By Axel Post There are a lot of baseball players. It's hard to keep track of who has been surprisngly good this season. I'm not going to sit here in this blog and tell you that Shohei Ohtani has had a good season, you probably already know he is good. I'm also going to leave... Continue Reading →
By Axel Post I'm not sure what the Brewers are cooking up (or brewing up) there in Milwaukee with the catchers, but whatever it is, it's working, and it looks like they've done it again. Let me take you on a journey, all the way back to the far distant year of 2019, before lockdowns,... Continue Reading →
The 2022 Pittsburgh Pirates finished an abysmal 62-100. They were 31 games back of the NL Central division winner St. Louis Cardinals, a team that finished 93-69 and was widely considered the weakest division winner in the National League. Given the Pirates atrocious run differential of -226, they were expected to lose 4 more games... Continue Reading →
Matt Harvey has once again found himself in the spotlight of the baseball world. In a career that can only be defined as a rollercoaster, Harvey accepted the opportunity to pitch for Team Italy in the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Despite lacking the electric stuff that once made him great as a New York Met,... Continue Reading →
For the first time in a while, the Detroit Tigers entered the 2022 MLB season with expectations. After an abysmal 9-24 start to the 2021 MLB season, the Detroit Tigers saw a resurgence under first year manager A.J. Hinch and finished 68-61 to end the season with a much more respectable overall record of 77-85.... Continue Reading →
Much of the conversation surrounding the National League East entering the season was focused on the Braves, the Mets and the Phillies. While many were expecting those three teams to be competing for the division, the early parts of the season have been less suspenseful than many were expecting as the Mets have gotten off... Continue Reading →
HAPPY OPENING DAY! IT'S HAPPENING! The 2022 seasons is here and this past weekend was the last one without baseball for the next six months. I'm happy, you're happy, everyone is happy. You know who else should be happy? The kind people from the Land of 1,000 Lakes aka Minnesota. Not only do they get... Continue Reading →
The Seattle Mariners surprised many during the 2021 season, finishing with a 90-72 record and only 2 games out of the American League Wild Card. While the -51 run differential might cause some to question the legitimacy of last season's success, the organization made it clear they meant business moving forward by their activity this... Continue Reading →
One of the core pillars of journalism is to be neutral and write without bias towards any outside party. One of the core pillars of blogging is to often times be the biggest fanboy you can be. I will try to play both sides of this fence when I say the following statement; Frederick Freeman... Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, January 25th it was announced David Ortiz had been elected to The National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Baseball Writers' Association of America. Ortiz was elected after receiving 77.9% of votes in his first year on the ballot. As someone who doesn't typically give much thought to the Hall of Fame, it... Continue Reading →
The great Ty Cobb once said, “If a man pretends to be a major leaguer, he should stay in the lineup no matter who is pitching.” This is coming from someone who was 1 of 2 guys to ever have over 4,000 MLB hits. For the rest of the 99.99% who don’t have the highest... Continue Reading →
Primer This year’s Winter Meetings are about to shine a spotlight on this season’s greatest deficit -- lost revenue. While every club in every market took a hit from diminished television revenues and no fans in the seats, the signing ability of various clubs has never been more challenging. Now more than ever, everyone will... Continue Reading →
A ‘Texas Leaguer’, also known as a ‘blooper’ or ‘flare’, refers to a softly hit ball that falls between the infielder and outfielder. The term’s origins trace back to 1901 when rookie Ollie Pickering was called up from the Texas League and got four hits of the sort. It is regarded as a lucky, undeserving... Continue Reading →
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