Miracle Teams to make it to the Big Game Part 3

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Phillies are in the World Series since 1993

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What Team Will Have the Best Shot Down 3-1 Red Sox or Dodgers

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with the red sox and dodgers down 3-1 what team is good enough to come back and win the series

Does anyone really think that the Rays will beat the Redsoxs? I dont think so

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Does anyone think the Rays can or will beat the Red Soxs

will the dogers make to the world series

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could be that thay will

MLB Playoff Power Rankings

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Make your World Series Prediction

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With the teams almost set, who do you want to see in the World Series?

Coincidence Torres Dodgers make the playoffs the Yankees do not?

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Nationals going after Manny?

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One team that needs a big splash this offseason is the Washington Nationals. If they open the vault - and they should - add them to the very short list of teams that may go after Manny Ramirez, especially if Jim Bowden is still the general manager. Bowden wore a Ramirez wig on to the field last week when the Dodgers were in town. He also remarked that the two greatest hitters he's seen are Barry Bonds and Ramirez.

MLB power rankings By Aram Tolegian

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1 Cubs 85-50 1 1/13 The good: Aramis Ramirez has been relatively quiet this season, but perhaps his two-homer performance on Saturday means a stretch-run breakout is looming. The bad: Derrek Lee left Saturday's game with back spasms. The good: Aramis Ramirez has been relatively quiet this season, but perhaps his two-homer performance on Saturday means a stretch-run breakout is looming. The bad: Derrek Lee left Saturday's game with back spasms. Lee, like Ramirez, has been good, but not great this year. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 2 Rays 81-51 1 1/24 The good: The Rays have counted on Rocco Baldelli throughout the years only to get burned. But now with Carl Crawford gone and Evan Longoria hurting, Baldelli is actually coming through. The good: The Rays have counted on Rocco Baldelli throughout the years only to get burned. But now with Carl Crawford gone and Evan Longoria hurting, Baldelli is actually coming through. The bad: This should've been an easy upcoming week for the Rays, but the way the Jays are playing, there may not be a more feared team in the East. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 3 Angels 81-52 2 1/12 The good: We're not even to September and K-Rod has 50 saves. Let that be a sign the Halos will be just fine during close games in the postseason. The bad: The Angels rank in the league's bottom half in home runs, but that may not be an accurate indicator of the team's current capability since Mark Teixeira wasn't in the OC while the statistical damage was done. The good: We're not even to September and K-Rod has 50 saves. Let that be a sign the Halos will be just fine during close games in the postseason. The bad: The Angels rank in the league's bottom half in home runs, but that may not be an accurate indicator of the team's current capability since Mark Teixeira wasn't in the OC while the statistical damage was done. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 4 Twins 75-59 - 4/26 The good: We said last week that the Twins' performance vs. the Yanks was a stamp of quality. So what does their showing against the Angels mean? ChiSox beware. The bad: The Twins rank in the league's bottom 10 in home runs. The good: We said last week that the Twins' performance vs. the Yanks was a stamp of quality. So what does their showing against the Angels mean? ChiSox beware. The bad: The Twins rank in the league's bottom 10 in home runs. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 5 Brewers 77-56 - 5/23 The good: Despite a terrible first two months, J.J. Hardy has 20 homers and continues to thrive in the No. 2 hole. Chalk that up to Ned Yost making the switch. The bad: Ryan Braun's lower back issues don't appear to be going away. The good: Despite a terrible first two months, J.J. Hardy has 20 homers and continues to thrive in the No. 2 hole. Chalk that up to Ned Yost making the switch. The bad: Ryan Braun's lower back issues don't appear to be going away. That's an ominous sign for the stretch run and beyond. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 6 Red Sox 77-56 - 1/8 The good: Paul Byrd got his first Boston win last week. Byrd's arrival looks even better now that Josh Beckett is hurting/tingling. The bad: The Red Sox seem to lose their aura of invincibility a little more with each passing week. The good: Paul Byrd got his first Boston win last week. Byrd's arrival looks even better now that Josh Beckett is hurting/tingling. The bad: The Red Sox seem to lose their aura of invincibility a little more with each passing week. It's hard for us to believe this team is better than it was two months ago. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 7 White Sox 76-57 2 5/19 The good: The ChiSox lead the majors in homers and are in the top five in runs scored. The bad: The Twins are peaking at the right time and who knows just how long they can keep this going. The good: The ChiSox lead the majors in homers and are in the top five in runs scored. The bad: The Twins are peaking at the right time and who knows just how long they can keep this going. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 8 Mets 74-60 1 3/20 The good: Ryan Church is back after missing a significant chunk of time due to complications from multiple concussions. The bad: With Church's return, Fernando Tatis has been bumped back into a reserve role. The good: Ryan Church is back after missing a significant chunk of time due to complications from multiple concussions. The bad: With Church's return, Fernando Tatis has been bumped back into a reserve role. We're not sure Tatis isn't the better player. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy | Schedule 9 Cardinals 74-60 1 4/20 The good: Albert Pujols is giving every indication he'll finish the season with a rush. That's good news because there's no way Ryan Ludwick can be counted on to stay at this pace. The bad: If you're a believer that power pitching is what wins in the postseason, the Cards, who rank near the bottom of the league in Ks,

Dodgers trade 2 minor leaguers and/or cash.

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LOS ANGELES -- Greg Maddux is back in Los Angeles for another stretch drive. The Dodgers announced Tuesday that they have reacquired Maddux and received cash from San Diego. The Padres will get two minor league players to be named or cash. Greg Maddux Maddux The 42-year-old first came to the Dodgers late in the 2006 season, when he went 6-3 with a 3.30 ERA in 12 starts to help them win a wild-card berth. This time, Los Angeles is dueling Arizona for the NL West lead. Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti, who put together the trade that sent Cesar Izturis to the Chicago Cubs and brought Maddux to Los Angeles on July 31, 2006, obviously was pleased to have the right-hander back. "It's very rare that you get the opportunity to add a pitcher like Greg even one time, let alone twice," Colletti said in a statement. "He's one of the greatest pitchers of all time and we've already seen what he can add to a team both on the field and in the clubhouse." Maddux is 6-9 with a 3.99 ERA this season, and has 353 career wins. His record with last-place San Diego this season includes 11 no-decisions. He had indicated to the Padres before the July 31 non-waiver trade deadline that he wanted to rejoin the Dodgers, but Los Angeles was unable to reach a deal then. Maddux, who has a home south of Los Angeles in Orange County, had to waive the no-trade clause in his contract for the new deal to go through. His salary with San Diego this year was $10 million. He will replace Brad Penny, who went on the disabled list with a shoulder injury last Thursday, in the Dodgers' rotation. Maddux will probably make seven or eight starts. He becomes the latest addition to the much-improved Dodgers, bolstered by the acquisition of Manny Ramirez and Casey Blake over the past month. Los Angeles has been below .500 much of the season, but remained in contention in baseball's weakest division. Winners of six of their last seven as they headed into Tuesday night's game against Rockies, the Dodgers have improved to 64-60 and were tied with the Diamondbacks atop the West.

Which Big Trade will Pay Immediate Returns and Lead the Team to Playoffs: Manny to Dodgers, Nady and Pudge to Yankees, Jason Bay to Red Sox, or Griffey Jr to White Sox?

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Ramirez traded to Dodgers, Red Sox get Jason Bay

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LOS ANGELES -- Manny Ramirez is heading west, a summer rental of sorts for the Los Angeles Dodgers following an ugly exodus from Boston. The Dodgers acquired the future Hall of Famer from the exasperated Red Sox on Thursday, giving up two minor leaguers in a stunning three-team trade that sent outfielder Jason Bay from Pittsburgh to Boston. The Dodgers also received cash considerations, general manager Ned Colletti said, in a deal that was completed just before the 4 p.m. EDT deadline for making trades without waivers. The Red Sox will pay the estimated $7 million owed to Ramirez through the end of the season, at which time he can become a free agent. Ramirez was in the final guaranteed year of an eight-year, $160 million contract, and the Red Sox held $20 million options for the next two seasons. As part of the trade, the club options were eliminated, meaning the mercurial slugger might be playing elsewhere next season. Ramirez is expected to make his Los Angeles debut Friday night against Arizona's Randy Johnson in the second game of a four-game series. The Dodgers trail the NL West-leading Diamondbacks by two games. "We figured we had to do it," Colletti said. "Hopefully it pays dividends. We're confident we've got one of the best hitters in baseball coming in here -- one of the best hitters of his generation from the right side. He's a champion, he's a winner, and we really couldn't be happier with trying to make the club better at this point in time than to do this. "We wanted this player at least for the next two months, and hopefully longer. So we're willing to take the chance and go with this guy." It appears the Dodgers need some pop if they're to reach the postseason, much less experience playoff success. They have a dreadful postseason history since winning the World Series in 1988, qualifying only four times and winning just one game. Former Boston teammates Derek Lowe and Nomar Garciaparra, now playing with the Dodgers, were delighted with the move. "I think people for some reason think he's lazy and a bad teammate and that he doesn't care," Lowe said. "He's none of the above. Does he do some goofy things? Absolutely. He does do some goofy things. But as far as preparation and knowing the game and wanting to win, there's no way you put up those numbers year in and year out unless you're a special talent and work at it. And he does both." The 36-year-old Ramirez, who hit his 500th home run earlier this season, was batting .299 and led the Red Sox with 20 homers and 68 RBIs. He is one of eight players to hit at least 20 homers in 14 consecutive seasons. Among active players, Ramirez ranks third in RBIs (1,672), fifth in home runs (510), sixth in on-base percentage (.409) and seventh in batting average (.312). He also ranks eighth in baseball history, and second among active players behind only Albert Pujols (.620), with a .590 slugging percentage. His 2,318 hits rank 10th among active players and his 493 doubles are tied for fourth. "It's nice to see we've done something like this, to make a push for the next two months," Garciaparra said. "He'll be just fine. Manny is really a simple person. He works extremely hard. He just wants to play baseball and go home and be with his family. How can you not respect and love a guy like that?" As of early Thursday, it appeared Ramirez might be on his way to the Florida Marlins. When those talks collapsed, the Red Sox and Pirates found a willing third partner in the Dodgers. Colletti said Boston general manager Theo Epstein got in touch with him early Thursday. "It really wasn't many hours at all," Colletti said. "Theo reached out to me in midmorning and wanted to gauge our interest, and I said, 'You know what? We have an interest.' Then, we probably spent the next two-plus hours hammering it out. This wasn't on the board for very long." Ramirez, the MVP of the 2004 World Series, remains one of baseball's best hitters and has enjoyed plenty of big moments in October. But his relationship with the Red Sox soured -- again -- in recent months. So now, Manny can be Manny on the West Coast. "Manny being Manny can also mean he'll hit a lot of home runs and drive in a lot of runs," Colletti said. Even before landing Ramirez, Los Angeles had a crowded outfield. Dodgers manager Joe Torre has been juggling Matt Kemp, Andre Ethier, Andruw Jones and Juan Pierre. "When a player like Manny becomes available, I don't think there's a manager in baseball who wouldn't say they're interested," said Torre, whose Yankees teams went toe-to-toe with Ramirez for years. "Manny's certainly not a simple personality, that's for sure. He's complex. But I've seen him when he competes. "I've had some colorful personalities on my clubs like David Wells and Jimmy Leyritz. If you feel somebody's going to help your club, you've got to find a way to make it work. And that'

Yanks Vs Angels ... And If Manny changed his ways would you like to see him in pinstripes?

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For those of you who didn’t watch the Yankees 12-6 loss last night to the angels it was not an easy thing to do. But I had the privilege to watch the game at Yankee Stadium in its final year. While my friends and I were watching the game, we got into a debate with a woman sitting in front of us. She had asked us what we thought of the Dodgers acquisition of Manny Ramirez. We stated that Manny would be a great guy to have batting for you in a clutch spot. Of course we do not agree that Manny’s personality would fit in the Yankee club house, but for arguments sake Manny the baseball player and not Manny the person would be a great addition to any team. At this point the woman became irate and starting accusing us of being Boston fans. This was completely ridiculous, we are by no means any where close to being Boston fans, and we were just saying that Manny the player could be the missing piece to winning that 27th Championship we all long for. The woman asked “how could we ever want a Red Sox player to be in pinstripes?” We replied by saying Johnny Damon is with us now and it’s not a problem. At that point the woman was completely dumbfounded and didn’t know what to say. She then said “it’s not all about winning”. As a Yankee fan I can honestly say that we are one of the few organizations that if we don’t win the World Series every year than the past season was a disappointment. Honestly if it’s not all about winning another World Series than why is Joe Girardi wearing number 27? All this leads me to ask you if the Yankees had made a late push before the trade deadline to acquire Manny Ramirez with the stipulation that he would shave his head and change his ways would you be supportive of the deal?

TLock21's NL All Star Team Picks

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On Tuesday July 16th, the 79th Annual MLB All Star game will take place from Yankee Stadium. This sunday, on TBS and ESPN, the AL and NL rosters will be revealed on the "All Star Selection Show". Here are TLock's predictions for the NL Roster:

June 25th MLB Rankings

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1 Cubs 1 - 1/13 The Cubs bounced back from being swept in Tampa to take their weekend series against the South Siders. There was talk last week of Alfonso Soriano returning earlier than expected from his broken hand. The Cubs have to hope Soriano isn't rushing back just to be a part of the All-Star festivities in New York. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 2 Angels 3 (+1) 2/12 If Ervin Santana keeps this up, he'll pitch his way into the AL Cy Young argument. Santana completely baffled the Phillies last Friday in a park where not many visiting pitchers can say that. The Halos' schedule lightens up a bit this week with sets against two sub-.500 clubs in the Nats and Dodgers. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 3 Red Sox 2 (-1) 1/3 Anything Curt Schilling gave the Sox this season would've just been gravy. So officially losing him for the season doesn't really change things. Taking a series in Philly without a healthy lineup was pretty impressive, but it didn't carry over into the weekend against the Cardinals. Dice-K's back, but he'd better improve off of Saturday's showing. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 4 Rays 4 - 2/24 The Rays are getting downright scary at home. Only Boston and the Cubs have a better home winning percentage. You can bet the Marlins will be looking for a little revenge this week after the Rays swept them at the Trop last weekend. Who knew a Marlins-Rays series could be so interesting? Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 5 Cardinals 5 - 4/20 What a fickle game baseball is. The Cards took their weekend series against the Red Sox, looking very much like a playoff-caliber in the process. But they spent the early part of the week being swept by Kansas City. Albert Pujols is scheduled to return this week in time for a revenge set against the Royals. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 6 Phillies 6 - 5/16 The Phils haven't won a series since taking a set against the Braves in early June. Granted, the competition has been stiff as the Phils have played arguably the toughest June schedule of anybody in the league. It only gets tougher this week with road tests at Oakland and Texas. With no clear No. 2 starter, it's obvious what the Phils need to do at the trade deadline. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 7 Brewers 11 (+4) 6/23 Ryan Braun has driven in a run in all but six games this month. But he hasn't been the catalyst to the Brewers getting over .500. That's been Russell Branyan, who has 10 homers this season. Starting Branyan over Bill Hall may have saved Ned Yost's job. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 8 White Sox 7 (-1) 7/19 The weekend set at Wrigley didn't go according to plan, but it's no fault of Jermaine Dye, who hit five homers last week. Pitching would be a better place to put the blame. Jose Contreras is giving every indication his hot start was an aberration. Perhaps the ChiSox will fare better at home this weekend vs. the Cubs. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 9 Athletics 8 (-1) 7/25 Friday's win over the Marlins was a perfect microcosm of the A's season. Just when you think they're done, they come back ... and it's usually from an unexpected source. It gets tougher this week with the Phillies hitting town before another weekend set against their Bay Area rivals. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 10 Marlins 9 (-1) 6/29 Dan Uggla is getting ridiculous. Raise your hand if you thought he'd cool off three weeks ago? Well, he hasn't. Uggla has quite honestly played his way past Chase Utley, but that doesn't mean he'll start ahead of him at the All-Star game. The Marlins get their chance at revenge this week when the Rays come to Dolphin Stadium. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 11 Yankees 12 (+1) 3/23 Nobody thought the Yanks' winning streak would last forever, but dropping a series at home to the Reds? The Yanks are still within striking distance in the East and the hitting is good enough to make it an interesting summer in the Bronx . But unlike the Red Sox, who seem to just absorb injuries and move on, we don't see the Yanks simply overcoming the loss of Chien-Ming Wang. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 12 Twins 16 (+4) 12/26 The Twins caught the Nats on a rare winning streak and quickly put that fire out with a sweep. They then took a series against Arizona, which isn't hard to do these days. This interleague stuff has worked out pretty well thus far and a set at punchless San Diego this week should continue the trend. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 13 Diamondbacks 10 (-3) 2/13 Eric Byrnes is nearing a return and that has some people grumbling that Justin Upton may be sent down when it happens. Upton's struggles over the last two months have hurt the D-backs. He was hitting .327 entering May and is now in the mid-.240s. But the D-backs have to take the good with the bad while starting such a young roster. Team: Home | Stats | Fantasy 14 Orioles 13 (-1) 12/30 The O's swept the Astros with two one-run wins and a two-run win. Closer George Sherrill, who has bee

Ftf Blog : MLB Power Rankings

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PADRES TAKE THE SERIES 3-1 AGAINST THE ASTROS.

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Who has had the best offseason this year?

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Best offseason of MLB

All Sports Scores for March 10th

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