Wanna have some fun? OOTP 11 Goes Deep

Hi, my name is Kevin and I’m an addict…and what I’m addicted to is Out of the Park Baseball 11 from OOTP Developments (www.ootpdevelopments.com). I realize now that admitting there is a problem is the first step toward solving the problem. It’s just that I don’t want to break my OOTP 11 addiction just yet […]

What’s with the whining about the length of games?

Okay, I realize I’ll be in the minority with what I am about to write but I just have to say it…

Why the hell does anyone care about the “average length” of Major League games?

2010 NL Central Preview

The NL Central may not be the strongest division in baseball but the top four teams in for 2010 have all improved over what they were in 2009, at least on paper. There is some depth to this division that didn’t exist before and that should make for an exciting Summer.

Breaking Down the Deals – Phils get an ace, Pirates get some credit, Giants confuse me

I’ll break down the trades that went down today for a quick minute and also spend a little time complimenting the Pittsburgh Pirates. Hey, I ripped them when they made bad deals so they deserve credit when they do well…

All-Star thoughts from Busch Stadium

Well, I’m here at Busch Stadium covering the Futures Game and it’s raining here at 1:30 PM CT and looks like it may not stop for a while, so I thought I’d share some random thoughts…

Selecting the 2009 All-Star squads

Kevin Wheeler offers his take on how the All-Star rosters should shape up this year…

High school dropouts, drugs and politics – that’s baseball?

Yep, all of that in the world of baseball. Thoughts on Bryce Harper heading to JUCO at age 16, Sammy Sosa, Congressional involvement and more in Kevin Wheeler’s latest contribution…

MLB should eliminate the draft

Yeah, you read the headline correctly. Major League Baseball should eliminate the draft and handle all amateur players as “free agents,” so to speak.

Can someone just pull the plug on the Pirates already?

Just a few hours ago the Pirates traded OF Nate McLouth to the Atlanta Braves in their latest “salary dump” deal, with “dump” being the key word here. Just awful.

Counting pitches just doesn’t add up

Why is it that pitchers in this ultra-modern era of American sports are the ONLY types of athletes whose attributes are deteriorating over time rather than improving? Two words: money and fear.

Fire the manager because that’ll fix a broken roster!

When the Diamondbacks fired manager Bob Melvin recently, less than 2 years after he was named NL Manager of the Year, the only thing they really did was play “c.y.a.” for the mistakes of the front office.

Free Brandon Wood!

What does a young player have to do to get a crack at regular big league playing time in Anaheim? I think Mike Scioscia is one of the better managers in the game but his man-love for slap-hitting middle infielders is silly.

Run, Forrest, Run! The SB is back – for the moment…

The stolen base is once again en vogue in Major League Baseball, at least it has been for about a month, and it’s about stinkin’ time…

Please allow me to introduce myself…

Kevin Wheeler makes his first entry here at Seamheads and begins by letting you know who he is, what he’ll be bringing to the table in future entries and where he’s coming from regarding the 2009 MLB season.