The Minnesota Twins have been trying desperately to catch the Detroit Tigers in the AL Central. Their chances of doing that took a big hit when Justin Morneau was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back that will force him to sit out the next three months.
With Morneau out for the season, don’t expect the Twins to make the 2009 baseball playoffs. They are 5.5 games out with a record of 72-72. Save for a monumental collapse by the Tigers, the Twins will have to wait another season to make postseason noise.
On the season, Morneau finished with 30 …read more

Scott Podsednik is regarded as one of the fastest players in the game of baseball. His speed was on full display on Saturday as he helped the Chicago White Sox run past the Los Angeles Angels by a final count of 4-3.
In the third inning, Scott Podsednik hit an inside the park home run to put the White Sox up 2-0. In the tenth inning, Podsednik was able to score on a wild pitch to break a 3-3 tie.
“What I bring to the table is my ability to run,” said Podsednik, “so it’s always nice to round the bases like …read more

As September rolls on, we are getting closer and closer to the end of the baseball regular season and the start of the baseball playoffs. Here is a breakdown of each of the division in Major League Baseball.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
AL East
The Tampa Bay Rays are leading the division but the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox are only 1.5 games back. The New York Yankees aren’t even third anymore as they have been passed by the red hot Toronto Blue Jays.
AL Central
The Chicago White Sox have a 2.5 game lead over the Minnesota Twins. The White Sox …read more

The Baseball Crank begins his annual Established Win Shares Levels series with the American League Central. He’s not excited about the Chicago White Sox, and who can blame him?
Saying goodbye to a contending team is never an easy thing to do, and so I present to you the 2008 Chicago White Sox. True, they should be better than they were last season, with a revamped bullpen, a solid 27-year-old bat in Nick Swisher and a better glove at short. And true, if the division leaders stumble these guys could back their way into a postseason berth with 86 wins or …read more