Destined For Cooperstown?

There was an article posted on askmen.com this morning that featured 10 current MLB Players who are considered to have guaranteed admission to the Hall of Fame when their careers are over…

The list is as follows:

Frank Thomas, Oakland A’s
Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
Manny Ramirez, Boston Red Sox
Trevor Hoffman, San Diego Padres
Greg Maddux, San Diego Padres
Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
John Smoltz, Atlanta Braves
Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks
Ken Griffey Jr., Cincinnati Reds
Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees

I am curious what everyone thinks of this list…I would have Tom Glavine and his 300+ wins Ahead of Randy Johnson, but that’s just me…

I am looking for suggestions for a list of the top 10 Players, currently with less than 10 MLB Seasons, that seem destined for Cooperstown…Drop us an e-mail with your suggestions at waybackemail@gmail.com

Thanks for Reading,

--Dub

Risky Business?

With the deadline deals starting to come into full swing, I thought I would take a look at what is left out there for teams in the hunt looking for that extra boost for October. The two prize possessions of this year's deadline are already gone (CC Sabathia to the Brewers, Rich Harden to the Cubs), so that leaves us with really only one stud pitcher left on the market in AJ Burnett. Burnett, when healthy, has some of the best stuff in the bigs, there is no doubting that. The question is whether or not he can stay healthy. For teams such as the Phillies and Yankees, two teams who have been rumored to be most interested in Burnett, it is a gamble that they will have to take. Making this an even risker move is the fact that Burnett has a clause in his contract allowing him to opt out after this season. That could make him just a two month rental, and at what cost? The Jays know they have the best chip left out there on the table. He will not come cheap. So is it worth it to go after a guy who with a stiff breeze could spend both of his months with your team on the DL? Here's to hoping Hank Steinbrenner thinks so!

-Goose

TitleTown?

As I'm sure all of you have seen, SportsCenter has been airing their newest waste of airtime "TitleTown." Is this a joke or what? Are they really this hard pressed to fill air time that they have to talk about every sports market in the country, and to top it all off, act as if they actually have a chance to win this thing? Common, who doesn't know that the four biggest markets (Boston, New York, LA, Chicago) will be the final four teams. Biggest markets, most viewers, most money. Is it really necessary to waste 5 minutes of my day to tell me how great Green Bay is? Or that a town that has one college and nothing else is gonna go up against New York City? Spare me. I don't know about you, but I watch SportsCenter for scores and highlights. If you want to have a separate show to debate meaningless topics so be it, but don't waste my time with this crap when all I want to see in the morning is if those pesky Rays won again, or if my Sox finally land a reliever that can get guys out.

How about a little more journalism and little less crap? Thats all I ask.