Has it really only been seven weeks since Buck Showalter got canned and I wrote about what a promising situation the new Texas Rangers’ manager would be walking into? At the time, the Rangers seemed to have plenty of building blocks in place in their quest to finally rise above third place in the AL […]
More Questions than Answers in Texas Read Post »
The Cardinals have gone ahead and inked an aging, injury-prone Jim Edmonds to a two-year contract extension. Oops…did I give away my thoughts on this move prematurely? Don’t get me wrong: I love Edmonds. Not only have I owned him in my pool for the past couple of years (this past season, he proudly occupied
Injury-Prone Edmonds Gets Two-Year Deal Read Post »
This week marks the final Spikes Up at creativesports as all my duties there have been wound up. Spikes Up will continue to crop up here on RotoRob, so fear not. In the meantime, I continue to ramp up my Rotoworld duties, starting NBA news posting tomorrow and two weekly columns (Tuesdays and Wednesdays), each
Spikes Up: Rockie Ending? Read Post »
The Mariners face a tough decision this offseason about what to do with Jeremy Reed. The centrepiece of the late-June 2004 trade that sent Freddy Garcia to the White Sox, Reed has been unable so far to deliver on his tremendous promise, and he finds himself entering 2007 without a role. Reed broke his thumb
Is Reed Ready to Rock? Read Post »
Stop the presses. It looks like the Cubbies finally did something right. Hiring Lou Piniella over Joe Girardi, Bruce Bochy and other lesser candidates is a great first step to turn this flailing organization around. While Bochy is a great manager (the job he’s done in a somewhat modest market in San Diego is impressive)
Cubs Finally Get it Right Read Post »
The San Diego Padres have made no secret of the fact that they would love to follow the Atlanta Braves’ model of building successful teams. And while 14 straight division titles is a ways off, the Pads have made good progress in creating a solid foundation capable of sustaining a winner for some time. Sure,
Brave New World for the Padres? Read Post »
What the hell. Let’s just throw out some off the cuff MVP predictions for the National League. I will try to overlook the whole ‘well, he doesn’t play for a winning team’ argument and focus on sheer performance, with fantasy value obviously factored in. Oh, and I don’t consider pitchers for the MVP, no more
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