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”
Charlie Manuel is a manager that knows the definition of riding a wave. He’s the kind of guy who tells it like it is, but in a way so veiled with his southern drawl you would probably walk away ten steps before you realized you were just told off. Continue reading “MLB Spring Training 2012: Charlie Manuel And The Philadelphia Phillies Don’t Speak In Metaphors”
It seems David Wright and the New York Mets can’t catch a break. Continue reading “MLB Spring Training 2012: Mets Dealt Potential Blow With David Wright Injury; Byrdak Needs Surgery”
That sound you hear? That’s the sound of Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane cheering on his ball club with increased vigor this spring. Continue reading “MLB Spring Training 2012: Oakland A’s Contenders? Very Possible.”
The 2012 Atlanta Braves are a talented bunch, but in order for them to adequately shake off last years dismal finish they need to start playing better this spring. Continue reading “MLB Spring Training 2012: Atlanta Braves Need To Get In Gear To Shake Off 2011 Finish”