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MLB 2007 Season Recap

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MLB baseball is becoming more exciting by the year, and the quest for baseball tickets can sometimes seem like the search for the Golden Fleece. The reason is simple: Baseball is awesome, and MLB baseball tickets are revered by Americans as passports to a diamond on a glade where gods walk proud. There is no question that the game is changing. MLB players are arriving from around the world in large numbers, and the flavor of American baseball is improving as they come.

This past season saw the arrival of Dice-K, AKA Daisuke Matsuzaka, the bullet-fast Japanese pitcher who helped jettison the Boston Red Sox to their second World Series in 3 years. This past season actually saw a dip in the number of new arrivals from foreign parts, but of the 855 players on MLB rosters at the start of this season, a staggering 239 were born outside the USA. Some say this means baseball is no longer “America’s Game†but most agree that the resultant baseball melting pot is great for the game, and only succeeds in creating interesting new strategies, attitudes, and styles. Whatever your opinion, no-one can deny that MLB baseball is better today than it’s ever been, and to see a game live is pure joy. Below are the teams comprising the MLB, with a run-down on some of the latest news in baseball, including MLB tickets and stats. We know you guys love your stats.

As the Boston Red Sox World Series triumph recedes in time, we look forward to this next season of MLB baseball. The Red Sox have already made the news with their two-game series against the Oakland Athletics in Japan in late-March, with a win and a loss to show for their globe-trekking. The Japanese were delirious to see their heroes from America, and the noise level in the Tokyo Dome was beyond anything the Sox had ever experienced, especially when David Ortiz hit a homer in their exhibition game against the Hanshin Tigers – the Japanese franchise most compared to the Sox for the passion on their fans. Back Stateside, the Sox received their World Series rings before a distinguished audience ahead of their season opener against the Tigers at Fenway, and they showed no let-up in their hunger, smashing the Tigers 5-0. Perhaps the biggest indicator that these boys mean business again this year was the fact that starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka – "Dice-K" – continued to fire off his missiles in the Red Sox bullpen, oblivious to the razzmatazz of the ring ceremony. Someone placed Dice-K’s ring in his locker during the game, for him to find later.

The Colorado Rockies, named "Organization of the Year" by Baseball America for their efficient on and off-field management skills during the 2007 season, are seeking to enhance their farm system even further, to bring homegrown talent into the MLB. Their World Series bid was a remarkable feat for a MLB franchise only just entering its 16th season.

The Cleveland Indians enter their 108th season in 2008 – quite a contrast to the Rockies – having waved goodbye for the last time to their Spring Training camp in Winter Haven, Florida. The Indians conducted several trades in the offseason, acquiring some new talent; Japanese League reliever Masahide Kobayashi, plus infielder Jamey Carroll, and Jorge Julio, yet another reliever. Beginning the new MLB season as they left off last year, The Indians resumed regular season action by beating the Chicago White Sox 10-8. The demand for Indians tickets will surely be growing as the MLB schedule gathers momentum.

The 2008 MLB season is just the 8th for the Arizona Diamondbacks. After their awesome finish last year, who can blame them for feeling confident? Their offseason acquisition of fastball specialist Dan Haren from the Athletics points to another season of sensational ups and downs, and nobody would rule them out of the running based on their performances in the 2007 MLB offseason, when they swept the Cubs only to be stopped by the Rockies? Diamondbacks tickets have never been worth so much!

The New York Yankees are never a team you can write off, even after their – by their standards – poor performance over last year’s MLB season. There was never gonna be any other winner for the American League East Division last season, though, so to finish runner-up to Boston was nothing to sniff at. Yankees tickets can be found right here, for those who expect to see some new patterns of play in the wake of Joe Torre departure after 12 years at the helm of the Yankee enterprise. The Yankees will host the 2008 MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in July, a fitting farewell before they relocate next door to their new Yankee Stadium.

There are plenty of other MLB sides preparing to battle for the World Series this year, like the Chicago Cubs, who go into the second season with Lou Piniella as their manager, and their 136th season overall. Chicago baseball fans never give up though; despite it being the 100th season since they won the World Series, Cubs tickets are still selling as fast as ever. The Phillies are another side with a distinctive yet somewhat dubious selection of honors underpinning their recent record; despite becoming the first professional sports team to suffer 10,000 losses, the Phillies won the NL East title, before being swept in their first postseason game by the Colorado Rockies. Philadelphia is a big city with a thick skin, though, and Phillies tickets are hot tickets, so don’t hang around or you’ll miss out.

The Baltimore Orioles have enjoyed the luxury of a six-game winning streak to propel them into the MLB season, the best start since their 7-1 opening record of 1998, and designated hitter Aubrey Huff said to the press, "We're playing good baseball right now, but I know it's early and we have a long way to go. Most of you guys have written us off before the season started. There's really nothing for us to do, but go out there and have a good time and play baseball."

Overall, this MLB season promises to be a dramatic one, as the world grows smaller and Major League Baseball receives an influx of talent from all corners of the globe. It’s still America’s game, folks, but it’s getting better all the time!