How good would Jeremy Bonderman be if he could pitch as well at home as he does on the road? Comerica Park continues to play to the favour of pitchers this season, but Bonderman hasn’t been able to use that to his advantage. His home/road splits are alarming: 4-4, 4.54 at home vs. 7-1, 2.95 […]
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Is this the year that Derek Jeter finally earns the MVP Award that’s eluded him to date? Well, his .335 BA ranks second to only Joe Mauer, and he also ranks in the top 10 in OBP (.411), steals (26) and runs (85). Throw in 10 homers, 75 RBI and some pretty darn good defense,
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The Chicago White Sox are finding out that as hard as it was to break their extended World Series drought last season, the prospect of repeating can prove even more difficult. It’s not as if the Chisox have gone into the tank this year. In fact, in some respects — offensively at least — they
Repeating Ain’t Easy, is it? Read Post »
In this week’s podcast, Joe Aiello and I discussed the latest playoff race developments and talked about whether, 12 years down the road, the Wild Card has been a good addition to the game or not. In our weekly Fantasy Report, we suggest that while Howie Kendrick makes a great pickup, Ramon Hernandez is probably
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Anyone else a bit concerned by the amount of hits Curt Schilling is giving up lately? You’ve got to go back to July 15 to find his last start of less than a hit per inning. In six starts since then, he’s surrendered 55 hits in 39.1 IP, and that’s just not making me, or
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In the wake of the Eric Hinske era in Toronto, I just want to send a message to all the Jays who have probably been wallowing in fear for the past few years: Gentleman. Eric Hinske has left the building. It is now safe to approach the buffet table.
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It’s now mid-August, so the time has come to start thinking about season-ending MLB awards, always a fun process of speculation and friendly debate (read: ultimate fighting). Today, we’re going to look at who we believe to be the top 10 National League position player rookies. We’ve spent much time already assessing rookie pitchers in
