2011 MLB Pre-Season Preview: AL West – Oakland Athletics
March 25, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Athletics staff ace, Brett Anderson Oakland Athletics (2010 record: 81-81) The Oakland Athletics finished last season with a .500 record after three consecutive losing seasons. They were able to do so thanks largely to an excellent young rotation, a good bullpen and a solid defense. Little of what they accomplished was owing to their offense […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: AL West – Los Angeles Angels
March 24, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · 1 Comment
LA Angels right fielder Torii Hunter Los Angeles Angels (2010 record: 80-82) The Angels had a rough off-season. It pales in comparison to the one suffered by the NY Mets (the Madoff effects, a lawsuit, a loan from MLB, cleaning house in the front office, etc), but it was bad nonetheless. The team failed to […]
Player of the Fortnight vol. 3
August 26, 2010 by Bobby Aguilera · Leave a Comment
It’s been a few weeks since we handed out any hardware, so we’re excited to present our third edition of Players of the Fortnight. (All stats courtesy of the inestimably valuable Fangraphs.)
Evaluating the Yankees as They Prepare for the Stretch Run
August 1, 2010 by Chris Jensen · Leave a Comment
With the trade deadline now behind us, baseball fans can now relax a little and stop checking the web for hourly updates on what deals their teams have cooking. Fans in Kansas City, Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Cleveland can safely focus on football now that they know which prospects their teams got back for their serviceable […]
Dan’s daring predictions for diamond action
March 23, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment
Predicting the future — in any venue — is difficult even for Alison DuBois or others blessed with psychic powers. That is especially true when it comes to baseball, where teams play nearly 200 games and face each one without knowing who will get hot, who will get hurt, or who will perform above or […]
Are the Yankees Ready for an Encore Performance?
March 18, 2010 by Chris Jensen · Leave a Comment
New York City had not finished sweeping up the confetti from the latest parade down the Canyon of Heroes before the Yankees’ relieved fans asked the obvious question: can they repeat? It may have taken nine years to deliver championship number 27, but that doesn’t mean the team’s spoiled fans are satisfied. The difference in […]
