13. Johnny Estrada - Estrada is going to have to fight for a starting position after he was traded to Milwaukee but he should win the starting job. Estrada can hit .300 and knock in 70 to 80 runs but don't expect him to score many runs.



Yes, they were very happy everyone was fine, physically, but all of them were torn up inside as they watched their charred belongings being sifted through by the fire fighters looking for hot spots. Where were they to go? What were they to do now at 3 o'clock in the morning? They went to a hotel and checked in with only their clothes on their backs as the crews completed their cleanup. The next morning they called their insurance agent.



Mike Piazza - Wasn't this guy supposed to be done two or three years ago? Piazza was rejuvenated by a change of scenery and hit more homeruns and RBI than he has since 2002. Now Piazza is in Oakland where he is healthy, can play DH, and doesn't have to play in Petco Park. Piazza could do as well as 30+ homeruns and 90+ RBI.

According to Wikipedia, the pitch is thought to have originated in the early 1900s. Eddie Cicotte is often credited with inventing the pitch, but some think other knuckleballers came before Cicotte. In any case, the pitch never gained much notoriety until Ted Lyons began to throw it. Lyons pitched a no-hitter in 1926 with help from his knuckler. He won 22 games in 1930 for Chicago's American League team and finished a 23-year career with 260 wins. He was inducted into the National baseball Hall of Fame in 1955.

baseball coaching lessons - Martinez should be a unanimous #2 in the catcher rankings this year. Martinez's powers numbers are just as good as Mauer. The only thing separating the two was Mauer's great average but Martinez is no slob, he still batted .316.

After I told her about it, I thought about how many others don't realize that they can have it as well. Here are the top 5 reasons why you should have it. They are not numbered because all the reasons are important in different ways.

An avid reader, I bought books on infertility and human reproduction, on infant care and early childhood development. I hoped that somehow a baby might pop up out of a book as a result of all my study. My library and knowledge grew but my womb was still empty.