Going in to the 2010 season, one team stands out as the most improved franchise. They built their organization around young talent and will utilize veterans to fill holes until future stars develop. A brand new ballpark is ready to open and a long term contract awaits the reigning MVP. Not since the days...
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Tags: Adrian Peterson, AL Central, Carl Pavo, Carlos Gomez, Clay Condrey, Cleveland Cavaliers, Jason Kubel, Jim Thome, JJ Hardy, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Justin Morneau, Kevin Slowey, Kirby Puckett, Lebron James, Los Angeles Dodgers, Matt Guerrier, Metrodome, Mets, Michael Cuddyer, Milwaukee Brewers, minneapolis, Minnesota Twins, Nick Blackburn, Orlando Hudson, Red Sox, San Francisco Giants, Scott Baker, St. Louis Cardinals, Target Field, Twin Cities, Yankees
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As a beloved Cleveland Indians fan, it’s tough to watch all-star talent come and move on to the next team year in and year out . As much as I’ve seen it in the past, the player that pained me the most to see fade away in the distance, yet again, was Cliff Lee. In case...
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Tags: Cliff Lee, Eric Wedge, Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, Phillies
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In 1985, Randy Johnson came out of the University of Southern California with unlimited potential. He would go on to pitch for 22 years, win 303 games, strike out 4,875 and have a career ERA of 3.29. Johnson will be in Cooperstown and is arguably one of the best left handed pitchers of all...
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Tags: 2001 World Series, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Bob Gibson, Galen Clavio, Lucas Mayer, Major League Baseball, Montreal Expos, Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, seattle mariners, Texas Rangers, The Big Unit, The Nolan Ryan Express, University of Southern California
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Sometimes it just takes a little minor league deal to resurrect the “dead” baseball players that are eager to get one last shot at the big time. In recent months, there has been a pattern of former all-star caliber players signing minor league contracts in hopes of making the 25-man roster come April.
Some might...
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Tags: Arizona Diamondbacks, Barry Bonds, Boston, Braves, Brewers, Brian Giles, Chicago Cubs, Cy-Young, Eric Gagne, Gary, Gary Railcats, Giants, Idiots, Kevin Millar, Los Angeles Dodgers, Opening Day, Quebec Capitols, Randal Simon, Rangers, Red Sox, Russ Ortiz, San Francisco, San Francisco Giants, Sean Estes, veterans, World Series
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The controversy over one of the worst performing GM's in Major League Baseball is examined as IUSC's Lucas Mayer throws out the debate to fire Omar Minaya.
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Tags: 2007, 2008, Adam Rubin, Billy Wagner, Brandon Phillips, Carlos Beltran, Cliff Lee, Eli Marrero, Free Agency, Grady Sizemore, Green Monster, John Ricco, Jon Adkins, Kaz Matsui, Lucas Mayer, Luis Castillo, MLB, New York Mets, Omar Minaya, Philadelphia Phillies, Poor rades, san diego padres, Scott Boras, Tom Glavine, Tony Bernazard
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Lucas Mayer and AJ Schub talk MLB, NBA, and more, on the debut episode of their podcast series.
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Tags: charles barkley, jason bay, Major League Baseball, MLB, NBA
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IUSC's Lucas Mayer debates the controversial topic of steroid use in baseball and with evidence lying within the attendance numbers in the 1990s, agrees that the performance enhancing drugs saved baseball in a time of crisis.
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Tags: 62 home runs, American League, BALCO, Baltimore Orioles, Barry Bonds, Boston Red Sox, Brady Anderson, bud selig, Chicago Cubs, courtney cronin, dominican republic, Galen Clavio, George Montgomery, Jose Canseco, Ken Griffey Jr., Lucas Mayer, Major League Baseball, Mark McGwire, Mike Piazza, MLB, Mo Vaugh, National League, Performance Enhancing Drugs, Sammy Sosa, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Steroids
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After recently watching DVDs of the different World Series of my lifetime, I couldn’t help but notice the transformation the game of baseball has undergone in the last 20 years. The 1990s were home to some of my all time favorite players- Paul Molitor, Randy Johnson, Curt Schilling, etc. This was a game which...
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Tags: 90s, albert pujols, baseball, byun-hyun-kim, daisuke matsuzaka, dominican republic, foreign, ichiro, jackie robinson, MLB, suzuki
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IUSC baseball columnist Lucas Mayer explains why Major League Baseball needs to instill a salary cap and breaks down his opinion on how using the MLS format of a "premier" and "secondary" league in the sport would never work. Click to heading to read more.
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Tags: bill mazeroski, bret saberhagen, bud selig, cincinnati reds, cleveland indians, florida marlins, george brett, ivan rodriguez, kansas city royals, Major League Baseball, MLB, moneyball, New York Yankees, oakland athletics, premier league, salary cap, san diego padres, seattle mariners, secondary league, troy percival, washington nationals
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Assessing the big 3-team trade.
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Tags: Aaron Harang, Arizona Diamondbacks, Austin Jackson, Bronx Bombers, Comerica Park, Curtis Granderson, Daniel Schlereth, Detroit Tigers, Dodgers, Edwin Jackson, Hit Tracker Online, Ian Kennedy, Johnny Damon, Max Scherzer, Mobile, New York Yankees, Phil Coke, Phillies, Polanco, Rays, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Tiger Stadium
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