Ian Desmond, Washington Nationals Rock Star
September 3, 2013 by Ted Leavengood · 3 Comments
You will not find his picture on the cover of Sports Illustrated nor even Rolling Stone. You will barely find him in the Washington Post sports pages, but Ian Desmond is a rock star. He is a rock, one of the most solid players on the Washington Nationals roster and he is emerging as a […]
Clearing The Bases
March 13, 2013 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
The position of shortstop is traditionally weak, and this year is no exception. The first 3-4 players are studs, next two I wouldn’t mind having, then everyone else is pretty much a dartboard throw, hoping they help me more than they hurt me. What I mean by that is that if I take someone like […]
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 […]
Clearing The Bases: Shortstops
March 17, 2011 by George Kurtz · Leave a Comment
Today, or tonight depending upon when you are reading this, we will finish up our look at the middle infielders with a look at our top 15 shortstops. There is not a lot to like here as this position has two outstanding players, then maybe three or four other players you wouldn’t mind having, then […]
2011 Pre-Season Preview: NL West – Colorado Rockies
March 9, 2011 by Jeffrey Brown · Leave a Comment
Colorado Rockies (2010 record: 83-79) Notable additions: RHP Matt Lindstrom, INF Jose Lopez, C Jose Morales, INF/OF Ty Wiggington Notable subtractions: 2B Clint Barmes, RHP Octavio Dotel, SP Jeff Francis, 3B Melvin Mora, C Miguel Olivo The offense: Catcher: Chris Iannetta Infield: Todd Helton (1B), Eric Young Jr (2B), Troy Tulowitzki (SS) and Ian Stewart […]
“It’s Not Personal, Sonny. It’s Strictly Business”
Much has been written about the Derek Jeter situation. I was talking to my brother-in-law last week about it, and I brought up some relevant and relatively obscure illustrative points. One, that I love, is Tom Seaver’s incredulity at ownership’s shock that players, the most competitive people on Earth, were equally fierce at the bargaining […]
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 […]
