In the 2009 Home Run Derby, Albert Pujols was supposed to be king. Bashing in front of his St. Louis Cardinals home fans, Pujols was considered the favorite. If Pujols wasn’t going to win, then it had to be hometown hero Ryan Howard, right?
Guess again.
The king on of the Home Run Derby turned out to be a prince — Prince Fielder of the Milwaukee Brewers. In the final round of the competition, Fielder was able to out-slug Nelson Cruz of the Texas Rangers. Both Pujols and Howard were eliminated in earlier rounds.
Fielder hitting the ball hard is nothing new. On …read more

Going into the 2009 fantasy baseball season, first base looked like a very deep position. Little did we know that it’d be this deep. Here are the top five hottest fantasy baseball first baseman who are leading this very deep field:
1. Mark Teixeira, New York Yankees
The production the Yankees have got recently from Teixeira makes the franchise look smart for sign him to that mega contract in the offseason. In the last month, he has 25 RBIs, 20 runs and nine homers.
2. Albert Pujols, St. Louis Cardinals
Even though he’s dealt a few nagging injuries as of alte, Pujols remains a …read more

Check out this shove-shove-hey-somebody-restrain-Prince-Fielder footage from last night’s Milwaukee Brewers-Cincinnati Reds game (23s). The testy Brewers lost 6-3, and we’re pretty sure Prince Fielder was taking out his frustrations on starting pitcher and donor of 6 runs Manny Parra.
On August 2, 2007 Brewers manager Ned Yost, catcher Johnny Estrada, and infielder Tony Graffanino got physical in the dugout.
The question is, who will carry the torch? Who can the Brewers count on to continue wear the Dugout Crankypants in early August 2009?