Coaches, Players Who Came Through Independent Leagues Will Have Roles in American League’s Postseason
The constant search this column undertakes to find meaningful stories on current or former Independent Baseball personnel has once again resulted in some nice nuggets heading into major league baseball’s postseason with the further tip that every fan of the unaffiliated game should lean heavily to the American League starting next week. It is a […]
The Bud Selig/Fox Sports Ultimate Wildcard Play-In System
August 21, 2013 by Jim Wohlenhaus · Leave a Comment
After seeing how crazy of an idea the 2012 Wild-card Play-in game was, I decided that if it was here to stay, then it should be expanded to 15 Play-in games. This way, MLB teams would play 162 games to determine their opponent in a single elimination Play-in game series with the last two teams […]
With Scherzer Leading the Way, Independent Hurlers Already Have Topped 2012 Major League Win Total With Lofty 69
July 18, 2013 by Bob Wirz · Leave a Comment
One statistic regarding the pre-All-Star Game portion of the major league season may blow a few minds, including those in high powered front offices. To set the stage, I went back to last October when in this space I wrote that 17 pitchers with Independent Baseball experience combined for 67 regular-season wins, even without the […]
Halfway Home and Competitive Balance is Winning With Pitching
July 1, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
The first half of the 2013 season is in the record books and surprises abound. Chris Davis is quietly on a pace to hit 62 home runs when most were predicting an end to the offensive surge of prior years. The Boston Red Sox team that unraveled under Bobby Valentine has vaulted to the lead in […]
Clearing The Bases
April 12, 2012 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
The season is only 6-7 games old for most MLB teams to this is certainly no time to panic no matter how bad your fantasy team has started off. Standings can change dramatically in the span of a couple of days. Like every season, there are plenty of players that are off to slow starts. […]
It Could Have Been So Much Worse
April 23, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Joe Posnanski wrote this week about the release of full economic data on the business of baseball by Forbes Magazine.  I can barely balance a check book and maybe gate receipts, market valuations and operating revenues confuse me more than I know, but they look to be telling a fascinating story.  It’s about how major league […]
