30 Team MLB Scoop World Series Edition - RealGM Wiretap The National League The Kevin Towers Jim McLennan of The AZ Snakepit: "The Diamondbacks enter the 2011-12 winter as reigning champions of the National League West nike air max 360 kopen , as position they've only enjoyed once since 2002. With most of the starters, both around the diamond and in the rotation, set to come back next year, it appears there's not much to do for Kevin Towers and his crew. Is that quite the case?" The Frank Wren David O'Brien of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: "He knows plenty of people questioned his decision to play shortstop instead of pitch in pro ball, and has heard some scouts and other so-called experts doubt whether he will be able to hit against more advanced pitching. That made his 2011 success that much more gratifying for Braves shortstop prospect Andrelton Simmons, who hit .311 with a .351 on-base percentage at high-A Lynchburg, winning the Carolina League batting title by a whopping 21-point margin in his first full season in the minors." The Theo Epstein Gordon Wittenmyer: "He doesn't like the word "rebuilding." He doesn't believe in curses. And he doesn't even claim to understand what he's gotten himself into. "Boston's not Chicago," said Theo Epstein. "Chicago's not Boston." But the Cubs' new president of baseball operations -- or "savior" for short -- takes a vision of organization and culture building into his new job that involves the production of a "Cubs Way" handbook, development of an objective-analysis computer program and an expanded front office of like-minded decision makers who may or may not pull all-nighters like they did in Boston nearly 10 years ago." The Walt Jocketty Danny WildMLB: "Drew Hayes' dominant season didn't end the way he wanted it to, but, as they say in baseball nike air max 98 kopen , a good closer needs to have a short memory. Hayes, a Reds prospect out of Vanderbilt, finished a solid season with Class A Dayton with 22 saves and a 1.35 ERA over 51 regular season outings in the Midwest League, good enough to earn the MiLBY Award as Class A Full Season Reliever of the Year." The Dan O'Dowd Troy E. Renck of The Denver Post: "The key to the Rockies' offensive improvement is Dodgers center fielder Matt Kemp. You read that right. The National League recipient of the Hank Aaron Award on Monday night at the World Series could impact the Colorado lineup more than Troy Tulowitzki and Carlos Gonzalez. How? Kemp plans to work out with Dexter Fowler this winter in Arizona." The Michael Hill Juan C. Rodriguez of The South Florida Sun-Sentinel: "Bloomberg Businessweek as part of its sports issue ranked the Florida Marlins No. 2 among the smartest spenders among all franchises in the four major sports over the last five years." The Ed Wade Stephen Goff of The Examiner: "Former three-time All-Star pitcher Jon Matlack, who spent 13 seasons in the major leagues with the New York Mets (1971-77) and Texas Rangers (1978-1983), was hired on Monday afternoon as the Houston Astros' new minor league pitching coordinator." The Ned Colletti T.J. Simers of The Los Angeles Times: "It was late in the season, the Dodgers already having clinched first place, so it was really a long time ago. Don Rickles was a guest of manager Tom Lasorda. "He told me to put on a Dodgers uniform," Rickles said, "and he had me sit next to him in the dugout." Late in the game Lasorda told Rickles to go to the mound and remove the pitcher. "True story," Rickles said." The Doug Melvin MLB Trade Rumors: "The Brewers announced that they re-signed infielder Edwin Maysonet to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to Spring Training." The Sandy Alderson Matthew Artus of Amazin Avenue: "It always seemed fitting that Vin Scully had that call. In the moment nike air max tn kopen , his tenure with the Los Angeles Dodgers brought an impartial view to a critical broadcast in baseball history. In hindsight, he remains above criticism about losing his commentating fastball and can't be compared to how he called Buckner." The Ruben Amaro Jr. David S. Cohen of The Good Phight: "So, with those preliminaries out of the way, let me be very clear about what I think will happen with the Phillies this off-season - they will not re-sign Jimmy Rollins and will instead sign Jose Reyes to a six-figure five- or-more-year deal." The Neal Huntington Charlie Wilmoth of The Bucs Dugout: "This isn't the first time The New York Post has connected Francisco Cervelli to the Pirates -- in August, they reported that the Pirates almost traded Brad Lincoln for him. I guess there's no good reason to be opposed to the Pirates acquiring Cervelli, but I wouldn't want them giving the Yankees anything too interesting in return." The John Mozeliak Viva El Birdos: "Game 5 was the fault of the Cardinal hitters. Had someone -- anyone -- managed a hit with runners in scoring position manager Tony La Russa's bullpen managing would have been marginalized. As fate would have it, though, La Russa took center stage with a display of either drunkenness, hubris, or complete ineptitude." The Jed Hoyer Gas Lamp Ball: "Does this affect how Padres Fan feels about the rumors that the Padres are interested in acquiring John Lackey? Maybe. I don't quite understand the numbers, but if Lackey misses 2012 due to elbow surgery nike air max 2018 kopen , the Red Sox would be able to realize an option that turns Lackey's five year deal into a six year deal, with the sixth year being at league minimum." The Brian Sabean Grant Brisbee of The McCovey Chronicles: "Should the Giants trade Brian Wilson for a bat? It's a notion that has been floated, and often. Teams like to trade from strengths to address weaknesses, and the Giants have a lot of pitching. But when you rank the pitchers from most valuable to Zito, you realize that the names at the top will not be traded under any circumstances. Cain, Lincecum, and Bumgarner aren't going anywhere. So any decent rosterbation has to start with The Im. Wholesale Football Jerseys   Wholesale Baseball Jerseys   Wholesale Basketball Jerseys   Wholesale Hockey Jerseys   Wholesale Soccer Jerseys   Wholesale Jerseys