Posts Tagged ‘Baseball’
World Series 2010: Europe remains final frontier for baseball
Over the next week a select band will be turning up to work in Britain and all across Europe with bags under their eyes, a vacant expression and a desperate need for coffee. These are the continent’s baseball fanatics, who will be staying up into the small hours watching the San Francisco Giants and the [...]
Cliff Lee proving he’s a difference-maker
During every spring training, Jon Daniels, the general manager of the Texas Rangers, compiles and consults “the list” — a file of players in their free-agent year who might be available for acquisition should their teams fall out of contention. Daniels has been diligent but skeptical. While there have been notable exceptions over the 34 [...]
Glaring Umpiring Errors Threaten Baseball’s Biggest Month
Once again, the baseball playoffs are overrun with glaring umpiring errors, including some that affected have the outcomes of games. We neglected to bring this up in our earlier discussion of baseball’s PR problems, because frankly, the solution isn’t so obvious. Everyone is clamoring for instant replay to become a more integral part of the [...]
Baseball Playoff Ratings Likely To Fall
The playoff lineup is set for Major League Baseball. The Atlanta Braves and San Francisco Giants captured the last two spots leaving the San Diego Padres out in the cold. The playoffs start tomorrow with the Texas Rangers visiting the Tampa Bay Rays. First first pitch is scheduled for 1:37 on TBS. The question is: [...]
Albert Pujols wins 2nd straight NL MVP award
Albert Pujols’ third National League MVP award put him in select company. Only Barry Bonds has more. “I’m just humbled,” Pujols said. Pujols won unanimously Tuesday, becoming the first player to repeat since Bonds won four in a row from 2001-04. Pujols, who also won in 2005, received all 32 first-place votes and 448 points [...]
Zach Greinke’s Cy Young Does Not a Revolution Make
It’s been a big year for sabermetrics. After years of being mocked by much of the baseball media, the word appears in the dictionary, it means statistical analysis for baseball for those still in the dark, which is a pretty good sign that it has gained traction in the mainstream. And now Zach Greinke of [...]
Minor League look: Short season Spikes
Here is Part 5 in a seven-part series that will take an in-depth look at how each of the Pirates’ Minor League affiliates fared during the 2009 season. Previously, we examined Triple-A Indianapolis, Double-A Altoona, high Class A Lynchburg, and Class A West Virginia. Up next is the short season State College Spikes: Record: 38-38; [...]
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