2008 MLB All-Star Break is Set
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
The stage is set for MLB baseball’s midsummer classic.
The 2008 MLB baseball season will be featuring their midseason All-Star break to showcase some of the best baseball players we have in the world today.
The 2008 MLB All-Star Weekend is always scheduled right in the middle of the baseball season to give back to the sports’ fans supporting the sport since day one.
So who got the invite?
The 2008 MLB All-Stars were named last Sunday and it was no surprise that four of the defending champions Boston Red Sox were selected for the American League All-Stars led by team captain Manny Ramirez.
Ramirez will be joined by Red Sox teammates David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia and Kevin Youkilis. However, as great as it would be seeing ‘Big Papi’ in action, Ortiz will be forced to miss the All-Star game with an injured wrist.
Red Sox rivals, the New York Yankees, also have their own stars selected to represent the American League. Yankees team captain Derek Jeter leads the Yankee All-Stars.
Joining Jeter in the American League All-Star team is slugger Alex Rodriguez and probably the best closer in baseball, Mariano Rivera.
For the National League All-Star team; Alfonso Soriano, Kosuke Fukudome and Geovany Soto will look to represent the Chicago Cubs proudly. They will be joined by Cubs teammates Kerry Wood, Ryan Dempster, Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Zambrano.
Also starting for the National League team…
Yankees - Red Sox Game 2 in NY
Friday, July 4th, 2008
Game 2 of the four-game season series between the Yankees and the Red Sox is this Saturday.
One of the most storied rivalry in all of sports continue this 2008 MLB baseball season this Saturday as the second of a four-game season seriesm resume at Yankee Stadium.
You read it, one of the longest, most bitter and most storied rivalries in professional sports will explode once again as the New York Yankees host bitter rivals, Boston Red Sox in a four-game season series at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY.
For over 100 years, 
the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees have been chief rivals, compounded by their geographic proximity. Since the inception of the wild card team and an added Division Series, the rivals have squared off in the American League championship series three times, with the Yankees winning twice in 1999 and 2003 before 2004 saw Boston celebrating.
In addition to that, both teams have met each other in the last regular season series of a season to decide the title in numerous occasions. Boston won one in 1904 before the Yankees bounced back in 1949. The most recent one was back in 2005 when the Yankees won again to capture the pennant.
Since Boston’s defeat of the New York Yankees in the seven-game American League championship series back in 2004, the rivalry has become more intense than ever before.
In their previous meeting last April 17, the Red Sox won the game 7-5 after…
Can Boston Red Sox dominate the American League in MLB Baseball again?
Monday, June 23rd, 2008
The American League is still Boston’s turf.
The 2008 MLB baseball season is here as the Red Sox begin their quest to become champions of baseball for the second straight year.
Like last season, everybody’s still so fixated on the American League compared to the National League. While NBA fans favor the Western conference more than the East, baseball has this one.
Defending champions Boston Red Sox lead the pack from the American League East while the Chicago White Sox and the Los Angeles Angels lead the Central and West divisions respectively.
Boston Red Sox are still coming out strong after winning the MLB World Series last season. They have a 43-28 win-loss record, with a decent 7-3 showing in their last 10 games.
In the Central division, the Chicago White Sox, with a 38-30 win-loss mark, lead. These guys seem to have the motivation this season to win it all. Take their last game against the Colorado Rockies for instance, Chicago beat Colorado 5-4 after rallying in the seventh inning for three runs, giving the South Siders their ninth straight win at U.S. Cellular Field.
In the West Coast, the 41-28 record of the Los Angeles Angels gave them the top spot in this division. With Chone Figgins back at the top of the Angels’ rotation, the Angels are looking like solid contenders for the World Series title.
The Angels’ offense seemed to be missing…
How good will the National League be in the 2008 MLB Season?
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
The National League has always played second fiddle to the stronger American League.
That’s the way things have been the last couple of years, and in this 2008 MLB baseball season, nothing has changed. Why? Probably has something to do with the way this team from the AL East defeated the National League’s representative during last season’s World Series.
In the National League, the Philadelphia Phillies lead the East, the Chicago Cubs lead the Central and the Arizona Diamondbacks lead the West. And although they may be regarded as the ‘’weaker conference’’ in baseball, don’t expect that to stop them from proving why people should start thinking otherwise.
The Philadelphia Phillies lead the Eastern division with a 41-29 record, also having the best road record in the National conference with 20-16. Against the St. Louis Cardinals, we all saw how impressive this Phillies team can be after the Phillies won with a whopping 20-2 blast. Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat Burrell hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the first inning, and the Phillies added nine runs in the fourth to win the opener of a three-game series Friday at Busch Stadium.
In the Central, division leader Chicago Cubs got a slight bump to end their four game winning streak with a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Despite that setback, the Cubs are still holding a record of 44-25 win-loss mark, still enough to hold the top spot of the group.
Lastly, the Arizona Diamondbacks won their third consecutive extra-inning game, earning a franchise record with a 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals to further solidify their spot in the NL West. Chad Tracy hit his first career walk-of home run. His homer was his third of the season and made a winner of reliever…
MLB Betting Preview: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
SBG Global Opening Line: Yankees - 124, Total 9 Under -120
The New York Yankees will try and win their fourth straight game on Tuesday as they open up a series against the Cleveland Indians. The Yankees swept the Mariners over the weekend, getting excellent starting pitching. New York’s starting pitchers had a 2.00 ERA in the series against Seattle, giving up just four runs and two walks over 18 innings. It also helped on Sunday in the win over the Mariners that Derek Jeter went 4-for-5 and Hideki Matsui extended his hitting streak to 14 games. The Yankees scored 19 runs and batted .324 against Seattle in their series.
SBG Global reports that early MLB betting has the public taking Yankees at Home.
New York will go with Andy Pettitte on Tuesday. Pettitte is 3-3 with an ERA of 3.93. He allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings of a 6-2 loss to the Tigers on Wednesday. He is 6-8 with a 4.63 ERA in 17 starts versus the Indians. The Yankees have usually owned the Indians in the regular season. They are 12-5 against Cleveland since 2006 including a four game split last month at Cleveland.
SBG Global Current Line: Yankees - 124, Total 9 Under -120
The Indians have had major trouble lately scoring runs. They have the second worst average in the American League. They were shut out on Sunday by Kansas City 2-0 on just four hits…
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