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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
We get attached to our players. We buy their jerseys. We watch them dominate on the field as they fill our childhood and even our adult life with memories of great plays, huge hits, and moments that we share with our friends and family. As much as we like to say that we root for a team, our connection to baseball is always and will always be rooted with the players in those uniforms. ... Read More
Monday, September 24, 2012
Everything seems to be going Bud Selig’s way. While many will look at the Major League Baseball chief as someone who doesn’t know what he is doing, the truth of the matter is that most of his innovations have given fans more to be interested in, the sport more revenue, and the pennant races some dramatic finishes. He was the one who tinkered with the playoff system back in 1995, adding ... Read More
Friday, September 21, 2012
I can remember watching Don Mattingly back in 1995 and seeing him struggle through most of the season. His chronic back problems had long since robbed him of his power and his ability to dominate a game. He never complained, but it was obvious that Mattingly was playing through an intense amount of pain during his last season. His final year should’ve been in 1994 when the Yankees were ... Read More
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Advanced metrics are great tools. They have enhanced the knowledge base of a baseball fan in infinite ways. Because of the study of so many who get labeled with the sabermetrician tag, we now know true measures of a player’s performance. We know that batting average isn’t as important as on base percentage. We know that wins and ERA are move of a product of the team rather than an indication of how a pitcher actually ... Read More
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
The debate around the witch hunt that has become the performance enhancing drugs search in Major League Baseball has always centered around the Hall of Fame. There are those who want to crucify those who admitted use and even those who were never connected to them other than by innuendo. Most have pointed to the upcoming class as the litmus test for voters as all-time great ... Read More
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Edwin Encarnacion was always that player whom we expected more from. The Sabermetric community loved him more than the stat line he would produce in Cincinnati, but Encarnacion never really was able to harness that raw power and turn it into results on the field. After spending five seasons as the Reds’ third baseman, Encarnacion was a throw-in player in a deal that sent Scott Rolen to ... Read More
Monday, September 17, 2012
Rick Peterson relayed a story to me once about when a reporter asked him about the difference between coaching in New York as opposed to coaching in Oakland. He said, “In Oakland, you play a 162 game schedule. In New York, you play 162 one game schedules.”
Peterson characterized the New York market quite well. Baseball doesn’t lend itself well to the daily talk radio ... Read More
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Most preseason predictions had the Philadelphia Phillies winning the National League East. The feeling was that even with a subpar offense, the elite rotation would carry them to another division title in a close race with the Braves and perhaps the Nationals. But, everything went wrong for the Phillies. The offense was worse than expected. And, the rotation was an utter disappointment. ... Read More
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The 162 game schedule that Major League Baseball is the ultimate test of an organization. No team survives a season with just their original 25 man roster. Few teams need just five starters for an entire season. The Major League Baseball season makes General Managers prepare their entire organization in way that the Minor League system can feed into the Major League roster when ... Read More
Monday, September 10, 2012
Davey Johnson may have forced a decision a start too soon, but in the context of what was going to happen, Johnson’s desire to end the Strasburg countdown and controversy was the correct one. With more and more media circling with each passing inning, it was apparent that the story became bigger than the Nationals anticipated. It may seem ridiculous to suggest that the Nationals ... Read More
Friday, September 7, 2012
Miguel Cabrera is a month away from completing his 10th season in the Major Leagues. After making his debut in 2003 as a 20 year old rookie, the Venezuela-born right handed hitter has been one of Major League Baseball’s most consistent elite hitters of the past decade. Yet, despite his consistently elite play, he has never won a Most Valuable Player Award and is often an afterthought in the conversation about Baseball’s ... Read More
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Almost every September in Major League Baseball is exciting. Last year was one of the best final months in memory. This season is shaping up to be even better with more teams chasing the new second wild card berth. Looking over the schedule, it is easy to get excited about the final weeks and the division matchups it will bring. The Yankees play a bunch of games against the Orioles and Rays. The Rays and Orioles play the ... Read More
Wednesday, September 5, 2012
The American League East race is actually like most predicted. At the beginning of the season, it figured to be a three team scrum for two or three playoff positions. The only change is that the Orioles are playing the role of one of the three contending teams, taking the place of the Boston Red Sox. For a while, it looked like the Yankees were going to win the division without ... Read More
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
19 year old Bryce Harper made his Major League debut the very same day Mike Trout was called up by the Angels. For a while, they were both linked as the two young stars simply thrashed through Major League pitching. Harper started unbelievably, especially when factoring in his age. He hit .271/.355/.505 with 5 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs, ... Read More
Friday, August 31, 2012
The 2012 season will be remembered for a number of things. It will be remembered for the great pitching performances, the Orioles and A’s surprising the league, the Dodgers taking on the entire Red Sox payroll, and so many other great moments, both big and small. But, 2012 will be the year we say that Mike Trout had the greatest rookie season in Major League Baseball.
There is no doubting that ... Read More
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