Early Look at Possible NL Pennant Match Up in Cincy
April 5, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
The baseball season is the sum of a million small parts, “millions and millions of stars” as Carl Sagan used to say. As with the cosmos, the magic of baseball is both the enchanted aggregate and its many component parts. And that is why even at this early juncture there is no shortage of excitement […]
Clearing The Bases
June 26, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
With the season being a little less than 50% over we’ve decided to take a look at players who have played above expectations so far this season. Now I’m looking at players who have the best value. I know Joey Votto is having an MVP like season, but he was selected in the 1st or […]
Tracking Triple Milestones – 2012
June 26, 2012 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
With the season nearing the halfway point, it’s a good time to check on hitters that are on target for the triple milestones of a .300 batting average, 30 home runs and 100 RBIs and which pitchers are on a pace for 20 wins, 200 strikeouts and an ERA under 3.00. Since pitchers have recorded […]
Triple Milestones–Final 2011
October 1, 2011 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
Seven players reached the milestones of a .300 batting average, 30 home runs and 100 RBI this year. Four American Leaguers and three National Leaguers made it. The only repeaters are Miguel Cabrera and Paul Konerko. The three National Leaguers who made it last year, Albert Pujols, Joey Votto and Carlos Gonzalez fell short but Pujols […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL Central – Cincinnati Reds
March 18, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Reigning NL MVP, Joey Votto Cincinnati Reds (2010 record: 91-71) The Cincinnati Reds won the National League Central last year and, in the process, made the post-season for the first time since 1995, when they swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS but were, in turn, swept by the Atlanta Braves in the Championship […]
Josh Hamilton, Joey Votto Take Home Stan Musial Award
October 29, 2010 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
The Baseball Bloggers Alliance concluded their award season today by naming the best player in each league for 2010. When all the votes were tallied, two men were comfortably ahead. Texas outfielder Josh Hamilton, who hit 32 home runs and fashioned an OPS of 1.044 while leading the Rangers into the playoffs, won the award […]
Sorry Albert, It’s Votto’s Time
October 11, 2010 by John Cappello · Leave a Comment
Ranking the 2010 NL MVP Candidates [Author’s note: Irony can be pretty ironic, I suppose. It’s not the first time that an MVP favorite tanked in the post-season, but Joey Votto did just that, going 1-for-10 against the Phillies as his Cincinnati Reds went three and out. It’s worthy to mention that the ballots from […]
2010 midseason awards
July 14, 2010 by Jess Coleman · 1 Comment
MVP: Robinson Cano It’s hard to deny Cano’s talent the most valuable player award for the first half. Despite his numbers — his batting average is fifth in all of baseball — Cano has been the center piece of a Yankee team that holds the best record in baseball. With Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and […]
Surprising and Not-So-Surprising First Half
July 13, 2010 by Gabriel Schechter · Leave a Comment
Now that we’re on the verge of the National League’s annual humiliation in the All-Star Game, it’s time to review the first half of the 2010 season. For some teams and players it has been business as usual, with baseball’s daily smorgasbord punctuated by a number of surprises, most recently the failure of the Evil […]
