Video: Lou Piniella Has A Problem With Steve Stone

White Sox announcer Steve Stone ripped Lou Piniella for not playing outfielder Tyler Colvin more.

That set off Lou Piniella, and he had another meltdown. Check it out below!


"We've got a lot of people people here that haven't managed and won any games in the big leagues that know everything," Piniella said before Friday's game against the White Sox. "I think they should try to put the uniform on and try this job, and see how they like it when they get criticized unjustly. That's all I've got to say about that issue."

But Lou didn't stop there.
"And another thing I'm going to say — I won over 1,800 games as a manager, and I'm not a damn dummy,That, I can tell you. OK? There are only 13 others that have won more games than me, so I guess I think I know what the hell I'm doing. All right?"

He then put a face on his critics, saying that Steve Stone has "enough problems doing what he does with the White Sox."

"What job has he had in baseball besides talking on television or radio?" Piniella asked. "What has he done? Why isn't he a farm director and bring some kids around? Why isn't he a general manager? Why hasn't he ever put the uniform on and been a pitching coach? Why hasn't he been a field manager? There's 30 teams out there that could use a guy's expertise like that, you know? I'm tired of some of these guys, I really am."

I have gotta say that Lou is right on this issue. I remember when Steve Stone was the Cubs analyst, alongside Chip Caray (And Harry Caray before that.) It is very convenient to say "A team needs to do this" from afar. If Stoney ever does put on a uniform, I think that would give a whole different perspective on the talking heads on Television.

Lou is right on in ripping Stone, but the Cubs have dropped the first two of a nine game stand, all against American League Teams. This is a make or break series for them.

What's the big deal? I think that Kosuke Fukudome and Xavier Nady will be gone next season anyway, and Tyler Colvin will be the Cubs starting Right Fielder in 2011.

Raw Video: Obama Greets Yankees at White House

President Barack Obama, an unabashed Chicago White Sox fan, welcomed the New York Yankees at the White House to celebrate their World Series title.

Which President Gets The National Pastime?

The National Pastime is alive and well, as Opening Day was yesterday. President Obama continued the tradition of Presidents from William Howard Taft to Richard Nixon by throwing out the first pitch in Washington D.C. Obama, of course, found a way to sport his Chicago White Sox, and his first pitch...Let's look at the footage below.


Let's compare and contrast that with President Bush's first Pitch at Nationals Park in 2008.


Which President Gets The National Pastime?

The Nationals would go on to lose to the Phillies 11-1.

The NL Cy Young Award Winner Has Been Dealt

Hours after Jarrod Washburn was traded to the Tigers, the White Sox pulled off a deal for a starter.
Jake Peavy has been traded from the Padres to the White Sox.
Peavy signed off on the deal this time around.
Clayton Richard, Adam Russell, Aaron Poreda, and Dexter Carter are heading to San Diego.

Jake is currently on the DL. If the deal is confirmed, the question for the White Sox becomes: When will Jake be able to pitch?

Mark DeRosa On The Move

Two daggers for Cubs fans to deal with today.

Fist, the Gordon Beckham walkoff hit propelled the White Sox to an 8-7 victory over the Cubs. Now, Cubs fans are dealing with the news that Mark DeRosa, the team's best player from last season, has been traded from the Indians to the Cardinals, the Cubs archrival.

This season, DeRosa was hitting .270 with 13 homers and 50 RBIs.

DeRosa was traded for fireballer Chris Perez. Perez has a 4.18 ERA in 29 appearances with a 1-1 record and one save.

Chris Perez will join Cleveland's bullpen immediately.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has had a revolving door of third baseman this season, he gets a guy who can play all over the infield and outfield.

Mark DeRosa was traded from the Cubs (the Cubs claim money was an issue, but I don't buy it), and now he will join the Cardinals.

On a secondary note, Cubs fans probably wish they could press the rewind button on their offseason. They lose DeRosa, sign the overrated hothead Milton Bradley to a ludicrous contract, refuse to re-sign longtime Cub Kerry Wood and trade a kid who may have been the next C.C. Sabathia for a closer who tops out at 80 MPH in Kevin Gregg.

Don't call these offseason moves another Cubby Occurrence.

Call them what they are, Cubby Stupidity!

Alex Rodriguez Passes A Yankee Legend

Alex Rodriguez hit career homerun number 564, surpassing Reggie Jackson on the all time homerun list last night.

The Windy City Showdown is under way this weekend. The Cubs played the White Sox, and Milton Bradley is alienating people. After hos 0-3 performance, he became the latest Cub to attack the water cooler. He then got into an argument with manager Lou Piniella, who told him to change clothes and leave. Milton is expected back in the lineup tommorow.

Andre Ethier put on a show at Chavez Ravine as the Dodgers beat the Mariners.

Jake Peavy Declines Trade To Chicago

Jake Peavy has refused to wave his no trade clause to head to the Windy City.

Jake is staying in San Diego right now for family's sake.

Jake's offer, surprisingly, didn't come from the Cubs, who had an interest in him in January, but from their AL Rivals, the White Sox.

This trade offer was repoertedly a 4-for-1 deal, which reportedly included The White Sox top pitching prospects in Aaron Poreda and Clayton Richard.

No doubt, the Peavy rumors will continue (especially in July), but It does not appear as though Peavy will head anywhere this season, at least for now.

MLB Highlights 4-15-09

Athletics vs Red Sox 4-15-09


Padres vs Mets 4-15-09


Yankees Vs Rays 4-15-09


Orioles Vs Rangers 4-15-09


Angels Vs Mariners 4-15-09


Giants Vs Dodgers 4-15-09


Cardinals Vs Diamondbacks 4-15-09


Chicago White Sox vs Tigers 4-15-09


Blue Jays vs Twins 4-15-09


Marlins Vs Braves 4-15-09


Rockies vs Cubs 4-15-09


Astros Vs Pirates 4-15-09


Brewers Vs Reds 4-15-09


Indians Vs Royals 4-15-09

MLB Highlights 4-10-09

Here Are Your MLB Highlights from last night, April 10th!
Cubs vs Brewers 4-10-09


Diamondbacks Vs Dodgers 4-10-09


Mariners Vs Athletics 4-10-09


Giants vs Padres 4-10-09


Phillies Vs Rockies 4-10-09


Mets Vs Marlins 4-10-09


Nationals Vs Braves 4-10-09



Yankees Vs Royals 4-10-09


Blue Jays Vs Indians 4-10-09


Astros Vs Cardinals 4-10-09


Twins Vs White Sox 4-10-09


Rays Vs Orioles 4-10-09


Rangers Vs Tigers 4-10-09

MLB Highlights 4-7-09

Here Are Your MLB Highlights from Last Night, April 7th!

Here are the highlights from two Opening Day Games That were played yesterday after being rained out Monday.

Rays Vs Red Sox 4-7-09 (rained out Monday)


Royals Vs White Sox 4-7-09 (snowed out Monday)


Here are the games that were actually supposed to be played last night!
Brewers Vs Giants 4-7-09


Detroit Vs Toronto 4-7-09


Colorado Vs Arizona 4-7-09


Oakland Vs Los Angeles Angels 4-7-09


Washington Vs Florida 4-7-09


Atlanta Vs Philadelphia 4-7-09


Cardinals vs Pirates 4-7-09


Seattle Vs Minnesota 4-7-09


Chicago Cubs Vs Houston 4-7-09


Los Angeles Dodgers Vs San Diego 4-7-09

2009 MLB Preview: AL Central

The Cleveland Indians have some new faces. Will that help them win the AL Central?

The AL Central in 2008 was home to one of the greatest divisional races in recent memory. The White Sox and Twins ended up playing 163 regular season games to decide who would win the AL Central, which the White Sox won 1-0 on a Jim Thome monster homerun.

What is in store for 2009? Let's have a look.

Cleveland Indians

The Cleveland Indians have Baseball's best Centerfielder, Grady Sizemore, and Travis Hafner can still hit the ball a mile. The Indians acquired two great players via a trade and I think these two will make a huge difference right away. The first huge addition: Kerry Wood. He comes over from the Chicago Cubs, and I think he instantly upgrades Cleveland's bullpen. He will come in and get saves right away for this team. The second player is Mark DeRosa. He also comes over from the Cubs. When he was in Chicago, he played all over the field. In Cleveland, it looks like he will be set to play third base. The Indians rotation is anchored by last season's AL Cy Young award winner, Cliff Lee. Everyone that follows him in the rotation is a questionmark, however. If the 2 thru 5 guys can pitch like they're capable of, the Indians rotation will be a pleasant surprise this season.

Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are the defending division champions. The White Sox rotation is anchored by Mark Buehrle, who is still one of the American league's best pitchers. John Danks and Gavin Floyd are capable, young starters. Jose Contreras will work to beat a lineup the slowest way possible, and Bartolo Colon begins this season with a bit of a chip on his shoulder after getting released from the Angels.

Offensively, the White Sox should not strugle in that department. The White Sox will finally get to see a whole full season of Josh Fields, after they released Joe Crede, Alexi Ramirez will continue to impress, as his stroke is almost exactly like Alfonso Soriano's. Chris Getz will be the new second baseman, and Dewayne Wise will play Center Field. Carlos Quentin should be back in full swing this season, and let's not forget about Jermaine Dye in right field. Paul Konerko will play First base, and Jim Thome will launch some homeruns from the Designated Hitter spot.
Detroit Tigers

Times are tough for all things Detroit right now, and that includes the Tigers. The Tigers suprisingly released Gary Sheffield after he wasn't cutting it, and if they fall out of contention early, more may be next. The Tigers are still waiting for Joel Zumaya to get healthy, and for Dontrelle Willis to get back to The D-Train of old.

The Bright spots for Detroit: Curtis Granderson is still one of baseball's best leadoff men. Major League scouts are raving over pitcher Rick Porcello, and Miguel Cabrera is forecasted to have a big season this year.

Expect The Tigers to fight to make it above .500 this season, which sounds a whole lot like what they did last season.

Minnesota Twins


This is the final season that the Minnesota Twins will play inside the Metrodome. The Twins move into the outdoors when they play in Target Field. Francisco Liriano appears to have his good stuff this Spring. He'll be the ace. Kevin Slowey and Glen Perkins are capable, and Nick Blackburn could really pitch fantasticly this season. Who will be Minnesota's Fifth Starter?

Offensively, the Twins will get a lot of offense from Justin Morneau. Joe Crede willplay Third base, as he comes over from the Chicago White Sox. Denard Span could have a breakout season this year.

Expect the White Sox and Twins to slug it out for the AL Central title.
Kansas City Royals

This is The Kansas City Royals 40th anniversary. Their rotation is anchored by Gil Meche, followed by Zach Greinke, Kyle Davies was a surprise this season. Was Sidney Ponson just a World Baseball Classic Wonder? The Royals will find that out as he made a slot in the rotation. Horacio Ramirez rounds out the rotation.

The Royals are hoping that Alex Gordon has a much better season this year. Mike Jacobs becomes Kansas City's new first baseman, Mike Avilles will play short, and Alberto Callaspo will play second base.

Don't expect a surpise team out of Kansas City this season.

My Division Prjections:
1. CHICAGO WHITE SOX
They have the pitching, offense, and defense to repeat as division champions.
2. Minnesota Twins
Justin Morneau will be good, as usual, and their pitching looks good this season.
3.Cleveland Indians
Their offense will be there, but their pitching (outside of Cliff Lee) has questionmarks.
4. Detroit Tigers
Miguel Cabrera will have a good season, but the rest of the team will struggle.
5. Kansas City Royals.
They won't compete this year.

In our next MLB Preview. We will look at the AL West. Will Los Angeles repeat as Division Champions? Will Texas Surpise? Will Seattle be competitive? Find out in the next MLB Preview.

Nick Swisher Heading To The Bronx

The New York Yankees have found a guy who can play First base, and It's not Mark Texiera.

The Yankees traded for Nick Swisher.

In return, the White Sox gave the Yankees infielder Wilson Betemeit and a Minor league pitcher.

It certainly looks like Texiera is off the table now, but Swisher may be plugged into the outfield if they still want to chase Texiera.

Angels, White Sox Each Force a Game 4

The Angels forced a game four in their playoff series with the Red Sox, after beating Boston 5-4 in 12 innings Sunday night. The White Sox will also play in a game four, after their 5-3 win over the Rays.

Red Sox, Rays Take 2-0 Series Leads

J.D. Drew belted a two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning, leading Boston to a 7-5 win over the Angels. The Red Sox lead the best of five series two games to none.

Here's J.D. Drew talking about that huge homerun last night off Francisco Rodriguez:



The Rays beat the White Sox for a 2-0 lead in their playoff series.

Rocco Baldelli And J.P. Howell Talk After The Rays Game 2 Win:


Here's Joe Maddon talking about Akinori Iwamura's huge homerun last night:


Both Chicago teams have choked in this series. Tonight, the Cubs will try to avoid a sweep. Tommorow, the White Sox will try to do the same.

Baseball Tonight Looks Ahead to tonight's games:


Watch The Brewers and Cubs try to avoid elimination tonight on TBS.

Dodgers, Phillies Take 2-0 Leads; Rays Win

The Phillies and Dodgers have 2-0 leads in their respective National League playoff series, while the Tampa Bay Rays won their first ever postseason game, beating the White Sox.

The MLB Postseason Is Here! I LIVE FOR THIS!

Prince Fielder,Derrek Lee, Ryan Howard, and David Ortiz are ready for the postseason.

The 2008 MLB Posteason Is Here! Here Is My Analysis of the Divisional Playoff Matchups:

ALDS: WHITE SOX VS RAYS
The White Sox had to battle to get to the postseason. They won that makeup game against the Twins to tie for the AL Central, and then they won that tiebreaker game against the Twins to advance to the ALDS to play the red hot Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay leads the season series against the White Sox 6-4. In these games, the Rays had a knack for waiting until late in the ballgame to strike, and when they struck late, it was for the win nearly every time.

I think this series has the most potential to go all five games. I'm going to go with the White Sox, especially if their bullpen is as strong as it has been in the last few days.
WHITE SOX IN FIVE


ALDS: RED SOX VS ANGELS

This series should be a lot of fun. There will be a lot of runs scored in this series, and I like the Angels. They have been the best team in the American League all season. As someone who saw the Angels play in person on September 19th,They have so many ways they can beat you. They can outhit you, outpitch you, and when Francisco Rodriguez on the mound in the ninth inning, those games are over, no question about it.

The Angels lead the season Series 8-1, and that was before the Red Sox unloaded Manny Ramirez.
ANGELS IN THREE


NLDS: PHILLIES VS BREWERS

This is another series that I think will be a lot of fun. I think both Prince Fielder and Ryan Howard will both be huge factors in their teams and how they do.

Starting Pitching wise, Milwaukee has the edge, especially with C.C Sabathia. The fact that he threw a complete game on Sunday on three days rest is incredible!

Bullpen wise, Philly has a huge advantage, especially when you consider Brad Lidge, the Phillies closer, has been PERFECT in his save opportunities! 41 for 41 in save chances!

Offense wise, Philly has a slight edge. Yes, Milwaukee has Ryan Braun and Prince Fielder, but Philly has Jimmy Rollins, Chase Utley, Pedro Feliz, and Ryan Howard lead an offense that Is Scary Good.

Philly beat Milwaukee 5-1 in the season series.
PHILLIES IN FOUR



NLDS: DODGERS VS CUBS

This is the series I will be looking forward to. The thing that turned the season around for the Los Angeles Dodgers was the trade of Manny Ramirez. Why Is Manny Ramirez doing so well in Los Angeles? He no longer has a 37 foot high Green Monster out in left field taking away lots of shots that would-be homers at every other ballpark.

The Dodgers are more than just Manny Ramirez. They have Matt Kemp, Andre Eithier, and James Loney. This team has been able to fuse the young talent along with the veteran leadership, and as a result, the Dodgers are in the postseason.

Game One of this series should be a lot of fun. You have Ryan Dempster getting the ball for the Cubs. Dempster won 17 games for the Cubs this year, after he spent last season as the Cubs closer! Derek Lowe for the Dodgers is a classic sinkerballer, just like Brandon Webb. Hopefully the Cubbies plate discipline doesn't disappear when they head to the postseason.

This Cubs team is different than last season's team that went three and out in the National League Division Series. The Cubs have five players with at least 20 home runs, five with at least 74 RBIs, and Three pitchers that have at least 14 wins.

Another thing that the Cubs didn't have last year that should make the difference is Home Field Advantage. The Cubs have home field advantage throughout the playoffs. That 10th man, the crowd, makes all the difference.

In The Season series, the Cubs went 5-2 against the Dodgers this season. However, The Dodgers have become a much different team since then. Manny Ramirez really has made all the difference.

CUBS IN FOUR

Watch The MLB Postseason On TBS Or Listen To It On ESPN Radio!

Let's Play One: Twins-White Sox In One Game Playoff Tonight

The White Sox and Twins are playing for all the marbles.

Tonight is a one game playoff between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins.

Tonight's Pitching matchup will be awesome. Nick Blackburn starts for the Twins; John Danks gets the call for the White Sox.

The Winner of this one game playoff will go play the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League Divisional Series.

Watch the game on TBS!

Ramirez Slams White Sox Into Playoff With Twins

October will start early for two American League teams. The Chicago White Sox and Minnesota Twins will play a one-game playoff for the A-L Central title after Chicago beat Detroit 8-2.

Alexi Ramirez's Grand Slam broke the game wide open, turning the game from a 2-2 tie to a 6-2 White Sox lead.

Tonight is the one game playoff! Watch it on TBS or listen to it on ESPN Radio!

White Sox Must Win Today To Force One Game Playoff

Paul Konerko and the Chicago White Sox have to beat the Detroit Tigers today to keep their postseason hopes alive.

If the Sox beat Detroit, the Twins and White Sox will play a one game playoff on Tuesday to decide the AL Central Champion.

BBTN Minute: White Sox Vs. Twins Preview

Starting tonight, The White Sox and Twins meet up in a huge matchup that will decide the AL Central. Baseball Tonight has a preview.