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Lou Piniella was legendary for his antics as a manager. Photo credit: AP He stole 2nd base!! No, he literally has taken 2nd base and tossed it on the field.   No, this is not the work of a drunken streaker at a minor league game but these are some minor league antics. Antics or should I say passionate team management at its finest. Growing up playing baseball, I would have daydreams of hitting home runs and stealing bases that clinched division titles for my team, but secretly I was saving something for later, something later to imitate, something that was my secret favorite part of the game.   By: Omie D

St Louis Cardinals are more than most experts say. Photo credit MLB  by Steve Painter  In 2010, experts such as Baseball Prospectus, ESPN's Keith Law, and Baseball HQ all had the Cardinal farm system at or near the bottom of their respective rankings. They weren't alone. Many smart observers were caught in that trap.

Dock Ellis by Steve Painter Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dock Ellis was quite a character. He sported hair curlers in the dugout, took handfuls of amphetamines before games, and pitched a no-hitter on LSD.

Are the Yankees the biggest surprise of 2013? Photo credit MLB The Success of the Yankees and the Red Sox Before the 2013 season began many experts predicted a tough season ahead for the New York Yankees. Who could blame them? A series of injuries left a depleted Yankees squad without stars, but as the first stage of the season has proved, lack of stars doesn't necessarily equal lack of quality. For the batters consistency has been the key to their success. Other than possibly Robinson Cano, nobody has really stood out with the bat, but at the same time they don't have a starter who is struggling, its a strange situation that seems to be working with a strong rotation to keep the opponent's run totals low. Hiroki Kuroda has had an incredible start, in 9 starts the 38 year old has a 1.99 ERA and a 6-2 record. C.C. Sabathia and Andy Pettite are performing to a high level as usual, and outside of his last 2 starts

Zack Greinke Returns On April 11 in a game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, Padres outfielder Carlos Quentin was hit by a pitch thrown by Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke. In retaliation to what he thought was an intentional attack, Quentin bull-rushed the mound,  leading to a benches-clearing brawl between the teams that left Greinke with a broken left collarbone .

Jose Fernandez March 20, 2008. That was the day Jose Fernandez's life changed forever. Three unsuccessful attempts at fleeing Cuba had left Fernandez, his mother and his sister without much hope of joining their father in the United States. "The first time I couldn't get [To America]." Fernandez said, not long after he'd been drafted. "The second time, they caught me 10 miles away from Miami. When they sent me back, they took me out of school and didn't let me play baseball."

In a unprecedented move, the Baseball Writers of America, decide not to vote any players into Cooperstown. Craig Biggio came the closest with 388 votes, only 68.8%. Players need 75% of the vote to be inducted. Ironically, Roger Clemens received more votes than Barry Bonds. Clemens received 214 votes, 37.6%, and Barry Bonds got 206 votes, 36.2%. If the best player and best pitcher are not in the Hall is it really the Hall-of-Fame??? This is the first of many years that PEDs will play a major factor. Sammy Sosa, Rafeal Palmeiro, and  Mark McGwire were denied also.

Barry Bonds feels that he should be in the Hall of Fame. After all, he is the home run leader which is the record of all sports records. What do you think? CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE

The Rangers acquired right-handed starter  Ryan Dempster  from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for two Minor League prospects minutes before today's non-waiver  Trade Deadline . Dempster, 35, has gone 5-5 with a 2.25 ERA in 16 games/starts for the Cubs this season. His 1.038 WHIP this season ranks 6th in the majors and 3rd in the National League. This is the second deal with the Cubs today, after the Rangers acquired backup catcher  Geovany Soto  from Chicago this morning. The Rangers will hold a press conference to discuss today's transactions at 4 p.m. CT. Watch it live on  texasrangers.com .

The Pittsburgh Pirates met their match today when they traveled to Milwaukee to face the Brewers. On the mound for the Pirates today was A.J. Burnett, their star pitcher that came over from the New York Yankees. Burnett had won nine consecutive games, despite the no decision he had on july 8, against the Houston Astros. On the other side the Brewers had Yovani Gallardo, who has had a decent year with a record of 8-6.                                                 You would think by looking at who's pitching and at both lineups, that the pirates would have an easy win. But think again. The Pirates struck first blood as Andrew McCutchen hit a solo shot off of Gallardo, to get his fifth home run in four games. Despite the home run Gallardo had a very solid performance striking out a career high of 14 out of  the 17 Pirates who went down on strikes. The Brewers we...

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