Three-Headed Cy Young Race
August 28, 2013 by Andy Greenberg · Leave a Comment
The race for AL Cy Young is down to three pitchers. Detroit Tiger Max Scherzer, Texas Ranger Yu Darvish and Seattle Mariner Felix Hernandez all have their cases for the top pitching award but only one can take home the hardware. Scherzer boasts a 19-1 record, a surefire winner in 1992. Darvish is the only […]
The Day of the (Starting) Pitcher
April 6, 2012 by Gabriel Schechter · 2 Comments
So we’re one day into the new baseball season, and most of what we’ve seen is great starting pitching. Even though the Mets moved in the outfield fences at Citi Field, the Mets and Braves managed to scratch out one puny run between them. Kyle Lohse didn’t allow a hit to the Marlins until the […]
Clearing The Bases
October 19, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
The 2011 World Series is upon us with the Texas Rangers representing the American League, not a shock, and the St. Louis Cardinals doing the same for the National League, quite a shock. The Rangers were considered the best all around team in the AL for most of if not all of the season. Yes […]
The Lighting of the Hot Stove
October 17, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Perhaps the Hot Stove season does not commence until after the World Series. Or maybe it adds fuel to the fire. Either way there are instructive failures from last year to consider. There were Carl Crawford and Jayson Werth–just two of the biggest disappointments among the 2011 free agent class. Then at the summit is […]
What Sunk the Braves
October 2, 2011 by Dan Schlossberg · 2 Comments
Good teams don’t fold for no apparent reason. Though buried by the publicity piled onto the Boston Red Sox, who also slipped out of the playoff picture in September, the Atlanta Braves should have seen their slide coming. Plagued all season by an inability to score runs, the Braves plodded through the 2011 season by […]
In The Wake Of An Epic Collapse, Troubling Insights Into The Mind Of Adrian Gonzalez
September 30, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · 1 Comment
Adrian Gonzalez’ comments from earlier in the week lead me to ask whether the Red Sox made a mistake in bringing him to Boston Boston Globe columnist Peter Abraham posted an interesting article on Boston.com yesterday morning on the subject of accountability. In the wake of the ballclub’s September debacle, he neatly juxtaposed the reactions […]
The Top 10 Reasons For The Red Sox EPIC September Collapse
September 29, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · 3 Comments
In spite of blowing last night’s contest, closer Jonathan Papelbon is not on my list of the Top 10 Reasons the club fell apart in September… this debacle was about more than one game. Pundits across the baseball universe are characterizing the twin September collapses by the Red Sox and Atlanta Braves as the worst […]
Dear Yankee Fans: Be Proud, Be Grateful
October 23, 2010 by Jess Coleman · 1 Comment
Just a day removed from the Yankees elimination, it isn’t hard to find a disappointed New Yorker. The beloved Yankees are done for the year, and their dreams of a second consecutive world championship are diminished. As many love to do, we can sit here and talk about what could have happened and what should […]
