Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Dec 2, 2009, 11:37 pm
The Atlanta Braves made another move toward solidifying their pitching staff this week, signing Billy Wagner to a $7 million, one-year deal. The left-handed closer and six-time All-Star will replace l...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 30, 2009, 8:24 am
Hey there! I hope you all had a lovely Thanksgiving weekend, I know I did. Anyway, if you're a woman (...or a gay man) and a baseball fan, there's no doubt you've heard about the sexy mysp...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 25, 2009, 11:49 am
After being invited to partake in Steady Burn’s Thanksgiving Menu live draft this morning, it occurred to me that I honestly would’nt mind wrapping Joe Mauer in some bacon and having him for Thank...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 24, 2009, 6:35 pm
Albert Pujols, hands down the best player in baseball (the ESPYs said so,) was unanimously nominated as the National League’s Most Valuable Player this afternoon by a panel of writers from the BBWAA...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 23, 2009, 1:05 pm
Joe Mauer is your 2009 American League Most Valuable Player. And rightfully so! Receiving 27 of 28 first-place tallies, Man Muscles nearly swept the voting. Mark Teixeira was second and his New York ...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 19, 2009, 1:17 pm
Tim Lincecum has earned his second consecutive National League Cy Young Award after yet another dominating season on the mound. Continue reading and comment on this story at Sports Untapped.
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 19, 2009, 12:33 pm
Despite falling off the radar due to a bad case of valley fever, we haven't swayed in our love for Conor Jackson. The Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman/outfielder, who missed the last five month...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 18, 2009, 9:39 pm
We're going to be kinda lazy and let everyone else in the blogosphere tell the heartwarming stories of Jim Tracy and Mike Scioscia's 2009 Manager of the Year awards. "Congratulations, Mike Sc...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 17, 2009, 1:22 pm
Awards season continues with the American League Cy Young announced this afternoon. Hopefully none of you were surprised when it was given to the only logical pitcher: Mr. Badass himself, Zack Greinke...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 16, 2009, 5:14 pm
According to his agent, Pedro Martinez wants to pitch a full season next year. Fern Cuza told FOX Sports that the old school righty is 100% healthy for the first time in three years and that pitching...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 16, 2009, 4:17 pm
Awards Season the most exciting and anticipated time of the MLB offseason, and we're just getting started with Monday's announcement of the 2009 Rookies of the Year among a crowded field of ne...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 13, 2009, 5:17 pm
Just some more shiny things for his trophy case would be great. If we could go ahead and embed some diamonds in there, too. Maybe some engraving would be nice, as well. The New York Yankees shortstop...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 11, 2009, 7:40 pm
Ryan Zimmerman earned his first career Gold Glove on Wednesday, succeeding a buddy from his youth, New York Mets' third baseman David Wright. Back when Zimmerman was a shortstop in high school, th...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 10, 2009, 5:49 pm
Vin Scully, by far our favorite baseball announcer, has decided to stick around the broadcast booth in 2010 to do what he does best: announce Los Angeles Dodgers games. Turning 82 later this month, S...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 10, 2009, 3:44 pm
Even though baseball season is over, that doesn’t mean the excitement has gone along with it. Rawlings has handed out their 2009 Gold Glove awards (they’ve been doing so since 1957) and a couple ...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 9, 2009, 5:20 pm
Sure, there are other sports like football, hockey and basketball to enjoy while you're waiting for the return of major league baseball. It's hard, we know. But the offseason is the critical t...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 5, 2009, 6:52 pm
Surprise! Little Timmy is a stoner. The San Francisco Giants ace was pulled over Friday going 74 mph on Interstate 5 -- where the speed limit is 60 -- near Vancouver, Washington. He was going to be c...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 5, 2009, 6:46 pm
New York Yankees skipper Joe Girardi polished off his first career World Series victory -- in his first year over-managing (yes, we're still impressed by that) -- by dashing to the aid of a car cr...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 5, 2009, 6:38 pm
New York, New York. After waiting nine long years for Championship #27, the New York Yankees poured out of the dugout to celebrate their World Series victory as the last groundball of the season was ...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 4, 2009, 10:52 pm
Congratulations to the New York Yankees, this season's World Series Champions. The Bronx Bombers won their 27th World Series title Wednesday night -- their first in the $1.5 billion new Yankee St...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 4, 2009, 12:23 pm
Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Vicente Padilla shot himself in the thigh while hunting in Nicaragua. It's only funny because he's not seriously injured... or dead. There are a few differe...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 3, 2009, 3:14 am
Man, Chase Utley is good at hitting baseballs over fences. Stealing the glory right out from under Cliff Lee, the Philadelphia Phillies second baseman nailed not one, but two home runs in his team...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 2, 2009, 3:31 pm
Not to take anything away from the entire Philadelphia Phillies rotation and lineup, but Chase Utley can really swing a bat. In a must-win situation for his team, Chutley launched a 4-seam fastball f...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Nov 2, 2009, 3:20 pm
A day after the New York Yankees came back to win Game 3, Johnny Damon became the difference-maker with a two-out, ninth-inning, game-saving performance. The Yankees took a 3-1 World Series lead with...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 30, 2009, 12:20 am
Jayson Werth should really do something about that squirrel hanging out on his chin. Just a thought. The New York Yankees’ bats finally woke up for Game 2 of the World Series Thursday night with a 3...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 29, 2009, 1:04 pm
Well, not really. But the New York Yankees shortstop and 2009 Roberto Clemente Award recipient appeared on NBC's The Biggest Loser this week in an effort to pump up the contestants. We'll see...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 28, 2009, 10:21 pm
Cliff Lee was down-right filthy Wednesday night during his Philadelphia Phillies’ 6-1 victory in Game 1 of the World Series. The placid southpaw, donning a nasty spike curveball, lasted all night lo...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 28, 2009, 4:42 pm
This video was shared with us today by NBC Philadelphia. We chuckled. Enjoy Game 1 tonight, we'll be cruising 310 to Joba's liveblog actionfest.
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 27, 2009, 8:45 pm
For those of you who assumed Mark McGwire was gone from baseball for good, think again. Though he hasn't been even the smallest percentage as irritating as former Bash Brother Jose Canseco, McGwi...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 27, 2009, 4:11 pm
Jimmy Rollins is either trying to get a rise out of the New York Yankees and their fans, or he's just exercising his psychic powers. Also, he believes Elton John is the greatest switch-hitter of a...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 26, 2009, 6:03 pm
The reigning World Champion Philadelphia Phillies’ roster is stacked from top to bottom. They own the arms, they boast the lumber, and their defense isn’t too shabby either. They possess all the s...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 25, 2009, 11:15 pm
Instead of recapturing the glorious moments of the New York Yankees' 40th American League pennant and first World Series berth since 2003 (like the above photo of Nick Swisher doing what he does b...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 23, 2009, 8:00 pm
Regardless of his horrendous postseason play, Nick Swisher is still upbeat, according to AP sports writer Jay Cohen, who apparently witnessed him frolicking into the clubhouse Friday, donning a chippe...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 23, 2009, 9:02 am
Holy smokes, now that was a poorly-managed ball game. The Los Angeles Angels kept their World Series dreams alive for one more night, coming away with a 7-6 win over the New York Yankees in Game 5 of...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 22, 2009, 10:19 am
Congratulations to the reigning champion Philadelphia Phillies, who officially punched their ticket to a second straight World Series after winning the National League pennant with a 10-4 victory over...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 20, 2009, 10:06 pm
Working on three days rest, CC Sabathia munched his way through the Los Angeles Angels lineup for eight innings, allowing just one run on five hits, and striking out five after 101 pitches to aid his ...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 20, 2009, 12:57 pm
A Youtube video has surfaced today which appears to show Mariano Rivera shiftily spitting on the baseball before a pitch. Major League Baseball of course denies the allegations, finding no reason to d...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 20, 2009, 9:08 am
With two gone in the ninth and his team down by a run, Jimmy Rollins lined a 99 mph fastball from All-Star closer Jonathan Broxton for a two-run double to help his Philadelphia Phillies rally over the...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 19, 2009, 11:57 am
Total domination. That's what we like to call Cliff Lee's eight-inning performance against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday night. Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner struck out ten batters and al...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 19, 2009, 9:01 am
Kenji Johjima, the first ever Japanese-born catcher to play in the big leagues, has decided to abandon the final two years of his three-year, $33 million contract with the Seattle Mariners in favor of...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 18, 2009, 9:27 am
The Los Angeles Angels are struggling with the fundamentals of baseball, and in turn look like a bunch of spazzes out there. Torii Hunter related his feelings best,"I think if I let my hair grow out I...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 17, 2009, 9:24 am
Washington Nationals uneconomical prospect Stephen Strasburg's first professional pitch hit 99 mph to kick off 3.1 scoreless innings in his Arizona Fall League debut Friday night. The 21-year-old...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 17, 2009, 8:03 am
Big lefty CC Sabathia tossed eight fantastic innings Friday night for the New York Yankees, four-hitting the Los Angeles Angels to win his second straight postseason start with a 4-1 victory in...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 15, 2009, 12:38 pm
I'm not sure how many more late-inning comebacks I can take. But man, they sure are exciting. The Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for two runs in the eighth inning of Game 2 of the NLCS against the r...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 14, 2009, 1:17 pm
St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said it best,"We got beat, so you take the heat."His team was swept out of the NLDS by the Los Angeles Dodgers in dramatic fashion, with a 5-1 win in Game 3 S...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 13, 2009, 4:29 pm
Alex Rodriguez has erased almost all notions of his unclutchness in October, as the New York Yankees swept the Minnesota Twins in their ALDS with a 4-1 Game 3 win on Sunday at the now-extinct Hubert H...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 12, 2009, 9:12 pm
Well, I pretty much needed a good 24 hours after my team was eliminated from the playoffs to regroup. You'll be happy to know I've moved on and it's time to make fun of the losers. Yes, ev...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 9, 2009, 12:06 pm
AL East Champs vs. AL Central Champs The Minnesota Twins will look to Nick Blackburn and his zero playoff experience tonight while the New York Yankees will put A.J. Burnett (also a postseason rookie...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 8, 2009, 9:57 am
Chris Carpenter wasn't his average badass self on Wednesday. Neither was perennial All-Star Albert Pujols, who went 0-for-3. Carpenter got off to a slow start in his St. Louis Cardinals' 5-3 ...
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Sooze posted an article on Babes Love Baseball - Oct 7, 2009, 11:41 pm
The New York Yankees played and won their first postseason game at the new Yankee Stadium Wednesday night, coming away with an impressive 7-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins in Game 1 of their ALDS. ...
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