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MLB Christmas Wish List

It’s the time of year that kids and adults alike gather their Christmas wishes together, listing the many different items they hope to see under their trees come Sunday morning.  We at FanSided MLB…Read More

Thanksgiving Thanks for Each MLB Team

As we all prepare for Thanksgiving lunch/dinner/eating all day, I wanted to take a moment to share what FanSided MLB believes each team in Major League Baseball should be thankful for.  Some clubs are…Read More

Where Will C.C. Sabathia Land?

C.C. Sabathia’s opt-out clause has become well known around the baseball world.  Will he or won’t he, is the question remaining.  What the answer to that question is could impact not only the New…Read More

Brandon McCarthy’s Interview with Swingin’ A’s

One bright spot in what’s become a long 2011 season for Oakland A’s fans has been the reemergence of starter Brandon McCarthy.  Beginning the year fighting for a spot in the A’s rotation, McCarthy…Read More

A Fan’s Take on the Ubaldo Jimenez Trade

Last week’s trade deadline offered fans all kinds of action as it was filled with rumors and numerous transactions.  One of the larger deals involved former Rockies’ starter Ubaldo Jimenez…Read More

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First Half MVPs – AL East

Wrapping up our series on the season’s first half MVPs from each division will be the AL East. Read…Read More

First Half MVPs – AL Central

Here’s our writers’ picks for the most valuable players in the American League Central. Read | Share

First Half MVPs – AL West

We’ll kick off the American League by checking out who were voted the AL West’s most valuable players.…Read More

First Half MVPs – NL East

Wrapping up the National League, let’s take a look at who our NL East writers have chosen as their…Read More

First Half MVPs – NL Central

Here’s who our NL Central writers thought were their club’s most valuable players. Read |…Read More

First Half MVPs – NL West

As we approach the half way mark of the 2011 baseball season, I thought it would be interesting to find out which players our team sites believe have been most valuable to their clubs this season. We’ll…Read More

BRM Interview with Zack Cozart

Blog Red Machine was able to sit down with Reds prospect Zack Cozart.  The shortstop entered 2011 as Cincinnati’s 8th ranked prospect according to Baseball America and so far has done nothing to hurt…Read More

The All-Division World Series: AL East vs. NL East

Call it East Coast bias, but the public has spoken, voting both the AL East and NL East All-Division teams as the best in their respective leagues. Now, it’s time to see who you think is better:…Read More

Which AL Division is Best? Vote Between the AL All-Division Rosters!

Well, the NL East won the NL poll in a landslide over the Central and West, taking 93 of 142 votes. Many believe the AL East to be the strongest division in baseball, so is the AL East All-Division team…Read More

Which NL Division is Best? Vote Between the NL All-Division Rosters!

This month, the FanSided team blogs have been collaborating on putting together All-Division teams for each MLB division. Now, it’s your turn to vote which division’s roster is best. Here are…Read More

Pen Polls (Hall of Fame Edition) Murph, Cobra and Crime Dog

What do Dale Murphy, Dave Parker and Fred McGriff all have in common? Well, among other things, if you read my article from last Wednesday, you know that they were the last three players I voted for on…Read More

Pen Polls: Looking Forward to 2011 Division Races

In last week’s Pen Polls, we covered the Jayson Werth contract with the Washington Nationals. That contract, and the Phillies recent surprise signing of Cliff Lee (which will surely impact what the…Read More

Pen Mail: Question Time!

Aside from Picks of the Pen, Monday is typically a little slow here at Call to the Pen since we do not have a regular column in place for the day (Justin shifted to Tuesday a few weeks ago). Nathaniel…Read More

Pen Polls: The Jayson Werth Contract

If you missed the huge neon signs and the slew of “what the hell were the Nationals thinking” articles that peppered baseball websites in the last 24 hours, you may have also missed the news…Read More

Pen Polls: Zack Greinke and His Future With the Kansas City Royals

What should the Royals do with Zack Greinke? It’s become a hot topic not just in Kansas City but across the landscape of baseball as a whole. From the moment he signed his contract, I’ve been…Read More

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