World Series Thoughts & The Offseason

So, the two best teams in baseball were the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians. That seems apparent. I definitely feel for Cleveland fans. They’ve suffered far worse than Chicago fans, who have at least witnessed the Bulls’ dynasty, a Bears Super Bowl, and a White Sox World Series in the last [...]

2007 World Series of Run Differential

The World Series consists of the two teams that led their respective leagues in run differential. This isn’t the first time it’s happened since the wild card either.
Given the Cubs and Yankees turnarounds this year, which were suggested by their early run differentials… and the D-Backs having the best record in the [...]

Major League Yankees Baseball & Other Teams

I think they should call it that instead of Major League Baseball.
Great, we can look forward to an offseason that will be all yankees, all the time.
I really wish the media would simply report, “Yanks Low Ball Torre, He Declines”. From there, tell us once there’s a new manager. Instead, we can look [...]

Congratulations to the Colorado Rockies

Congrats to the Rockies. I don’t think there’s a single baseball maven out there… whether in the media or the blog world… who predicted the Rockies would emerge as National League Champions this year. I don’t think there’s a single person who predicted this as little as a month ago! [...]

The Best Possible Offseason Move For The Cubs || Random Playoff Thoughts

The Cincinnati Reds have named Dusty Baker their manager. Great move for the Cubs. This means Reds hitters will be hyper-aggressive at the plate, carry low on-base percentages, the pitchers will get abused, and veterans will always be favored over younger players, even if the younger player has more talent.
My god, [...]

A Tale of Two Teams… The 2007 Chicago Cubs & My Blogging Experience

Wow, what a year.
I hadn’t spent any time at a Cubs blog since 2004. However, I had a good feeling about 2007 last fall, when I saw the Cubs had signed Lou Piniella, Alfonso Soriano, Ted Lilly, Jason Marquis (innings), Daryl Ward, and Mark DeRosa. While I may not have agreed [...]

Quick Thoughts Before 2007 Summary

My brother and I were talking about how two of our star hitters can’t be as undisciplined as Soriano and Ramirez. Both were absolutely dreadful in the playoffs. Aramis knows better… and was much better in ‘03 vs. the Fish. It was embarrassing watching these guys fish at balls outside and [...]

Arizona is Better

Their pitching has managed to hit the corners both games… their defense has been superb minus a couple gaffes… and they’re scoring as much as they need to.
Are they a great team? No. But, they’re playing relaxed as there’s no pressure on them. No one really [...]

Arizona Diamondbacks All Over Carlos Marmol

It seemed like the D-Backs were right on top of Marmol’s fastball… like they knew it was coming. They laid off the slider. I think they picked something up on video. Reynolds’ home run was a fastball, Augie’s double was a fastball, and Connor Jackson’s sac fly was a fastball. [...]

The One and Only… Michael Barrett

God, how absolutely hilarious that the Padres season ended on account of Michael Barrett’s inability to catch an assist throw. Lost in all this is what a great throw Brian Giles made. It may have had too much arc, but it was on the money.
I’ve stated many times this year… that the [...]