Why Mike Mussina won’t survive

Mr. Michael Cole Mussina lost his first game as the Yankees ace. Is this going to be anything new? No. (Let me preface this column by saying this does not mean Mussina is going to go 0-33 with a 7.00 ERA. He will get wins, just like Derek Lowe went 17-7 (with a 4.47...

Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 New York Yankees

The New York Yankees, the most hated team in baseball, in any sport. And yet they have a following, a great one. (Take that with a grain of salt, many Yankee hats have mysteriously dissapeared the last three years.) Many Yankee fans have asked me to explain why we...

Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 Tampa Bay Devil Rays

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays (covered here) have been a lesson in obscurity these years since their inception – pulling off crazy moves by (still) GM Chuck LaMar, most notably trading Bobby Abreu for Kevin Stocker. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays showed signs of life last...

Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 Toronto Blue Jays

The Toronto Blue Jays were a struggling team. What happened to the once-mighty Blue Jays, winner of two World Series back-to-back in the early ’90s? Incompetent general managing got to them, and this soon became a team much like the Boston Bruins – good,...

Know Thy Enemy: The 2004 Baltimore Orioles

It wasn’t so long ago, 1997, that the Orioles won the division with 98 wins. Their strong suit was their pitching, and their bullpen. How ironic that today, it’s their weak suit. They have not finished above .500 since that 1997 season. What happened? Bad...