Lester’s no-no among others
May 20, 2008
Jon Lester has been marked in baseballs history. Throwing a no-hitter got him there. But what makes it more impressive is the road he traveled to get to this point on his career. Just to point it out plain and simple; he survived cancer, and exactly a year ago he was making a come back to baseball by pitching in triple A. Read more
Santana’s first. Panic?
March 1, 2008
With a no decision appearance in his first spring training game, Santana didn’t show the fans what he’s capable of - yet. He allowed a 3-run homer in two innings. But he also threw 30 pitches and 22 were in the strike zone. His fastball was around the 92-miles mark. Is he in shape? He says he felt great and thinks he’s still getting used to NL batters.
But it will not take long before the K’s start to show up in his stats. More importantly, his teammates were all lined up against the fence in the dugout to watch one of the key that will take the team far in the postseason. Not only were the teammates excited to watch Johan throw the ball. The fans stood up from their seats, clapped their hands, and chanted his name as he was taking the mound. AND when he was leaving the mound too! Read more
When you’re an ace…you’re an ace no matter what!
February 7, 2008
As much as I’m a big Johan Santana fan, I’m trying to be as fair as possible here.
First. What happened to the amazing regular-season Josh Beckett had? Backed up by an even better post-season, Josh Beckett could be seated a little bit closer to Johan Santana.
Second. What happened to the Cy Young C.C. won? Again, he had an amazing regular season, and will keep getting better.
Santana had created such strong presence in the game, that even after his worse season in the past 4 years - five, if we include 2003, in which he wasn’t a full-time starter- Peter Gammons calls him the “best pitcher on the planet.” Read more
For the love of the game
February 2, 2008
While many baseball players look forward for their time off after the long season is over in the fall, many of them do things that couldn’t do during the season. Some of these things are to enjoy their time off, being with their families, taking vacations around the world or just relax. Who wouldn’t like to do these things when possible? But some continue to play ball. 
That’s right. Some players look forward for the off-season so they can go back to their home countries and be the major-league superstars they already are. Most of these players are from the Latin American countries where baseball is the passion of many. During the winter months of December, January and February, there’s a baseball league going on 
in countries like Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Puerto Rico where the weather is not less than perfect for baseball – around 80 degrees.
