The National League looks to be the best league this season with the top two World Series favorites (Nationals and Dodgers) residing on either coast. The National League also boasts two of the most exciting young teams in baseball with the Marlins and Cubs being tied as the 8th youngest team at an average age… Continue reading 2015 National League Preview

Much like doing their math homework or learning a foreign language, a lot of people can find that understanding and getting into sabermetrics is a daunting prospect.  It’s full of acronyms, long complicated words, deep concepts, and even a little bit of statistical theory.  Learning sabermetrics and advanced analytics doesn’t have to be that hard. Ultimately,… Continue reading Sabermetrics 101: Understanding Context and Value

Sabermetrics often get a bad rap among baseball fans and the media. The population at large seems to think that sabermetricians are a bunch of nerds who like to obsess about a series of alphabet soup-like stats. In a conversation with Bob Nightengale of USA Today, Brandon Phillips went on a lengthy rant against on-base percentage. Some of… Continue reading Thinking Sabermetrically: WAR what is it good for?

Disclaimer: I have the palate of an 8 year old.  I think shrimp cocktail is exotic and only recently made the move from Morton’s salt to sea salt—and I can’t tell the difference anyway.   New food at Comerica Park in 2015! Bacon and Eggs: Bacon on a stick topped with deviled eggs and fried… Continue reading Fat America Rejoices As MLB Ballparks Roll Out New Eats

The Marlins and the Nationals are amongst the most exciting teams in the Majors, but what about the other teams in the NL East? The Mets have also generated a lot of conversation around baseball with many believing that they too can make a run at playoff baseball in 2015. There is cause for optimism in… Continue reading 2015 New York Mets Preview

The countdown is starting to get low with only 13 days until the Cubs and Cardinals kick off the 2015 baseball season.  This week’s preview focuses on the American League, my picks for division winners, and my pick for who will be awarded the AL pennant.   AL West (teams listed in order of predicted finish)… Continue reading 2015 AL Preview

When you hear the phrase March Madness, it usually has nothing to do with what is happening down in the Cactus or Grapefruit League—unless one’s definition of “madness” is a series of games that do not count against players who will not make it to the majors. That’s not to say the pros in Florida and… Continue reading From Winfield to Ainge, Ex-MLBers Know All About March Madness

It is safe to say that the Nationals come into 2015 as the most complete team in the division. The Nationals go from strength to strength in the rotation, the bullpen, and their position players. Embed from Getty Images Position Players Anthony Rendon might one of the best players in all of baseball and no… Continue reading 2015 Washington Nationals Preview

Hell hath no fury like umpire Joe West behind the plate. Since 1976, “Cowboy Joe” West has umpired 4,683 games and tossed 158 players. He’s ejected players for talking crap about other umpires, got suspended for grabbing Jonathan Papelbon, tossed Justin Verlander after a pitching change took him out of the game, and ejected Mets… Continue reading Ump Joe West in Mid-Season Form, Tosses A.J. Pierzynski