Stats are Ruining Baseball, Says Curmudgeon

Oh, Scott DeSmit.  You’ve found Doc Brown, stolen his DeLorean, revved it up to 88 MILES PER HOUR (!!!), and driven the time machine back to 2003–to where, you presumably wrote this article.  The stats/traditionalist war never gets old because it’s...

Proven Closers Need Not Apply

The stress of the playoffs is killing me.  Everything from Tim McCarver and Joe Buck droning on about the most ridiculous of narratives; Farrell’s insistence on starting Jonny Gomes over Daniel Nava when facing right handed starting pitching (the last two nights...

The 100-Win Season Curse?

As it stands right now, the Boston Red Sox are 92-59 with 11 games remaining on their schedule.*  For those of you whom are math majors out there, you’ll notice that the Red Sox have a pretty realistic, albeit slightly unlikely, chance at breaking the 100-win...

Year End Awards: Minor League Edition

With the Governor’s Cup series serving as the only games remaining on the minor league schedule, it seems like a good time to hand out this season’s year-end award.  Bear in mind that not all of the awards I’m giving out will be positive–and of...