In Kansas City, you could say they’ve experienced something of a rough patch.
By the numbers, here is what the Kansas City Royals have looked like since 1985: Continue reading “MLB Preview 2012: Kansas City Royals Are Close, But Lack Pitching To Make Run In ’12”
“There were times when I could have went out on the free-agent market and see if the grass was greener but I really didn’t think that it was, I never wanted to play [anywhere else]. I’m a southern kid. I wanted to play in a southern town where I felt comfortable and I felt comfortable from day one in the Braves organization. I bleed red, white and blue.” -Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves, In front of media announcing his retirement after 2012 baseball season Continue reading “Major League Baseball 2012: Chipper Jones, As Always, Makes The Right Call At The Right Time”
Second base is a position that, if selected correctly, can give you a leg up on the competition. Continue reading “2012 MLB Fantasy Baseball: Dustin Pedroia Or Ian Kinsler? A Case For Both But Who Should Get Your Pick?”
In 2011 the National League East truly began to show us something. Continue reading “MLB 2012 Season Preview: National League East Division Race A Test Of Endurance, Player Development”
Economics in baseball has always been a hot button topic among fans and non-fans of baseball.
Disclaimer: I decided to take it easy on the guy pictured above and not list him! Continue reading “MLB 2012 Season Preview: Top-5 Salaries To Regret In 2012”
His resume speaks for itself. 19 playoff wins, 240 career regular season wins, five World Series titles, and three All-Star game appearances.
Yes, Andy Pettitte is back in pinstripes. At 39-years old. Continue reading “MLB Spring Training 2012: New York Yankees Welcome Back Andy Pettitte”
Now, more than ever, it is important to have more than one skill set as a major league baseball player. No longer can you mash 40-plus home runs and be deficient in every other area. You can steal the world in bases, but if you can’t find a way on base consistently (On-Base percentage), draw walks, and hit for average there will be someone who knows about it. And they will be ready to exploit this. Continue reading “MLB Fantasy Baseball 2012: Top Five Outfielders In Fantasy Baseball”
In 2010 the Atlanta Braves Jason Heyward and the San Francisco Giants Buster Posey were the headliners for that years rookie class. Continue reading “MLB Spring Training 2012: After Dismal Sophomore Season Is Jason Heyward Or Buster Posey Primed For The Bigger Comeback?”
Every year a player takes that “leap to super stardom” with a performance that was neither expected or even explained. Some make that leap and stay there as Brian McCann did back in 2006. McCann was a “tweener” prospect at best when he was coming up with the Atlanta Braves; good enough bat to stick, but nothing spectacular. Now a six-time All-Star and five-time silver slugger winner, McCann is arguably the best offensive catcher in the game. Then there are others who, for one reason or another, never quite figure it out after that career year (Geovany Soto ring a bell?).
These players can sink a fantasy roster because you put your eggs in their basket and expect them to duplicate those numbers. Continue reading “MLB Fantasy Baseball 2012: Top Four 2011 Breakout Players To Avoid In 2012”
I think its safe to say that Chipper Jones was taken out of context.
Yesterday, comments were printed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and reported by David O’Brien that read something like this: Continue reading “MLB Spring Training 2012: Atlanta Braves’ Chipper Jones Causes Stir With Recent Comments”