I grew up in a National League city (Cincinnati), and I’ve always thought the designated hitter was like replacing jelly with mayo on a PB&J. Why replace a perfectly fine professional athlete with another (often not as athletic) professional...
You all know the saying, yelled on Little League fields across the country, “A walk’s as good as a hit!” What if I were to say that in some situations, a walk is not only as good as a hit, but it is actually better than a...
The 2016 MLB Baseball season is upon us, and I thought I’d list my favorite players to watch. Note that these are not necessarily the best (although they have to be pretty good in order to be fun to watch), but instead those players who I...
Spring Training has arrived, which means it’s that time when everyone and their brother makes their predictions for this season. So why shouldn’t I? One of the most well-known projection systems is the computer-based PECOTA...
The results of the 2016 Hall of Fame voting will be announced soon, so I’d like to present my own ballot, if the BBWAA were wise enough to give me one. 🙂 Also read: The Baseball “Sammies” No-Doubter (1) Ken Griffey, Jr. One of...
The best players in baseball usually do one or two things really well – they might hit for average (Tony Gynn), hit for power (Reggie Jackson), have a great fastball (Nolan Ryan), or are a great fielder (Ozzie Smith). They stand out in an...
If you know me, you know I’m a pretty reserved guy. I come from a long line of reserved men. I was taught from a early age that you don’t show your emotions in public, and especially not while playing a sport. The driving motto was...
UPDATED 10/16/2015 The introduction of the Wild Card “play-in” game, which is admittedly very exciting to watch, is a disaster for making predictions. When you have two closely-matched teams (which two Wild Card teams always are)...
The MLB baseball season is winding down, and even though the Commissioner seems to add new teams each year to the playoffs, there aren’t that many dramatic races going on, other than Astros-Rangers and the AL wild card (although even the...
Anyone who knows me for even a short period of time knows that I am a huge Cincinnati Reds fan. I love baseball, and as someone who grew up in Cincinnati (alas, after the Big Red Machine), I have always followed the Reds. One of my favorite...
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