The Chicago White Sox have bought out the contract of Jermaine Dye for a little less than $1 million. As a result, Dye has become a free agent. The veteran outfielder will likely be one of the most sought after players in baseball free agency. Last year, Dye didn’t live up to expectations with the White Sox. He hit only .250 with 27 homers and 81 RBIs. In 2008, he hit .292 with 34 homers and 96 RBIs. Throughout Dye’s career he has had many ups and downs. When teams take a look at him during the offseason, he may land a big contract from a team that hopes that Dye has a few more of those up seasons. There’s even a possibility that Dye will return to the White Sox. He’s a popular player in Chicago and the team will likely... [Read more]

The New York Yankees are the 2009 champions of baseball. With a 7-3 victory in Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Yankees won the 27th World Series title of their history. Hideki Matsui, who was named the World Series MVP, was the big bat in New York’s lineup in Game 6. He drove in six of their seven runs on the night. He started things off with a two-run blast in the second inning. In the third, he hit a two-run single. Finally, in the fifth inning, Matsui hit a two-run double. Getting the win was Andy Pettitte. In 5.2 innings of work, he gave up three earned runs. Mariano Rivera got the final five outs to cement his legacy as the best closer in the history of baseball. For the Phillies, it was close but... [Read more]

If you didn’t know Chase Utley before the start of the 2009 World Series, you know him now. The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman hit two more homers in Game 5 to power the Phillies past the New York Yankees by a final count of 8-6. After Alex Rodriguez put the Yankees on the board first in the top of the first inning via an RBI double, Utley smashed a three-run blast in the bottom of the first inning. In the seventh inning, Utley hit a solo homer to give the Phillies a 7-2 lead. Utley now has five homers in the World Series, which ties Reggie Jackson for the all-time World Series record. On the night, he was 2-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base, three runs and four RBIs. Despite Utley’s power display, the Phillies had to hold their... [Read more]

The Philadelphia Phillies really need to win Game 4 to have a chance to win back-to-back World Series championships. Unfortunately for the Phillies and their fans, the New York Yankees drew first blood by scoring two runs in the top of the first inning. Derek Jeter began the game with an infield single. Johnny Damon then hit a double off of Joe Blanton. With runners on second and third, Mark Teixeira hit an RBI groundout. After Alex Rodriguez was hit by a pinch, Jorge Posada hit a sacrifice fly to left field to extend the Yankees lead to 2-0. However, in the bottom of the first inning, the Phillies quickly got back into the ballgame. Shane Victorino and Chase Utley hit doubles on consecutive at-bats to trim the lead to 2-1. In the bottom of... [Read more]

The Philadelphia Phillies were able to strike first in Game 3 of the 2009 WOrld Series. In the bottom of the second inning, Jayson Werth hit a homer, Jimmy Rollins had a bases loaded walk and Shane Victorino had a sacrifice fly. The New York Yankees could have easily folded but instead they battled back. Alex Rodriguez, who had been struggling during the World Series, hit a two run homer in the fourth to start the rally. Andy Pettitte helped his own cause with an RBI single, then Johnny Damon hit a two RBI double. In the top of the sixth, Nick Swisher hit a solo shot to give the Yankees a 6-3 lead. In the bottom of the sixth, Werth hit his second solo home run of the game. Then the Yankees were able to break the game open. Jorge Posada hit an... [Read more]