The Pittsburgh Pirates are one of the most storied franchises in all of baseball. A whole generation of baseball fans are unaware of that fact thanks largely in part to 17 straight losing seasons.
2010 will very likely be the 18th straight season of losing for the Pirates and their fans.
However, it finally appears the team [...]
The Kansas City Royals got off to a very good start in 2009. After 46 games last season, they had a record of 23-23, placing them second in the ultra-competitive American League Central.
That success quickly came to an end, and the Royals went 42-74 the rest of the way to finish 65-97, tied for last [...]
Carlos Villanueva is in a very similar position as Manny Parra. Both have the talent to be successful pitchers in the major, but they are held back by either mental or physical road blocks.
Part of Villanueva’s problem has come from the rest of the pitching staff. He has bounced between the bullpen and starting rotation [...]
