As we sit on the eve of Christmas Eve and come ever closer to the close of 2008 and the entrance of 2009, it’s time to look back at the year that was…or is it?

After months of speculation involving teams from coast to coast, Mark Teixeira has finally come to an agreement with the New York Yankees. Eight years and $180 million is what the first baseman signed for

San Diego Padres’ GM Kevin Towers met with the media today and says the deal to send Jake Peavy to the Cubs is off . According to Towers, Cubs’ GM Jim Hendry pulled the deal off the table and will move on. A few obstacles to this deal was how the Cubs were going to unload Jason Marquis and the numerous calls they received about the availability of 2nd baseman Mark DeRosa.

According to several sources, the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs could be close to a deal that would send right-hander Jake Peavy to the Windy City. There have been several versions of this deal written as far as what players would be involved and if there is a third team involved

According to several sources, the San Diego Padres and Chicago Cubs could be close to a deal that would send right-hander Jake Peavy to the Windy City.

Greg Maddux has thrown his last pitch. The four-time Cy Young winner will announce his retirement Monday at the baseball winter meetings, near his home in Las Vegas. Maddux, who turns 43 in April, ranks eighth on the career wins list with 355

So Brian Burke is set to officially, and finally, take over the Leafs general manager position this afternoon. So, what does that mean in the short, medium and long term?

Brian Spaeth, the evil genius behind the basketball blog of yesteryear, YAYSports!, has a new blog . He also still has a profound lifelong affection for the Cleveland Cavaliers. I’m quite certain he does not speak for Cleveland fans in general.

Earlier this week, Albert Pujols and Dustin Pedroia won their respective MVP Awards. I thought I’d take a moment to talk about the history of the MVP Award. Record books often list Frankie Frisch and Lefty Grove as the first official MVP winners, both in 1931.

It may or may not be apparent to you, but I absolutely love playing and blogging about fantasy baseball I mean, what game can give the owner/blogger like myself a legitimate reason to watch anywhere from six-ten games per night? Okay, I’ll admit that at times, it can be hard to keep up with my teams AND blogging at the same time. But fantasy baseball is far superior to fantasy football for many reasons.First, fantasy baseball takes an incredible amount of strategy, thinking, and analysis.