Zach brings back the old NTSF column with a new mission, this week looking at how we pick our favorite teams [when we have neither geographical nor family links to help us... →]

The St. Louis Cardinals, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago White Sox have pulled off a three-team trade invovling Colby Rasmus. Who wins and who loses? [READ MORE →]

 It’s Friday, so that means another edition of Rich’s Replies – this week I received three emails and one comment, so let’s get started with the emails.

Any fan who follows baseball has plenty of opinions to offer.  Opinions on which players were great, which were overrated, or which were more important to the game than their numbers might suggest.  Each year, these opinionated folks get an opportunity to evaluate potential Hall of Fame candidates, and , ultimately, the Hall of Fame [...]

1. AL MVP Announced: The American League Most Valuable Player has been announced today. The final award being announced from the 2010 MLB season was today, coming from the American League with the MVP, something everyone looks for and talks about throughout the season.

1. Manager of the Year announced: In the National League and American League, the MLB gives us time to digest the National League Cy Young Award winner while talking about the newly awarded Manager of the Year in both the National and American League.

1. Halladay wins NL Cy Young: The National League Cy Young Award winner was announced today and it came no surprise to me as well as others. Roy Halladay won the award with all the votes. He deserves it 100% and no other candidate should have won it ahead of him.

1. Padres acquire Cameron Maybin: The San Diego Padres and Florida Marlins have executed a trade today. The Marlins have agreed to trade Cameron Maybin to the Padres in exchange for relievers Ryan Webb and Edward Mujica.