Oakland A’s Crazy To Bring Bartolo Colon Back
This one comes under the category of What are they thinking? The Oakland A’s are bringing pitcher Bartolo Colon back to the team after he betrayed them by taking performance enhancing drugs and getting…Read More
A’s Bring Back Bartolo Colon
Unfazed by last season’s PED-related suspension, the Oakland Athletics have elected to resign starting pitcher Bartolo Colon to a one-year deal worth $3 million. The deal also includes incentives…Read More
The 20 Win Club Has Some Suspicious Members
Gio Gonzalez became the first Major League pitcher in 2012 to reach the 20-win plateau, and he has already positioned himself well to contend for the National League Cy Young award this November. While…Read More
Adrian Beltre At The Top Of His Game
The way Adrian Beltre has been playing lately, he has eclipsed Josh Hamilton in popularity. And that’s not an easy thing to do in Texas unless you are a real-life Texas Ranger, never mind someone…Read More
Bartolo Colon’s Weird Career
I remember when Bartolo Colon was coming up as a prospect almost solely because I opened up a pack of Bowman baseball cards and was pretty sure his surname was pronounced like one of the best known portions…Read More
Bartolo Colon’s Cheatin’ Heart
One of the great things about sports is its ability to surprise us and enthrall us with spectacular performances…Read More
Bartolo Colon Suspended for Testosterone
It doesn’t have a flashy name, like “the cream” or “the clear,” but apparently…Read More
Oakland A’s Quietly On The Move
For those of us in the Heartland or on the Right Coast who believed the Oakland A’s peaked with…Read More
MLB Trade Rumors: Bartolo Colon, A.J. Pierzynski and Alberto Callaspo
We’re still months away from July’s trade deadline, but the rumors have begun flying with the first…Read More
2012 MLB Season Preview: New York Yankees
The next team in the Call to the Pen MLB Season Preview series is the defending American League East…Read More
Bartolo Colon Has 9 Lives
Bartolo Colon has at least as many professional baseball lives as we hear that cats have for everyday…Read More
Mariano Rivera, Others Face Last Year
We look at spring training as a sign of renewal and a herald of the approaching baseball season. But…Read More
2012 MLB Trade Rumors: Red Sox Still Showing Interest in White Sox Floyd
Yesterday we discovered that the Chicago White Sox are continuing to field offers for starting pitcher…Read More
Picks of the Pen
Look at how seriously Rangers’ starting pitcher Derek Holland takes the offseason. He’s…Read More
Yankees Dial It Up
We shouldn’t be surprised. Whenever the New York Yankees need a fresh piece for the roster for…Read More
2012 MLB Free Agents: Oakland Athletics Sign Bartolo Colon
The Oakland Athletics have reached a one-year agreement with free agent starting pitcher Bartolo Colon. …Read More
Red Sox Rumors: David Ortiz, Vicente Padilla and the Mind of Bobby Valentine
Today’s Boston Red Sox rumors involve a potential roster addition, contract negotiations, and one manager’s…Read More
Red Sox Rumors: Hiroki Kuroda, Low-Cost Starters
Yesterday it was reported by ESPN’s Jim Bowden that the Boston Red Sox were nearing a deal with free…Read More
Yankees Rumors: Reviewing New York’s Options
Since they re-signed ace C.C. Sabathia three days after the end of the 2011 season, the New York Yankees…Read More
New York Yankees Rumors: Will Conscious Spending Continue?
This offseason, the New York Yankees have said that they are committed to reining in their spending going…Read More














