After eight less than impressive seasons Jay Cutler’s time in Chicago may be coming to an end. Thanks to some amazing advances in technology I’ve been able to travel forward in time to see how he fared after leaving the Bears. Before we go any further I must warn you, it’s not pretty. End of…
A few months ago I posted some predictions for the 2016 Major League season. I had previously made these predictions to my buddy Steve and later found time to expand on them. They were: Maikel Franco to hit 30+ home runs. Jason Hammel to win 15+ games and have a solid, but unnoticeable season. Giancarlo…
Ask any Bostonian to tell you the single greatest moment in Red Sox history and you’re almost certain to hear about Dave Roberts’ stolen base in game four of the 2004 ALCS (I did and my buddy “Boston Steve” immediately cited Roberts’ larceny as his #1 Red Sox moment). After working a lead-off walk, Kevin…
Most baseball fans remember Hideki Irabu as the Yankee’s pseudo-superstar Japanese pitcher who, after playing five years of mediocre major league ball, found himself in the minor leagues before eventually moving back to Japan. He was touted a “Japanese Nolan Ryan” and given a four year contract worth $12.8 million before so much…
The other day I came across an email that I had sent to my buddy Steve prior to the start of the 2016 MLB season. In it I made a few predictions about how I thought certain players would perform and how one would be busted for using PEDs. Without further ado… Maikel Franco hits…
“I do want to be remembered as someone who was madly in love with the game of baseball, someone who loves it at every level,” – Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez is facing yet another test of character, perhaps his biggest yet. It was announced Sunday that his days as a player for the…
Once upon a time Canada had the Expos and the Blue Jays. Unfortunately Les Expos left Montréal after the 2004 season and moved to Washington D.C. Recently there has been talk of Montréal once again having a Major League Baseball Team (whether it would be an expansion team or an existing team would move to…
In the beginning, we had Batting Average. Shortly thereafter On Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage came along. Over time, more and more percentage based baseball stats were created. Easy to follow creations like OPS (on base plus slugging) and BABIP (batting average on balls in play) were soon over-shadowed by monstrosities like WAR (wins above…
So, you got your very first job. You’ve been working for a few months now, saving up your dough. You and a couple buddies decide to get your own place. SWEET! You pick out an apartment or house, give it a sweet name like ‘Fort Awesome’ or ‘The Where?house’ (actual names of places I’ve lived)…
