0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 4/11/2013
With MLB choosing to realign to two 15-team leagues this season and introducing year-round interleague play, it has created the sentiment that a holy war is coming over interleague play and the adoption of the designated hitter. To some, the realignment is seen as the move that set in motion the inevitable adoption of the […]
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There are disgruntled fans and then there are complete and total whacked out sickos. The sadsack Cubs have plenty of the former and now, apparently, at least one of the latter. Earlier today, the Cubs informed the media that a package containing the head of a goat was delivered to Wrigley Field and addressed to […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 4/9/2013
The Minnesota Twins have had an up and down start to the season on the field this year and it now seems that their struggles have seeped into the team's business decisions as well. On Tuesday morning, the Twins put out a press release that they were going to begin charging fans to watch batting […]
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In what is becoming an annual tradition, the anointed Proven CloserTM for more than a few ballclubs has found himself in hot water, inciting panic in their respective fan bases, dugouts and front offices. In Chicago, Carlos Marmol needed all of four appearances before he lost his job as closer to Kyuji Fujikawa. For John […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 4/5/2013
Josh Hamilton may think that Arlington is not a baseball town but try telling that to the female companion of this lucky fan who caught a foul ball at today's Angels-Rangers game. Catching a foul ball is exciting, but for our buxom hero, it is VERY exciting. So exciting in fact that she couldn't help […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 4/3/2013
In 2012, we had the Orioles and the A's. In 2011, it was the Diamondbacks. In 2010, the Padres took their turn. In 2009, the Rockies got the honor. For various reasons that can't be understood until the after the fact, if understood at all, there is a surprise contender that emerges almost every single […]
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Guys, this really isn't that hard. If you take your special lady to a ballgame and a ball gets hit at you, just catch it. You'd think this would be common knowledge, but a young man at Tuesday night's Cardinals-Diamondbacks game somehow screwed it up. What happened here is that Pete Kozma hit an absolute […]
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When I think about minor league baseball, wacky promotions and mascots are some of the first things that come to mind. When I think about the ideal mascot for a team called the Reading Fightin' Phils I think of… an ostrich. Wait, what? Actually, check, that make it two ostriches. Two live female ostriches to […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 3/28/2013
Ken Rosenthal has reported that the St. Louis Cardinals have signed the ace of their pitching staff, Adam Wainwright to a five-year, $97.5 million contract extension: Sources: Wainwright,
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 3/26/2013
Nowadays, it seems like every young potential star player gets signed to a long-term contract extension that buys out their arbitration years and a few of their free agent years. On top of that, established stars that are nearing free agency opt to sign lucrative contracts to stay with their team, never getting to test […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 3/21/2013
Continuing from this morning's season preview of the Dodgers… Are the Dodgers really as good as their payroll suggests? With a payroll of over $213 million, without counting the posting fee for Hyun-Jin Ryu, the Dodgers believe they have bought themselves a true World Series contender. The rest of the baseball world seems to believe […]
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With a rebuilt roster and a payroll soaring well beyond the $200 million mark, the Dodgers are loaded up to either make a World Series run or become one of the biggest high payroll busts in history. Which will it be? Dodgers on TOC End of Season Postmortem 2013 Season Preview You May Say I'm […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 3/20/2013
In the This Is My Nightmare series, we'll take a look at what the absolute worst case scenario for each team would be in 2013. Think of it as the negative complement to our You May Say I'm A Dreamer series that we'll be running during our preview series. It is one thing for a […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 3/19/2013
The whole process surrounding MLB teams and how they construct their team-specific Hall of Fame tends to be pretty arcane and arbitrary, but the Kansas City Royals look to have taken that to a whole new level with their voting process for their 2013 class. Today, they posted the Royals Hall of Fame ballot online […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 3/18/2013
Continuing from this morning's season preview of the Colorado Rockies… Do the Rockies have an actual plan? For most teams, our Burning Question series has focused on the performance of a certain player or a key position battle. But for the Rockies, there is a much larger question at hand. Does this organization actually have […]
