As the 2011 MLB playoffs get set to start on Friday evening, it’s time to look ahead and predict which team will stand tall in October. The full series-by-series breakdowns are below: Tampa Bay – Texas A tricky series, because the Rays made such an incredible run on their way to winning the AL Wild [...]

September 13, 2011 was a day of significant baseball milestones, after a pair of veteran pitchers achieved some big time numbers on the field. First, it was Mariano

Paul Konerko and Shane Victorino were both winners in the fan vote for the final roster spot on the American League and National League All-Star teams. Konerko will play for the AL in his home state of Arizona, beating out Detroit’s Victor Martinez, Kansas City’s Alex Gordon, Baltimore’s Adam Jones and Tampa Bay’s Ben Zobrist. [...]

Ok, the title of this post is a lie. There is still a vote going on to the determine the final All-Star in each league, but we’ve got the rest of this list. That’s because Major League Baseball has announced the (almost) full rosters for their All-Star Game, to be held July 11th at Chase [...]

It’s been a particularly painful year for third basemen in 2011, and it’s not like the shortstop position is loaded with talent. Owners in deeper formats need to be especially savvy in hunting down players to fill those positions these days, but luckily, one man (with multi-position eligibility) has picked it up in recent weeks. [...]

As of writing this, Rajai Davis is 46% owned in Yahoo fantasy baseball leagues. That number is criminal – if you’re in a pool that’s at least somewhat competitive and need steals, go pick up Davis and come back for the rest of this post. Got him? Good. Davis swiped 50 bags in 2010 (3rd [...]

As word of Osama Bin Laden’s death spread around Citizens Bank Park, the game briefly took a backseat

Here at Rivalspot, we’re all gaming junkies. No day is complete without four quarters of Madden, a few rounds of Fight Night Champion, or nine innings of MLB The Show. So, like many of you, we’re stuck waiting for Sony to fix the Playstation Network, which has been down since April 20th. Whether it’s the [...]

Logan Morrison rarely found himself in the spotlight as a rookie in 2010. Sure, he hit .283 with a very solid .837 OPS, but Florida’s outfielder was mostly lost in the talk about Jason Heyward, Buster Posey, Carlos Santana and the rest of last year’s impressive rookie crop. Morrison wasn’t even the most talked about [...]

When news first broke that Manny Ramirez would be retiring from baseball due to a drug testing issue, the internet exploded with shock, then jokes, and then soon after the name “Desmond Jennings.” That came as no surprise, considering Jennings has been the next so-called “savior” in Tampa Bay for a while now, and especially [...]