Poll: Josh Beckett or Cliff Lee?
Over the weekend, we learned that the Red Sox might not retain Josh Beckett once he enters free agency after the 2010 season. If this is the case and, assuming the Yankees intend on exploring the free agent market for starting pitching next winter...
Post Super Bowl Notes
I’m still on the road – thought I’d be home by now so short post tonight. Knowing I was going to still be traveling, I put the auto timer on one of my draft posts last night while under the influence. The good part was the Wo...
How to beat the blahs on Mondays
I came across this crazy video from Bill Plunkett of the OC Register. Trying to do an introduction just wouldn't do it any justice. I will warn you though; make sure you're not eating or drinking anything or else it may end up on your monitor... ...
Cliff Lee Has Minor Foot Surgery
I really don’t think that is the headline Seattle Mariner fans want to see about a week before pitchers and catchers report to spring training. But the reality is, it’s a true headline.
As the Tacoma News Tribune’s Ryan Divish fi...
Inside the Numbers: Super Bowl Edition
Inside the numbers is a new feature that I will be trying to implement come baseball season, but all the stops need to be pulled out for the Super Bowl. I'll start with 10 and work my way to 1,...
Flyers come back to topple Devils 3-2
After going down 2-0, the Flyers scored 3 unanswered goals to take the lead and beat their neighbor state rivals
planet Schumaker
Yay! Skip "the second baseman" Schumaker is ours for the next TWO years. Arbitration avoided. Negotiations done. Trato hecho. And for quite a reasonable price, as well.
Ooh, buddy. I gotta tell you, there are a lot of our guys whom I would hat...
It?s Beginning To Look A Lot Like?
…Spring Training! What did you think I was going to say, Christmas? Pfft, that day is just a mere speed bump in baseball fan’s lives known as ‘Off season’. Either way, the Yankees released their non-roster invitee list and ...
Why so few catchers?
Has anyone looked at the 40 man recently? Are you aware that there are only two catchers on the whole 40 man? I almost could not believe it myself, but there it was plain as day. Listed at catcher are only Ryan Doumit and Jason Jaramillo. Most te...
Where Are They Now: Bobby Kielty
Bobby Kielty was last seen in the big leagues in October of 2007, when he led off the 8th inning for the Red Sox in Game 4 of the World Series. This was to be his last at bat in the Major Leagues and he certainly made it one of the more memorable ...
2010 Draft
Yeah, Cowart is obviously very intriguing. Probably too intriguing to last til #35, but a lot will change between now and June.
Discussion: Hank Blalock
Older players are feeling the crunch these days, especially if they're one dimensional. Teams just aren't willing to pay big bucks for declining players, regardless of how notable they are or how good of a fit they may be. However some younger pl...
Media, Media
As baseball season gears up, so does Baseball media. Baseball Prospectus writers have long been favorites because, flat out, we’re good at it. We’ve done everything from Fox News to ESPN, from Boston to San Diego, from Toledo to Tampa....
Yankees Reunite with Marcus Thames
Brian Cashman seems content on the "throw it at a wall and see what sticks" approach towards left field this offseason. With that in mind, signing Marcus Thames certainly wasn't a decision coming "out of left field". In the late 90's the bigger co...
Open Thread: Winn comes cheaper than originally thought
When the Yankees first reached an agreement with Randy Winn a few weeks back, reports indicated that he would receive the last $2M left in the budget. Not long after that, the Dodgers landed Reed Johnson for just a six-figure payout, and I said th...
Can Thames 2010 be more like Thames 2006?
Marcus Thames is not an everyday player. Never has been, really. His abilities, which include a seeming ability to hit lefties, make him a platoon player. True to that, he’s seen about 40 percent of his career plate appearances against lefti...
I’m like one of those war re-enactors
Early last month Jeff Polman–the baseball fanatic/alternate history enthusiast who runs the blog 1924 and You Are There!! (”a complete ‘fictional replay’ of the 1924 season using Strat-O-Matic Baseball, then reported daily ...
I can't believe even the folks at NPR are wondering what the intent of this billboard is...seems rather blatantly anti-Obama to me.
Irony is so delicious.
One for the Money?
What does Justin Verlander’s recent deal mean for Tim Lincecum?
Our man Cliff takes a look over at SI.com:
The Giants had hoped to sign Lincecum to a puny two-year deal in lieu of an arbitration hearing. He has requested $13 million 2010 sal...
