I don’t know about you, but I personally think Manny Ramirez should not be allowed to attend the All-Star game this year unless he buys a ticket. The guy slapped baseball across the face by taking PEDs (and no he’s not the only guy to do this) and now the fans are voting him into the All-Star game. This in my opinion is ridiculous. I understand that the fans get to vote in who they want to see but c’mon.

It’s sad when a player who has missed 50 games before the All-Star break, for whatever reason, gets to start the All-Star game. What about Torri Hunter? He deserves to start the game over Manny and now he probably won’t. This is even worse than when Shaquille O’Neal was voted the starting Center and he had been injured the entire first half of the season. Read the rest of this entry »

I was browsing the message board in one of my leagues the other day and came across a post titled “Wieters For Sale”. I was intrigued so I decided to read the post and this is what it said, “Let me know if you want him, as he is officially on the block. I’m looking for some speed and a legit SP. J”. He is referring to Super Prospect Matt Wieters of course. Now keep in mind that this is a keeper league so it makes sense for J to use his #1 waiver on a prospect as heralded as Wieters. But speed and a legit SP might be asking too much. I desperately need a catcher but I don’t think that Wieters is the answer this year. Read the rest of this entry »