0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/27/2012
As you no doubt heard, read or saw, Pirates top prospect Starling Marte homered on the very first pitch he ever saw as a major leaguer. This, of course, means he will be the greatest player ever. Don't believe me? Let's compare the Hall of Fame-bound Marte to the other young stud hitters that have […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/18/2012
Thanks in part to the addition of the second Wild Card, the playoff picture in the American League is, at best cloudy, at worst completely and totally insane. Through games of July 17th, 10 of the 14 AL team are .500 or better and within two games of the final Wild Card spot. That is […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/17/2012
The Houston Astros entered tonight having lost 13 of their last 14 games as well as their last 13 road games. To say that a win was unexpected is something of an understatement, even though they were playing the slightly less lowly Padres. One certainly wouldn't blame an Astros fan for having some fun at […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/16/2012
For the second straight season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have come out of the gates from the All-Star break and found themselves in a tie for first place in the NL Central. For the second straight season, almost nobody believes they are "for real." In fact, I suspect you'd find more people who think that Santa […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/13/2012
A year ago today, David Pauley was a member of the Seattle Mariners bullpen. One could argue he was a key member having posted a 2.15 ERA and 0.99 WHIP in just over 54 innings of work for the M's that season. That had to be a pretty good feeling considering that he had just […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/10/2012
Entering this season, several teams took the risk of transitioning a young, dominant reliever from the bullpen to the rotation. To put it mildly, the results have been mixed, ranging from smashing success to unmitigated disaster even thought he season is only halfway done. The high profile nature of these pitcher conversions are sure to […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/8/2012
The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up. To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. Who doesn't need relief help at the deadline, right? Over the […]
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The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up. To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. There is no shortage of big name starting pitching on the […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/6/2012
The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up. To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. Does your favorite contending team need help at second base this […]
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The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up. To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. In case you didn't notice, first base has become something of […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/5/2012
The trade deadline is a few weeks away, so the rumor mill is about to heat up. To prep you for the coming trade season, we're providing a primer on who the top available trade targets could be as get closer to July 31st. We'll start by looking at the catcher position because all the […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 7/1/2012
If you missed it earlier today, known red-ass Brett Lawrie of the Toronto Blue Jays took it upon himself to try and decaptitate Angels catcher John Hester. In Lawrie's defense, there was going to be a play at the plate and he made a snap decision. However, the decision he made was a decidedly dirty […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 6/29/2012
The plight of the Colorado Rockies would be hilarious if the whole thing weren't so dang depressing. Midway through a wretched season that is getting worse by the minute, the Rockies are a team ravaged by injuries, ineffectiveness and, worst of all, poor management both in the dugout and in the front office. They are […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 6/28/2012
There is an old saying in baseball that "you can never have too much starting pitching." It is an adage that has been proven over and over and over again throughout history, yet it is still ignored on a regular basis. Just look what happened to the 2011 Boston Red Sox as their already thin […]
0 comments by Garrett Wilson on 6/27/2012
There are still a few days left in voting for the 2012 All-Star Game, but that doesn't mean it is too early to predict the ENTIRE National League All-Star roster. That's a good thing, because that is just what I went and did. I'd hate to think I wasted all that time guessing at the […]
