This Stove is on Fire

by | Nov 24, 2013 | David Freese, Detroit Tigers, Ian Kinsler, Jon Jay, Jurickson Profar, Los Angeles Angels, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Peter Bourjos, Prince Fielder, St. Louis Cardinals, Texas Rangers

The MLB offseason is here, and there are 126 days until Opening Day. Luckily, there’s no shortage of things for us to talk about, as free agency has kicked off and the past couple days have already given us several big names changing area codes. Let’s take a look at...

Award Fatigue

by | Nov 17, 2013 | Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Angels, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout

There’s a concept in NBA circles known as “voter fatigue,” in which – on occasion – it’s theorized that the most deserving candidate for the league’s MVP award will fail to bring home the hardware if they’ve already won the award several times in close proximity....

Fourth Place

by | Nov 3, 2013 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, Clayton Kershaw, Detroit Tigers, Jose Bautista, Justin Verlander, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Trout, Toronto Blue Jays, Yasiel Puig

I projected the Red Sox to finish fourth in the division this season. To be fair, I am an idiot. I predicted Jason Heyward would win the National League MVP award, and he went on to be only the third-most-valuable player on his own team in terms of fWAR, with a...

Proven Closers Need Not Apply

by | Oct 29, 2013 | Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Koji Uehara, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays

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...

I Was There, Too: The View From Fenway’s Bleachers

by | Oct 14, 2013 | 2013 Boston Red Sox, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Jon Lester, Jose Iglesias, Max Scherzer, Miguel Cabrera, Torii Hunter

Until I got home last night at about 1:30 a.m. and watched reruns of David Ortiz’ eight-inning grand slam, I didn’t know that Torii Hunter had fallen into the Red Sox bullpen. This is strange, because I was sitting 20 rows in the section directly behind said bullpen....