The Story about how MLB stopped the New York Mets from wearing NYPD and FDNY hats on the 10th anniversary of 9/11 has been all over the media this week. Yesterday, the New York Post broke a story about how the Mets may have given into MLB’s wishes due to a “secret” loan of around $25 million that helped to […]

This time of year always brings about the heated debate as to what the term “valuable” means when applied to MVP voting. Regardless of which side you are on, you can’t deny the fact that some of baseball’s best players are playing for non-contending teams and that they still provide “value” for their franchise. You […]

On his ninth try, it finally happened: Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox won his 200th career game. It looked to be in doubt after the first three innings of the game, when the Blue Jays held a 5-4 lead over Boston. But then, the Red Sox proceeded to score 14 straight runs to take […]

There were some players that played pretty dreadfully in 2011. There are every year. But who were the worst of the worst? Let’s take a look. One criteria for this list: you had to have at least 250 plate appearances. This will help weed out some players who were struggling, but got hurt or demoted […]

Most of the players in the MLB are millionaires. Hell, once a player becomes arbitration available, he usually starts making seven figures on their contract. My goal today was to create an All-Star team of players making LESS than a million dollars on their 2011 contract. Since this is an All-Star team, and not a […]

Quick trivia question: which catcher in baseball has the highest fWAR this season? Is it Brian McCann? Joe Mauer? Matt Wieters? Nope. It’s Alex Avila of the Tigers. The 24 year old Avila has blossomed in a big way for the Tigers this season. He’s been worth 5.4 fWAR on the season, more than any […]

There may not be a lot of excitement surrounding baseball’s division races this season, but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t some pressing issues going on behind the scenes. Major League Baseball’s collective bargaining agreement expires this winter. While there are many subjects on the negotiation table – adding an additional wild card team being […]

In today’s edition of the Three Strikes Roundtable, we look at eagerly anticipated, season-ending storylines, races and awards that need to still be decided, and seasons that have been great, but you haven’t been paying any attention to. 1) What storyline are you most interested in over the final three weeks of the season?Garrett Wilson: I’m […]

The news has broken today that Colts QB Peyton Manning will miss the first game of the NFL season this weekend due to a neck injury. The Colts offense revolves around Manning, and without him playing, fans everywhere are wondering just how bad Indianapolis will be. That made me think of this: are there any […]

Before the 2004 season, Baseball America ranked Dustin McGowan as the 18th best prospect in baseball. He ranked just below Cole Hamels and just in front of J.J. Hardy. He was ranked ahead of current major league starters Gavin Flyod (23), Ervin Santana (29), Felix Hernandez (30) and Adam Wainwright (49). Now, ranking prospects in […]

Last week, I took a look at Stephen Strasburg’s final rehab start. On Wednesday, Strasburg made his first start in the majors in a year against the Dodgers. The results were encouraging for Strasburg, the Nationals, and Nats fans alike. Strasburg threw five scoreless innings, allowing just two hits, not walking a batter, and striking […]

Here is part one, talking about the eastern divisions, and here is part two, talking about the central divisions. It’s now time for part three, where I’ll compare NCAA football teams to the western divisions of the MLB. AL WestRangers: Auburn TigersThey were often given less attention and had much less success than the other […]

Time for part two of this brief three part series comparing MLB teams to their equivalents in NCAA football. AL CentralTigers: Virginia Tech HokiesLike the Hokies, the Tigers are usually competing for a spot at the top of their division. Both teams also have experienced, highly touted coaches in Jim Leyland and Frank Beamer. Another […]

Yesterday was the first full day of NCAA football action. What did I do all day? I watched 12 hours of football. Now, I love baseball with all my heart…but nothing compares to plopping down in front of the TV on Saturday morning, starting with Gameday, and going all the way to the west coast […]