Astros Hit Bottom in July
August 3, 2013 by Bill Gilbert · 1 Comment
The Astros picked up their first July win on July 3 and closed out the month with an 11-0 win over Baltimore on July 31. However, they only won four games in between resulting in a 6-18 record for the month, the worst in the major leagues. The Astro finished the month with a record […]
Astros Show Some Improvement in June
July 2, 2013 by Bill Gilbert · Leave a Comment
The Astros entered the final weekend of the month of June with a 12-12 record and a chance to have their first winning month in years. However, they were swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels and finished 12-15 for the month. The month started on a positive note as the Astros won their […]
The Daily Stream Saturday Version 4/20/2013
April 20, 2013 by Chris Mitchell · Leave a Comment
#BOSTON STRONG The Daily Stream — Saturday Version Hello fellow fisherman, it is time for The Daily Stream – The Saturday Version. This week has been a fantasy week filled with mid level double starts and more than your fair share of bad pitching. Matt Cain owners, people that owned and started David Price, Brett […]
An Opening Act With A Bullet
April 2, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Bryce Hapre and Stephen Strasburg made a compelling case on Opening Day to be considered the two best talents ever to play Major League Baseball in Washington, DC. Facing a depleted Miami Marlins roster, Stephen Strasburg seemed to hardly work up a sweat as he breezed through seven innings on eighty pitches without allowing a […]
Kevin Pillar: How the Toronto Blue Jays’ Prospect is Raking His Way Through the Minor Leagues
March 27, 2013 by Andrew Martin · Leave a Comment
The Toronto Blue Jays traded a significant amount of their minor league talent to the Miami Marlins this past offseason in a huge trade that netted Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson among others. Despite the deal, their cupboard is far from bare. Outfielder Kevin Pillar is one of the organization’s best young players […]
Clearing The Bases
June 27, 2012 by George Kurtz · 1 Comment
With the season being a little less than 50% over we’ve decided to take a look at players who have played below expectations so far this season. Once again I’m not looking to choose players that no one expected much out of anyway, but players who many thought would at the very least have a […]
Clearing The Bases
June 19, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
I was supposed to write this column last week, but ended up spending way to much time on another project, so I apologize, but here we are with news and notes from the National League. New York Mets: Well, 1B Ike Davis may have awoken from his season long slump. His average is close […]
The Impact of Prince Fielder in Washington
January 20, 2012 by Ted Leavengood · 5 Comments
Prince Fielder was always one of the impact players in this year’s free agent class, but he is still out there and according to the “industry analysts” the table continues to tilt increasingly toward Washington as his landing spot. This morning Adam Kilgore in the Washington Post summarized the case, saying he is “Washington’s to […]
Here Come the Miami White Sox
December 7, 2011 by Terry Keshner · Leave a Comment
Mark Buehrle has long been the best pitcher in the National League and that distinction will likely grow more evident now that he’s actually going to be pitching in the National League. After 12 seasons, 161 victories, four All-Star games, three gold gloves, one no-hitter, a perfect game, a World Series victory and the coolest […]
The Miami Marlins, 11-11-11
October 7, 2011 by Stephanie Paluch · Leave a Comment
On 11-11-11 the Miami Marlins will be introduced to the baseball world…. Along with their new logo, uniforms, & stadium. The above logo was leaked recently, and while it’s been refuted as anything but likely I still want to visit the ”what if.” Logan Morrison has publicly compared it to the monopoly logo, and […]