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Everybody gets what they want, be happy, be merry
San Francisco Giants receive: OF Carlos Beltran and cash
New York Mets receive: SP Zach Wheeler

Needless to say, both teams accomplished their goals with this deal. The Mets landed a top tier prospect and the Giants acquired an impact bat for the lineup. Sure, there's risk for San Fran. It's most likely a rental. Beltran has a history of injuries. He could go on a disastrous cold spell. Any of which are possible. Or, he could ...

It's not a matter of how possible a deal to be made, is, but rather what would look good and make a great deal of sense. And because we like fun.



CL Heath Bell: St. Louis Cardinals
It's been a season long adventure. Franklin finally crashed, burned, and was released. They have several power arms, but no one has really taken a strong hold of the role. As funny as it would be to see Jason Isringhausen return to the Cards, getting Bell would push Salas, Boggs, Motte, ...

Just so the AL doesn't feel left out,


A.L Awards:

Manager of the Year:
5. Eric Wedge- negative zero offense, crazy ass old school mustache, still competitive team. Check on all.
4. Joe Maddon- Pena, Crawford, Garza, Benoit, Bartlett, most of the pen all gone. No problem.
3. Ron Washington- Considering the injuries and the thought of a sophomore hangover for Texas' resurgence to relevance, they've held serve
2. Jim Leyland- 2 and a half SPs, ...

By now, most teams have played anywhere between 80-85 games. We're halfway through a pretty interesting season. That means it's time for the mid-season awards. Marv Albert just went YEEES! We count down from 5 to winner.


N.L. Awards

Manager of the Year:
5. Fredi Gonzalez- More proof the Marlins front office sucks
4. Tony La Russa- Give him a bag of nickles to manage, and they could be a .500 team
3. Terry Collins- The Mets sorta matter. That's big ...

I'd like to think of myself as something of a media critic as of late, or so I think. I have come to appreciate some of the better writing that the internet has to offer. This combined with my love for the Jays has lead to two recent articles from a couple of the best long form outlets on the web.

How Jose Bautista Went From Baseball Vagabond To The Game's Best Slugger | ThePostGame

I believe I brought this article to the forefront in the forums, but I really hope you ...