Alamo Dome played host to an exhibition game. Games in minor Leauge parks have become very frequent during the last week of Spring Training. MLB Teams played…

Jeremy Hellickson, one of the Ray’s many young arms, has underwent elbow surgery and will be out for the first 6-8 weeks of the 2014 season. Hellickson was one of the Rays best pitchers in his rookie season of 2011, and was solid again in 2012. But 2013 was a different story, as Hellickson had…

Every year, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance awards a great Baseball writer with a strong internet presence. The award is called the Joe Posnanski Award. “Voting” ends on Febuary 17th. As a member of the BBA, we will vote on 5 candidates for the Award. Who do you think should win the award? Comment Now!

After a quiet weekend in Baseball. (Mainly because of the Super Bowl) Players are heading down to spring training. Though there isn’t much Free Agent Buzz, there is always news to talk about in the Baseball World, isn’t there? For those football fans, Russel Wilson got selected by the Rangers in a Rule 5 Pick.…

-The Arbitration discussions are ending up this weekend. Alex Avila, Homer Bailey, Darwin Barney and Brandon Belt are the big stars left that have not agreed with there clubs on a number.  – A lot of players are heading down to their Spring Training Complexes. – The D- Backs and Dodgers both start the Spring…

Well as you know, we didn’t get a Japan- Usa match in last years World Baseball Classic. However when we did get one in 2009 and 2006, Japan won. This brought up the question, if the Japanesse Leauges are bettter why are Japannese studs coming over to the states. Well, here is the awnser. The…