Getting their freak on

by | Oct 25, 2012 | Angel Pagan, Barry Zito, Boston Red Sox, Brian Wilson, Buster Posey, Hunter Pence, Jacoby Ellsbury, Javier Lopez, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Cain, Melky Cabrera, Pablo Sandoval, Ryan Vogelsong, San Francisco Giants, Tim Lincecum

I was over at Sons of Sam Horn the other day and stumbled across this interesting thread with the idea of trading Jacoby Ellsbury to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for Tim Lincecum. It certainly tickled my fancy but before I could put pen to paper, I noticed my...

The Advanced Scout – Kansas City Royals

by | May 7, 2012 | Alcides Escobar, Alex Gordon, Baltimore Orioles, Billy Butler, Blake Wood, Boston Red Sox, Bruce Chen, Chris Getz, Clay Buchholz, Daniel Bard, Danny Duffy, Darnell McDonald, Eric Hosmer, Felix Doubront, Greg Holland, Humberto Quintero, Jarrod Dyson, Jeff Francoeur, Joakim Soria, Jon Lester, Jonathan Broxton, Jonathan Sanchez, Jose Mijares, Kansas City Royals, Lorenzo Cain, Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez, San Francisco Giants, Stephen Strasburg, Tim Collins, Yuniesky Betancourt

The Red Sox (11-16) get out of town, and none too soon, to play a three-game series against the lowly Kansas City Royals (9-18). The Royals have some talent but not enough to, you know, consistently win. The Royals will host the 2012 MLB All-Star Game to celebrate the...

Is it Time to Get Rid of Interleague Play?

by | Jun 16, 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Bud Selig, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals

This will be the fourteenth season of interleague play in the Major Leagues. Perhaps the most controversial of Bud Selig’s innovations, interleague has had a good run with some wonderful moments, but it has also produced some head-scratching matchups,...

It is time to plan for next year

by | May 22, 2010 | Adrian Beltre, Boston Red Sox, David Ortiz, Detroit Tigers, Jhonny Peralta, Los Angeles Angels, Miguel Tejada, Mike Lowell, Minnesota Twins, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Victor Martinez

We are starting to move beyond the “it is early” excuse for the Red Sox record. The club has issues and it may be too late to resolve them. Even the most optimist projection of the Olde Towne Team’s chance of making the postseason is only at twenty...

Evan Brunell’s 2010 MLB Predictions: Does Boston win it?

by | Mar 5, 2010 | Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Baseball Personnel, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Florida Marlins, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays

As the advent of spring training games are upon us, I thought I’d kick off everyone’s favorite little exercise by providing my own personal predictions as to how I think the season will shake out. Now, before I do so, a word of caution: predictions can...

Reaction To Bonds*

by | Aug 9, 2007 | Barry Bonds, Bonds/Steroids, San Francisco Giants

With one swing of the bat, the sanctity and cleanliness of sports’ most cherished record vanished. Like a cannonball, Barry Bonds 756th home run rocketed off his bat and fell into the sixth row of the right-center field bleachers at SBC Park in San Francisco. A...