Archive for March, 2008
Nationals Park Opens with a Bang!
Nationals Park is the new home of the Washington Nationals of the NL East.
Although the Braves tied the game at 2 in the top of the 9th on a Paul Lo Duca (C) passed ball, young Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman launched a walk off HR to center with 2 outs in the bottom of the 9th! What a way to win your first game of the year AND win your first…
MLB Announcers & me
Has anyone else out there have this happen to them? I’m watching a game and during play, I make a comment o r two about the situation, strategy, etc. only to find my comments being said by the TV announcers; almost word for word. My wife thinks it uncanny, because this isn’t an occurance that happens only once in a blue moon. It actually happens quite frequently. It doesn’t matter…
A-Rod and The Curse of the Pink Panther
Now that Boston has rid themselves of that ridiculous “Curse of the Bambino” with 2 World Series wins in the last 4 years (2004/2007), it’s time to find another cursed team to take their place.
Enter the New York Yankees! They haven’t won a World Series since beating out Boston (as fate would have it) and acquiring A-Rod. Granted, their drought has been since before A-Rod landed in the Bronx, they…
Boston & Oakland Tied for the Best Record in Baseball!
The A’s (1-1) beat Boston (1-1) today in the Tokyo Dome in Japan by a score of 5-1 behind a great outing by oft-injured SP Rich Harden. This is the reason why the A’s were able to trade away Dan Haren. They are counting on Harden staying healthy, because if he can, he’s got # 1 starter type stuff and together with Blanton, could keep them out of the basement of…
Red Sox are in First Place in the AL East
With most teams still close to a week away, the Red Sox won game one of their regular season this morning in the US, while it was evening in Japan, against the A’s. It was not pretty, they were down 2-0; then went up 3-2 only to find themselves down 4-3 in less than an inning; then tied it at 4 with a Brandon Moss (RF) solo shot in the…
Pete’s Picks: NL West
NL West
This is a tight division overall and anyone can easily pull ahead of the pack, but they will need to improve without costing them security in another spot on the roster (see the D’backs with trading Jose Valverde).
1. Diamondbacks : The difference makers here are the departure of SP Livan Hernandez and the addition of SP Dan Haren via trade from the A’s; a healthier Randy Johnson at the top of the…
Pete’s Picks: AL West
AL West
1. LA Angels of Anaheim : In the long run, I like the Angels overall in this division. I like their bullpen especially with K-Rod, Scot Shields and Justin Speier. The additions of CF Torii Hunter & SP Jon Garland help put them over the top and Garland helps ease the pain of not having Lackey on opening day. When he does return, a rotation of Lackey, Garland, Joe…
Pete’s Picks: AL Central
AL Central
1. Tigers : They might have arguably the best line-up in all of baseball 1-9, but their pitching, in my opinion, is suspect past the first three starters and especially their bullpen! As good as their hitting will/should be in ’08, their pitching might be the great neutralizer. Outside of Verlander, there are some concerns. Can Bonderman last a full season? Will D-Train find his former form and be effective…
Interview with the Creators & Owners of BallHype & ShowHype
Hi everyone! I take this slight detour in baseball talk to bring you an interview with the creators and owners of both BallHype and ShowHype, Erin & Jason Gurney. BallHype was launched in April of 2007 and will be celebrating its 1 Year Anniversary next month! Way to go you two! I’m not only the interviewer, but I’m also a client! J
Q. Where are you both from? Who were your favorite baseball teams…
Pete’s Picks: NL Central
NL Central
1. Brewers: I think that they had a good team last year, but were too young to win the division, but with a year under their belts I think they have a shot at winning this division, that is unless Gagne pitches like he did in Boston last year. As a reminder, Braun will be in LF, Hall at 3B & after his suspension, Cameron will be in CF.
2. Cubs:…
Hot Coco -vs.- Free Tacos
Who will win this Spring Training battle for the CF position in Boston this summer of 2008? The former player that was acquired via trade for the 2005 season, Coco Crisp or the young man who provided the nation with FREE tacos during the 2007 World Series, Jacoby Ellsbury. Coco is hot, upset about the possibility of being a 4th outfielder in Boston and would rather be traded than be in…
On the DL Again: Baldelli, Schilling & Others
Will either of these two players play baseball in 2008? Roco has been hampered by injury in almost every year of his young professional career. Could this be the start of the end of his MLB career? I for one, hope not! He’s a talented player that I would have loved to have had on my team at one time. Let’s just hope that this doesn’t become a more serious…
The Fall of the 1977 Phillies
Here is a new book that was written by one of my readers, Professor Mitchell Nathanson of Villanova University School of Law where he is the Associate Professor of Legal Writing. He contacted me about his book in an e-mail just this morning. I’ll save you the idle chatter and just provide you with info about the book along with a link. Here is what he has to say about…
3 Nights in August -vs.- Moneyball
In the Buzz Bussinger book, “3 Nights in August”, the author provides his take on the book by Michael Lewis called, “Moneyball”. To give you a little insight, Bussinger worked on his book with current St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony LaRussa (who previously managed the Oakland A’s and the Chicago White Sox), while Lewis worked with current Oakland Athletics General Manager Billy Beane.
A quick observation lends me to ask the…
3 Nights in August: Emotionally Good
Throughout this book (again, written by Buzz Bissinger), Buzz takes you on various emotional flashbacks into the past of LaRussa’s career. He goes back to his times with the White Sox in the early to mid 80’s as well as with the A’s and earlier years in St. Louis.
For example, he talks about the after game meetings of the baseball minds in Chicago that went into the wee hours…
Tony LaRussa is Obsessed!
**Reader beware! This is purely an opinion based post! I am aware that people are going to disagree with part of this, but before you roast me, please read this book and you’ll see where I am coming from.**
After reading the book, “3 Nights in August” by Buzz Bissinger I can convinced that LaRussa is obsessed with his job as a Major League Baseball manager! Mind you, I did not…
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Fantasy Baseball Analysis: RF
Detroit’s Magglio Ordonez was more than 20 points better than the nest best RF in 2007, but don’t expect him to have a repeat performance in 2008. He may hit over .300, but probably not over .340 again. He HR totals can be reached, but the R and RBI totals may be a stretch in ’08.
Next out of the blocks comes the former Home Run Derby winner whose power stroke hasn’t been the…
1B Sean Casey: Is He For Real?
Going into his 11th year in MLB, “the Mayor”, as he is called by some fans, has done the unthinkable in the mind of today’s modern athlete. He has opted to take a lesser role to play on a winning team in contention for another World Series title (it would be their second in a row and their 3rd since 2004). He admittedly had offers on the table as a starting First…
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