SHL National Originals: Phillies Keep Phinding Ways To Win
seamheads.com 2/2/2009 — National Origins division recap

Notes From the Shadows of Cooperstown: Winter Wonderland
seamheads.com 12/10/2008 — No, the shadows of Cooperstown are not yet falling over deep piles and drifts of snow. (In fact, I’ve guaranteed that we will have a mild winter, by buying a new snow-thrower.) Instead, this title refers to the contents of this issue — pure Fantasyland. My Sweet Sixteen tournament ...

National Originals: Injury Bug Bites Phils As Race Tightens
seamheads.com 2/16/2009 — All season long, the Phillies (34-18) have been the pace setters in the National Originals Division. Nipping hard at their heels is the rest of the division led by the Giants who have kept the Phils in their sights all year. On May 29 and May 30, Philadelphia lost the services of Jimmy ...

SHL National Originals: Originals Teams Bucking Offensive Trend of Rest of League
seamheads.com 2/9/2009 — What happens when the best hitters in baseball history face off against the best pitchers? If the early returns from the SHL are to be believed, the offense will edge out the pitching except in the case of the National Originals Division. Early league results had the league runs per game ...

John Smoltz: Loyalty Lost — Bleacher Report - MLB
Loyalty is simply defined as faithfulness to commitments and obligations. For 20 years John Smoltz was committed to the Atlanta Braves organization. That's 7,300 days he spent pitching for the Atlanta Braves, and after twenty years he now says ...

Top prospects invited to Braves camp — Major League Baseball News
Less than two years ago, Jason Heyward and Freddie Freeman were dominating high school opponents. In less than a month, these two top prospects will find themselves rubbing elbows with Chipper Jones and experiencing their first big league camp.

Chicago Cubs 2009 Lineup Preview — Bleacher Report - MLB
Is it “Next Year” yet? I sure hope so. Getting swept out of the playoffs was pretty rough in 2007. To see it happen again in 2008 was just inexcusable. The Cubs agree. They have taken steps to ensure their ball club can compete in ...

Report: Tribune selects favorite for Cubs — Latest Sporting News Articles for MLB
CHICAGO (AP) -- Tribune Co. has chosen a favorite among three finalists to buy the Cubs, according t...

Be Careful What You Wish For: Why Marquis Will Be Missed By Cubs — Bleacher Report - MLB
To say it has been a busy off-season for the Chicago Cubs would be an understatement. Cubs' fans have seen their team's owner declare bankruptcy and the club will be sold before opening day. They have, once again, sat through rumors of an ...