Next MLB Game?

The next mlb games will be from March 22-23 in 2014. In australlia. Hopefully these games are memorable because baseball in australlia sounds like a great idea

Day one of the Offseason

So many days till opening day

World Series MVP

This years WS MVP is David Ortiz after a Grand Slam and much more. More coverage coming tomorrow. Stay tuned with the Spice

Thank You Tim McCarver

Tim McCarver has given us amazing Color commentary for a long time. This is his last year and I thank we should all give him our thanks.

"From Worst to First" The 2013 Boston Red Sox

Well the Red Sox have gone full circle. all I can say is congrats and enjoy the championship

2013 World Series Final: BOS 6 STL 1

Congradulations Red Sox, Boston Strong is right. The Red Sox deserved this one. This will be a memorable World Series, for years to come.

Leave of absence

Do to many events i will make a leave of absence for at least 2 days. I'm very sorry for this i know you people have at least something of me to think about. Dont forget me to much.

2013 MLB World Series Game 6 Pregame

Game 6 of this exciting fall classic will begin soon. Will Wachtober continue or will the BoSox close it out at home in 6 games? Join us for postgame wrap up and analysis
Enjoy!

Official Partnership with Stand Up 2 Cancer

Pepper would like to officially announce its partnership with SUP2C to see what MLB fans stand up for. More to come soon!

Game 6 lineups presented by S^2C

Red Sox
Ellsbury, CF
Pedroia, 2B
Ortiz, DH
Napoli, 1B
Gomes, LF
Victorino, RF
Bogaerts, 3B
Drew, SS
Ross, C

Cardinals
Carpenter, 2B
Beltran, RF
Holliday, LF
Craig, DH
Molina, C
Adams, 1B
Freese, 3B
Jay, CF
Descalso, SS

Game 6 tonight: Will Wachtober end tonight?

Well if that title was a question, then my answer would be hopefully not since I have enjoyed this Post season. Tonight Michael Wacha goes against John Lackey in what could be the final MLB game of 2013

2013 MLB Gold Glove Winners

Awards season is here!! Here are your 2013 Rawlings Gold Glove winners

2013 Gold glove winners

POS	AL winner	NL winner
C	Salvador Perez, KC	Yadier Molina, STL
1B	Eric Hosmer, KC	Paul Goldschmidt, ARI
2B	Dustin Pedroia, BOS	Brandon Phillips, CIN
SS	J.J. Hardy, BAL	Andrelton Simmons, ATL
3B	Manny Machado, BAL	Nolan Arenado, COL
LF	Alex Gordon, KC	Carlos Gonzalez, COL
CF	Adam Jones, BAL	Carlos Gomez, MIL
RF	Shane Victorino, BOS	Gerardo Parra, ARI
P	R.A. Dickey, TOR	Adam Wainwright, STL

World Seires Memiors

If tommorow is the last day of the season will today be remembered? I believe so because of the memorable endings. I mean when have you had a series with so much drama?
Hope we can see 7. Game 6 tommorow 8pm

WS Final : BOS 3 STL 1

Well this game was identical to game 1. Lester was brilliant and was hardly phased , Wainwright was better, but still of his game. Hopefully Wacha succeeds in Game 6 as I would love to watch Game 7.
The Cardinals should just breathe tomorrow and enjoy the World Series. The Red Sox have the momentum but that could all change on Wednesday.

Game 5 lineups

Visiting Red Sox

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
3. David Ortiz, 1B
4. Jonny Gomes, LF
5. Daniel Nava, RF
6. Xander Bogaerts, 3B
7. Stephen Drew, SS
8. David Ross, C
9. Jon Lester, P

Home Cardinals

1. Matt Carpenter, 2B
2. Shane Robinson, CF
3. Matt Holliday, LF
4. Carlos Beltran, RF
5. Yadier Molina, C
6. Allen Craig, 1B
7. David Freese, 3B
8. Pete Kozma , SS
9. Adam Wainwright, P

Game 5 pregame

Well at 7:30 ET we will witness a Game 5 for the ages. Adam wainwright who is coming off quite a rough game 1, he hopes to improve in Game 5 and give the cardinals a win that when you think about it is kind of a must win. Since We will be going to Boston for games 6 and 7.
#worldseries

After the World Series.....

This offseason we will be expanding our blogging network.With the help of the MLBlogs network and The Baseball bloggers association, we will have a new official MLB website exclusively for videos highlights interviews and links and a couple of fun extras. This website will be called Pepper+
And will launch as a MLBlogs network on Saturday November 10th.The original pepper website will only become better and continue growing.

Rematch of game 1

So Game 5 will be Wainwright vs Lester just like Game 1.
The cardinals hope to win game 5 so there stud Michael Wacha can pitch for the championship on Wendsday

Official member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance!

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WS Final: BOS 4 STL 2

Well the last play of these last two games have been so memorable, how can you even take a lead with Beltran batting!
Well Tommorow won't be the last game of the season, but is sets up a good game 5 with Cardinal ace Adam Wainwright facing Jon Lester in tomorrow's game Series tied 2-2

Game 4 Pregame

Game 4 of the 2013 World Series is about to start. See you after the game for analysis and reactions from all four of us
Enjoy!

Game 4 Lineups

Boston Red Sox
1. Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2. Shane Victorino RF
3. Dustin Pedroia 2B
4. David Ortiz 1B
5. Daniel Nava LF
6. Xander Bogaerts 3B
7. Stephen Drew SS
8. David Ross C
9. Clay Bucholtz P

St. Louis Cardinals
1. Matt Carpenter 2B
2. Carlos Beltran RF
3. Matt Holliday LF
4. Matt Adams 1B
5. Yadier Molina C
6. Jon Jay CF
7. David Freese 3B
8. Daniel Descalso SS
9. Lance Lynn P

For Red Sox this is a must win

Everyone has said it nobody wants to be down 3 games to 1 win wainwright and wacha pitching. Red Sox need to win game 4
My Picks Sox 4-0

Clay Bucholtz might not pitch today

Clay is not 100% percent and Jon Lester is getting ready just in case
Felix Dubront is not able to play

Managers Comments

John Farrell-
How could Middlebrooks get out of the way if Middlebrooks is on the ground?
Should have pinch-hit for Wokman
Jim Joyce was first to call Interference NOT Dana DeMuth
Salty shouldn't have thrown down to third
2 errors is two much

Rule 2.00
Up to Judgement of Umpire

MLB Network analist Kevin Millar says that Natural reaction or not it is still Obstrution
Expect the lineup to shuffle for Game 4
Craig might be in the lineup
The throw from Salty HAD to be caught
BOS 5 errors in 3 WS games
Middlebrooks says Craig was pushing off of him
Middlebrooks Impeaded the play

Umpires Comments:
There does not have to be intent
Feet were up in the air
Feet were with the area that Craig needs to run un-obstructed
Joe Torre:
The Umpires made the correct call
Would have been safe if unobtruted
Play rarely happens
Joyce did a great job called obstruction immediately

WS Final STL 5 BOS 4

Rosenthal got the win but that's not the important the game ended on a bottom of the ninth, bases loaded and 1 out play that pedroia tracked Down through to home got a force out, then Salty tries to get Craig at third but the throw was wild and went into left field , Middlebrooks however didn't get out of Craig's way which resulted in an obstruction call. If Jim Joyce didn't make that call Craig would have been out by a mile! Good game with some sloppy defense... Why didn't Wong go to first and then get Ortiz in a rundown? I doesn't matter cause Cardinals will 5-4. Game 4 tommorow!

Final STL 5 Bos 4

WOW!
One of the craziest finishes to a WS game I have ever seen!
Cardinals win in walkoff fashion on a controversial interference call in the bottom of the 9th
STL leads 2-1
Good Night!

Whats happened to the Astros?

Now that I come to think about the Astros have had the 1st overall pick for the past 3 years now. I know even though the payroll they could get most of the best free agents for this offseason we will see. Although who would want to go to the Astros, think about it. The highest paid player in the team (Forbes Reports) is THE Erik Bedard who is playing under a one year contract worth 1.15 million dollars. In this quote that Forbes explains "The Astros are on pace to rake in an estimated $99 million in operating income (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) this season. That is nearly as much as the estimated operating income of the previous six World Series championship teams — combined." Wow. Was my original reactions there are so many teams in the MLB how pay their players more then what the Astros pay all their players. Not only that but the stadium cheapest tickets are at like $70 and their expensive seats are like $700 *. I wish the seating for the Yankees were this good.

*Niko Goutakolis and Ticketmaster.

Time for First Pitch (Kelly vs Peavy)

See you after the game with reactions and analysis from all four of us.

Game 3 Preview

We are less than 30 minutes away from Game 3 of the  109th world series. Here is your full preview
Joe Kelly goes against Jake Peavy. Both make their 1st WS start, the difference is Kelly is a rookie and Peavy is a veteran. The series goes to Busch and that means no DH. The Red Sox will put Big Papi at 1st, which will compromise their defense and will be forced to take red hot Mike Napoli out of the lineup. This will also affect the Cardinals as they are forced to take their injured star Allen Craig out of the lineup (Craig DH in games 1 & 2). The Red Sox will start Daniel Nava in LF in favor of Jonny Ghomes.
My prediction: Red Sox 5-2

Game 3 Lineups

For the Cards (1-1)

1. Matt Carpenter, 2B
2. Carlos Beltran, RF
3. Matt Holliday, LF
4. Matt Adams, 1B
5. Yadier Molina, C
6. Davis Freese, 3B
7. Jon Jay, CF
8. Pete Kozma, SS
9. Joe Kelly, SP

For the Sox (1-1)

1. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
2. Shane Victorino, RF
3. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
4. David Ortiz, 1B
5. Daniel Nava , LF
6. Xavier Bogaerts, 3B
7. Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C
8. Stephen Drew, SS
9. Jake Peavy, SP

Welcome Ben!

On this day with Game 3 later tonight, we would like to announce our newest member to the Pepper family, Ben. Ben is a baseball expert from north of the border, even though he is a Yankees fan. He is here to bring us more analysis just like Me, Niko and Pablo already do

Game 3 news-notes

Joe Kelly vs Jake peavy in today's game 3 of the World Series.
First pitch scheduled for 8:07 pm
As a reminder the series in tied 1-1 in a best of 7 series.
The last time the cardinals won the World Series was 2011 and 2004 for the sox
Nikos picks: Cardinals 6-5

Lance Lynn to start game 4

The St. Louis Cardinals have opted to stick with Lance Lynn for Game 4 instead of starting ace Adam Wainwright on 3 days rest. Lance Lynn is 1-1 this postseason while Wainwright is 2-2. Clay Bucholtz expected to Game 4 for Red Sox

Who's at first?

As you might know the World Series has shifted to St.Louis, where NL rules apply which means no DH. Mike Napoli and David Ortiz are the regular 1b and dh but when there's no DH what will they do. Well Mike Napoli was better in the Alcs with a couple of bombs... And in the first two games o the World Series Napoli has hit a 3run double. David Ortiz howeverhit that game changing Grand slam in the Alcs Game 2. And Also the Cardinals has a problem that is kind of the same. Allen Craig the cardinals best hitter before getting injured has been limited to hitting only. Do you take out the silent Matt Adams for for Craig? I believe not because Defense is essential at First.

KC Royals coaching update

As we take a day off from an exciting world series, other MLB News goes to the forefront
The Kansas City Royals made some changes on Friday, hiring Don Wakamatsu as the bench coach for the 2014 season

Skip Lance Lynn?

After Joe Kelly tommorow the Cardinals wil have Lance Lynn pitching. My concern is why not skip him! It IS GAME 4 of the WORLD SERIES!!!

MLB News Update

Some quick offseason news to report on:
- The Washington Nationals have named Matt Williams as their new manager for the 2014 season
- The Chicago White Sox name Todd Steverson as their new hitting coach
- The MLB Gold Glove finalist were announced, Heres the full list
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Pitcher
Mark Buehrle, Blue Jays
R.A. Dickey, Blue Jays
Doug Fister, Tigers
Catcher
Joe Mauer, Twins
Salvador Perez, Royals
Matt Wieters, Orioles
First base
Chris Davis, Orioles
Eric Hosmer, Royals
James Loney, Rays
Second base
Robinson Cano, Yankees
Dustin Pedroia, Red Sox
Ben Zobrist, Rays
Third base
Adrian Beltre, Rangers
Evan Longoria, Rays
Manny Machado, Orioles
Shortstop
Alcides Escobar, Royals
Yunel Escobar, Rays
J.J. Hardy, Orioles
Left field
Yoenis Cespedes, A's
Andy Dirks, Tigers
Alex Gordon, Royals
Center field
Lorenzo Cain, Royals
Jacoby Ellsbury, Red Sox
Adam Jones, Orioles
Right field
Nick Markakis, Orioles
Shane Victorino, Red Sox
Josh Reddick, A's
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Pitcher
Patrick Corbin, D-backs
Zack Greinke, Dodgers
Adam Wainwright, Cardinals
Catcher
A.J. Ellis, Dodgers
Russell Martin, Pirates
Yadier Molina, Cardinals
First base
Paul Goldschmidt, D-backs
Adrian Gonzalez, Dodgers
Anthony Rizzo, Cubs
Second base
Darwin Barney, Cubs
Brandon Phillips, Reds
Mark Ellis, Dodgers
Third base
Nolan Arenado, Rockies
Juan Uribe, Dodgers
David Wright, Mets
Shortstop
Ian Desmond, Nationals
Andrelton Simmons, Braves
Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies
Left field
Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies
Starling Marte, Pirates
Eric Young Jr., Mets
Center field
Carlos Gomez, Brewers
Andrew McCutchen, Pirates
Denard Span, Nationals
Right field
Jay Bruce, Reds
Jason Heyward, Braves
Gerardo Parra, D-backs

Offseason Preview

Hi Baseball fans
As we take a day off from the WS action I would like to preview this offseason. While many baseball fans, such as me, consider the offseason the worst part of the year, here at pepper we will have many new and exciting things going on:
- Each one of our writers will have their own FA and trade report throughout the offseason
- the first ever Pepper awards to honor the best of baseball during the year
- new and exciting features including a few new contributers to add to our list

Has the World Series lost its luster?

I always here people talking about baseball's golden age in the 1940s 50s and 60s when the world series was played in the day and teachers would let students watch the game in the classroom. Now world series higlights are overshadowed by NFL action. Baseball has a viewership problem. I think baseball should try to put a couple of day games in the Fall Classic, specifically 1 o'clock. Also I don't think it is a coincidence that since 2003 there have only been 3 world series that went 6 games or more. In past decades, fans were used to seeing 7 game series all the time. Baseball fans are accustomed to watching 15 games a day everyday. This is why the WS can feel a bit boring. The DS is a far more exciting round with up to4 games a day. MLB must fix this problem soon.
Please,
A worried baseball fan

World Series Final STL4 BOS2

Michael wacha got the win despite a rocky 6th inning The cardinals bullpen was electic
Can Ortiz stop hitting home runs... PLEASE!
Sat 8et Red Sox at cardinals series tied 1-1

Everything About Me : Pablo

So I guess my colleague Niko G. has told you about me but in my earlier post I didn't get  to explain, My name is Pablo and  I have been a fan of MLB since 2007 and although I don't know a lot about the sport I surely know some breaking news and what not, Baseball isn't my first sport that I like to talk about I like Football Go Giants AND Bengals!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I also like Soccer and I know this might be weird but I have a favorite team for every country in the world that has a league, ( that's what you get for Playing almost 6 hours of Fifa During the summer and before, I also like Basketball Go Heat and Clippers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and my favorite two baseball teams are The Yankees and the REDS and sometimes I root for the Dodgers. I also like Hockey Go Flyers who will be facing the Rangers today at 700 pm. I will be also posting up Latest sports update while my time here, so yeah. I also do a Fan of the Week so comment a picture of your wackiest fan picture then you will earn Fan of the Week Stay tuned.  that's all about me really , Comment your favorite team or player and I will comment Back




Thank You Niko and Borja for this job

PS just b/c borja and I share the same last name initial WE ARE NOT BROTHERS WE MAY LOOK ALIKE BUT I REPEAT WE ARE NOT BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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Game 2 Lineups

Red Sox

1. Jacoby ellisbury
2.shane victorino
3. Dustin pedroia
4. David Ortiz
5.Mike Napoli
6. Jonny Gomes
7. Jarrod Salty
8. Stephen Drew
9. Xander bogards
Sp John Lackey

Cardinals

1. Matt Carpenter
2. Carlos Beltran --- after swinging in the cages he's ready
3.Matt Holliday
4. Matt Adams
5. Yardier Molina
6. Allen Craig
7.David Freese
8. Jon Jay
9.Daniel Descalso


Sp Michael Wacha

INJURY REPORT: Carlos Beltran

Carlos Beltran was listed as day to day with a brused rib cage the cardinals hope he will be able to pinch-hit tonight and hope that he can play Right field during Game 3 in St. Louis

The Best umpire in the Bigs JIM JOYCE

Jim Joyce is a an umpire for The MLB and is umping for the world series and face it who dosent love Jim Joyces strike call!!

Michael Wacha vs John Lackey

Game 2 of the world series!!!

Hopefully the best for beltran, he is listed day to day.
Is this a must win? Maybe but the cards are heading back to st Louis so im optimistic.
Has the world series lost its spunk? I hope not, Borja tells us next.....

World Series final: BOS 8 STL 1

M Wachovia tries to tie up the series in game 2 tommorow
Hope Beltran is ok status expected tommorow
Great game from John Lackey
Funny play in the 9th trying to get a 9-3 putout!
TOO MANY ERRORS for the cards!!!!

Game 1 lineups

BOSTON

1. J Ellsbury CF
2. S Victorino RF
3. D Pedroia 2b
4. D Ortiz.   Dh
5. M Napoli 1b
6. Jonny Gomes Lf
7. X bogaerts 3b
8. S drew ss
9. D Ross C.                 Red Sox starter : Jon Lester

ST LOUIS

1. Matt carpenter 2b
2. Carlos beltran rf
3. Matt Holliday of
4. Allen Craig DH
5. Yadier Molina c
6. David Freese 3b
7. Matt Adams 1b
8. Shane Robinson cf
9. Pete Kozma ss.          Cardinals starter Adam wainwright

weather in boston- Pablo

Temperatures in boston should get down to the low 40s today!
not exactly world series weather but it should be an enjoyable game.
Pablo Rivera is a big baseball fan and will be contributing to PEPPER starting tonight!
Go Cardinals! First pitch after opening ceremonies which start at 7:30 pm

Niko's opinion on the 2013 World Series

Well it's World Series time again. the cities of Boston and St.Louis get to enjoy a fall classic. But for those 28 other fan bases, like the Dodgers or My Mets, who do you root for? I think that's the best part about the World Series, to analyze the first game and then chose. I hope everyone enjoys this World Series as it will be the last time to hear the crack of the bat until late March.
  My pick is THE pick that I chose in march and they are...... The Cardinals
Go National Leauge!

(9) top ten ballparks in mlb

9. PETCO park in San diego

WORLD SERIES game 1 preview

Cardinals at Red Sox

Jon Lester to the mound for game one against Adam Wainwright

Allen Craig will return tomorrow for game 1 of the Ws as the DH

This will be Wainwrights first World Series start!