When the topic of Major League Baseball farm systems comes up, to each of the 30 teams it represents something different. Certain franchises in Major League Baseball really are indifferent to their farm system because when things aren’t going well they can dip into that big leathery bag of cash and pull out a wad [...]
Wade Boggs: Settle Down
As a professional athlete, nothing should come ahead of winning. Absolutely nothing. Over the years, some athletes have mistaken their own identity and have made it about the money they believe they should be paid. Those athletes are a disgrace, but that’s not the point. When an athlete retires, the next notch on their belt [...]
When the Farm Yields the Harvest
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Washington Nationals (formally the Montreal Expos) have been two of the more irrelevant teams over the past score (a score is 20 years. If it was good enough for Abe Lincoln, then it’s good enough for me). While the Expos tragicly traded away Pedro Martinez, Brandon Phillips, Cliff Lee and [...]
Progress Report: Dishing Out the First Half Grades
Before the season, Bryan Doherty and I dished out awards and final standings based on player and team projections we felt were logical assumptions. Now that we both see how terribly wrong we both were, like most preseason projections in the history of preseason projections world wide, I can now step back and re-assess the MLB [...]
Minor League Hitting Coach Banned For Year
Bans happen in baseball all the time. Whether it be for a game, a week, 25-games, 50-games, a season, or, in some cases, lifetime bans, they are a part of the game. In the California Developmental League, we have already been keen on the speedy Billy Hamilton this year. But now, the hitting coach for [...]
Handicapping the Home Run Derby
For my money, the MLB All Star Game is the best All Star Exhibition the four major sports has to offer. I don’t care about your feelings on the game “meaning something.” It has no bearing on how great the entire weekend is for the game and the fans alike. Think about it: the celebrity [...]
The Nationals and Strasburg: The Plan vs The Present
As more and more evidence becomes available to us in a variety of forums, it has become more and more apparent that coaches appear to be doing the right thing when it comes to inning limitations. Such is the case with the Nationals’ Stephen Strasburg who in only his third season out of San Diego [...]
The National League All Star Starters
The other day, I told you who should be starting for the American League in this season’s summer classic. Today we look towards the senior circuit: the Nation League. The NL has been full of pleasant surprises this season (most notably the Mets and the Dodgers) and plenty of competition throughout the three divisions. While plenty are deserving [...]
The Worthy American League Starters For The 2012 All-Star Game
By Coley Michalik With the All Star voting period ending this week it’s time to give guys their just do and say who should be the starters in Kansas City early next month. Now, while the fans should have the vote, they do not always get it right. Now, there are obvious selections (Josh Hamilton, [...]
Deadline Dandies
With the trade deadline just about a month out, some teams have begun to separate themselves from the pack. Now, I bet you would love to read that your team is eyeing that shiny Felix Hernandez or Justin Morneau. Well, time to look at your team’s prospects and hope you have a few blue chips [...]
