Time has come for our annual installment of “Second Half Fantasy Sleepers”. To use the overused cliche, who should you buy low? And who should you sell high?
Sell High
Mark Buerhle – He’s pitching well right now, but last year he faded badly down the stretch. The White Sox don’t have anything to play for [...]
The fact that I totally missed on my prediction about the Home Run Derby seems so irrelevant now that my ears have been poisoned by Chris Berman. It’s obvious that ‘Boomer’ got the tour of the Bay Area. His incessant dropping of Bay Area landmarks in his ‘trademark’ home run calls made me sick (see [...]
I think this year it will be a two horse race between Ryan Howard and Prince Fielder. Howard took the crown last year so he knows what needs to happen in order to win, but Prince is on fire this year. I definitely think it will be a lefty lifting up the trophy tonight. If [...]
With the first half at our backs, we sit at the All Star Break. The Chicago Cubs, after a monumentally disappointing first couple of months have reeled off enough wins to pull within 4 1/2 of the languishing Milwaukee Brewers. As I said after the Cubs swept the White Sox (and yes, I do just [...]
Since Michael Barrett was traded on June 20, 2007, the Chicago Cubs are one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball (8-2). The NY Mets share the 8-2 record over the last 10 games. The Cubs and the Mets are only bested by the Seattle Mariners for the best record over that span.
Was [...]
My time as a Mariners fan is admittedly short, but in the few short months I’ve experienced Seattle baseball, I’ve enjoyed. I’ve enjoyed Ichiro’s weirdness, Richie’s home run swing, timely hitting and a bullpen that is capable (if not brilliant). I’ve also enjoyed seeing Mike Hargrove manage. His lineups have been all over the map [...]