When the news first surfaced that Jose Feliciano had purchased the San Diego Padres, many folks must have thought that the iconic blind musician and singer had embraced a new interest in professional ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Given the ebb and flow of a major league baseball season, surprises here in the opening weeks will not likely last. Then again, the MLB crystal ball is full of uncertainties and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – As spring training concluded, composition of a roster and set rotation among starters represented the priority among major league clubs. Now two weeks into the season, patterns ...

The last time I checked in with you guys in December, the San Diego Padres were still licking their wounds after an early Wild Card exit, faced the loss of several players through free agency, and the ...

After the first series of the season, a disturbing design could be detected. Therein could lie an indicator for the Tampa Bay Rays and in their attempt to regain glory. Here’s a team that did not ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla – There were smiles, smiles, and more smiles. Smiles of joy and smiles of pain. After this first outing of the spring against the Phillies on March 3, Tampa Bay lefthander Shane ...

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. – Aside from the usual optimism and confidence from field manager Kevin Cash and other club officials, there could be, in the construction of the Tampa Bay Rays’ starting rotation ...

Everyone has a few team names that you stick with year in, year out, but what about that office league where you just need something that says “I’m funny”. We have some generic team, HR-Work office ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – With the calendar about to flip into January, movement among Major League Baseball officials and free agents hoping to land is about to accelerate. Most teams now begin in ...

FORT MYERS, FL- MARCH 07: Shane Baz #89 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches during a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins on March 7, 2021 at the Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida. (Photo ...

A story in Strike Two, the second book by former umpire Ron Luciano and David Fisher, piqued my interest. In it, another former umpire, John McSherry, told of his promotion to the major leagues. He ...

AMPA, Fla. – It was the songwriter Bob Dylan who wrote decades ago, “for these times they are a-changin.” In the universe of major league baseball, these times have been changing for an extended ...