I’m sure you’ve all heard the old saying “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”.  As a cat owner, I’m simply revolted by this, but at least understand the lesson, that there is more than one way of finding success in our endeavors.  Major League Baseball is perhaps the best example of this […]

When Jean Segura was traded as part of a package to land Zack Greinke last season, fans of both sides seemed to be pleased with the deal.  Angels fans were excited over the prospect of having Weaver and Greinke in the same rotation and Brewers fans liked the idea that they had found a possible […]

The other day I was bored and started shuffling through which players have worn certain numbers throughout the history of our game.  This led me to start looking at current rosters and what numbers are particularly popular.  I happened to stumble across what I believed to be an anomaly.  There are a lot of players […]

Miguel Cabrera is the reigning 2012 MVP.  There was much debate over whether he should be or not, and in case you missed it, the Cabrera-Trout argument eventually morphed into a misguided old school vs new school battle for legitimacy.  Last year, clearly old school won the fight among the among the BBWAA, as Cabrera’s […]

Admittedly, the MLB All-Star Game is notably better than it's NBA and NFL counterparts.  However, just because the it's best available, does not mean it cannot be improved upon.  More often than not, we're left with something resembling the best players in the game getting together for an exhibition.  But the current climate of the […]

On Saturday morning the Angels promoted LHP Michael Roth from AA Arkansas.  Who, you might ask is Michael Roth and why should we care?  A few reasons.  It isn't as if Roth is a special prospect, in fact in terms of projectibility he may be as "run of the mill" as they come.  Roth is […]

It’s a legitimate question with a dozen different correct answers.  A close friend of mine noted that at the Giants home opener, after Willie Mays was introduced, a Cardinals fan who was sitting close by announced respectfully that Mays was the greatest player to ever play the game.  He wasn’t necessarily wrong either.  Willie Mays […]

Undoubtedly by now, you’ve heard that Jered Weaver has been diagnosed with a broken non-throwing elbow.  Weaver is the Angels ace and has placed Top Three in the Cy Young race for the past two seasons and Top Five for the past three seasons.  Any team would be hurt by the loss of such a […]

As fans, we are all accustomed to an annual onslaught of over reaction concerning our favorite teams.  Everything from slow-starts to injuries and coaching decisions create this slough of people calling for change.  It’s a product of our environment.  Baseball hasn’t been seen for six months and in the offseason, teams have a tendency to […]

Baseball is an ever-changing game. In a larger sense, the game evolves.  The short inning specialists, the cutter, the designated hitter, pitcher friendly eras, hitter friendly eras.  But what makes this game so interesting is the fact that it not only changes across decades, but from pitch to pitch as well.  We saw a beautiful […]

We are all a fan of some team.  Even the self-proclaimed objective journalists grew up rooting for someone.  It’s simple human nature.  I’m an Angels fan, and as such I don’t have a great deal of love for the Yankees.  So it would make sense that I love the Vernon Wells trade.  It removes an unproductive player from my favorite […]

The World Baseball Classic Cuban team guarantees to be a formidable one every time they compete.  Because of circumstances outside or the baseball realm, most baseball fans are relatively unaware that the Cuban baseball teams are often a collection of Major League quality superstars and at the very least, quality minor league talent.  The best […]

Baseball is supposed to make sense.  It’s why we count stats, to objectively quantify positive and negative performances.  Of course we know there’s always some pesky team that comes along and spoils all the fun, the pageantry, the beauty of having the best teams on paper meet in a matchup for the ages.  For example, […]

There have been a lot of gambles made this offseason.  The Angels are banking on Josh Hamilton putting them over the threshold.  The Dodgers hedged their Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford trade by inflating the payroll up toward $230 million.  The Royals are going for it all in the AL Central after dealing perhaps […]