By: Barbara J. Ross The cover of Sport’s Illustrated is certainly a coveted photograph.  But – there exists an urban legend about “the curse.”  The curse is explained that if you are lucky enough to be photographed for that premier photo shoot, then you are doomed to failure in the current season. Let’s examine the [...]

Not only was he a baseball hero in Seattle, Ken Griffey Jr. was an icon and role model to baseball players and fans worldwide. Wednesday, June 2nd 2010 will be a day that will forever be remembered in the sports world, it is the day “The Kid” officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball… [...]

Former Los Angeles Dodgers closer Eric Gagne officially announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Sunday, marking an end to the career of one who—for a time—was considered to be the most dominant closing pitcher in Major League Baseball.  From 2002 through 2004, Gagne’s was career reached a peak as he closed out a [...]

On Saturday, April 17, at the new Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez passed Mark McGwire for eighth place in Major League Baseball’s all-time home run record with a shot over the right-center field wall for his 584th career home run.  What may be unique about this particular instance [...]

At the midpoint of the 2009 season, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Chad Billingsley was considered by many to be the ace of the Dodgers’ starting rotation, and was named as a member of the National League All-Star team with a win/loss record of 9-4 and an Earned Run Average of 3.38.  The Dodgers’ record at [...]