Joe Maddon to win NL Manager of the year
The NL Manager of the Year Award is a tribute given yearly since 1983 to the best managers. A number of managers have won the award in a season when they guided their team outstandingly well to more wins. In this year, managers such as Joe Maddon of the Cubs, Terry Collins of the Mets, […]
The Jason Bay roller coaster has finally idled to a complete stop
It looks as if the career of OF Jason Bay is finally coming to an end. As many would say (particularly fans of the New York Mets), it will probably be three years too late. It is self explanatory to describe the drop in Bay’s production; which saw a six year run with the Pittsburgh […]
My Top Five Fall Classics in MLB History
Hey baseball fans! Today, I want to tell you about my favorite Fall Classics in baseball history!! My only rule is this: no World Series will be in this list that happened in the last ten years. So, let’s get it started with Number Five. Number Five: The 1954 World Series Matchup: Giants vs. Indians […]
The Burnett Acquisition Offers Optimism in Pittsburgh
The Yankees and Pirates completed a trade yesterday that sent veteran right hander A.J. Burnett to the Pittsburgh Pirates in exchange for two warm bodies and some salary relief. Pittsburgh is expected to pick up $13MM of the $31.1MM left on his contract, and immediately be placed atop the rotation for a team severely lacking […]
Should Anyone Sign Derek Jeter?
Seems like a perfectly asinine question. Of course, most teams should be after Derek Jeter. He has great leadership qualities and is one of the top ten hitting shortstops in the history of the game. The trouble is that there is so much more about the game. Even when you include the hitting, he is […]
The LaRoche Rule
Image by SD Dirk via Flickr Recently, Adam LaRoche was traded back to the National League after spending less than 2 weeks in the American League. As you would know, this does not happen often, and, inadvertently set up a fun scenario in the two fantasy leagues I play in – one auction, one draft. […]
