0 comments by Scott Allen on 6/7/2012
A year ago at this time, the hype machine had already far surpassed overdrive for Bryce Harper and Mike Trout. They were causing a full-scale meltdown of the metaphorical hype machine. Bryce Harper wasn't an 18 year old boy amongst 20-something year old men in A Ball, rather an 18 year old man against […]
0 comments by Scott Allen on 6/1/2012
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0 comments by Scott Allen on 5/28/2012
As we approach June 1st, a certain few major league teams have taken it upon themselves to not go quietly into the basement of their respective divisions as was expected. Year in and year out, there’s a surprise team that just refuses to go down without a fight, and we as fans respect them all […]
0 comments by Scott Allen on 5/25/2012
The Home Run Derby contest has gone much the way of the NBA Slam Dunk contest or the NFL Pro Bowl. It’s losing its popularity that it once so gloriously carried in the 1990’s. Thankfully for Major League Baseball, once every few years, they get an unforgettable performance from someone like Josh Hamilton that revives […]
0 comments by Scott Allen on 5/12/2012
Are we witnessing history in the making with the 2012 rookie class? It certainly seems possible. There’s no real debate that the 2001 class appears to be the best most folks can remember. Future Hall of Famers Ichiro Suzuki, C.C. Sabathia and Albert Pujols all debuted that season. Perennial all star candidates Alfonso Soriano, Roy […]
0 comments by Scott Allen on 4/17/2012
A week or two into the season and already the Dodgers are the favorites to win the World Series and the entire AL East will be struggling to stay above .500. The over-reactive baseball fandom is in overdrive early in 2012, just as it is every year around this time. Can you really blame them […]
