The Angels just locked up their spot in the World Series by landing Mark Teixeira. His bat along with the already potent lineup, solid starting pitching and a strong bullpen will make the Angels unstoppable. Not to mention a cake division which will allow them to rest there players heading into the playoffs. None of [...]
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The Angels trade for Mark Teixeira locks up their spot in the Fall Classic
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008Should we be afraid of the charging Brewers?
Thursday, July 24th, 2008I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but the Cubs have been faltering lately. Should Cubs fans be worried? I think not. Every team has some sort of a slump. I think that the trade to get Rich Harden and Chad Gaudin will continue to pay off. The return of Alfonso Soriano and Kerry Wood from [...]
Rich Harden joins the Cubs
Monday, July 14th, 2008I know I’m a little late with this one, but I’ve been travelling. My apologies. I LOVE THIS TRADE. Obviously Rich Harden is an injury risk. But he has Cy Young capabilities. If he stays healthy the rest of the year, he will probably win 8-10 games for the Cubs. You give up a lot [...]
Bavasi out as Mariners General Manager
Tuesday, June 17th, 2008The Mariners started the season expecting to challenge for the AL West title. Now they’re just trying to get out of last place. Because of this, the Mariners fired Bill Bavasi. I think this is definitely a move in the right direction. But more should be done. John McClaren should be next. Even though he [...]
Annoying Fans at the Mariners game
Thursday, May 29th, 2008And they weren’t even Red Sox fans. Well, there were a bunch of those too. But I’d like to concentrate on the group of high school dopes that were sitting behind my wife and I as we took in the rubber game of the Red Sox series on Wednesday. This guy was screaming so loudly [...]
Cubs should always be looking to improve
Friday, May 16th, 2008Let me give you a guy’s career numbers and you tell me if you want this guy. Averaging 25 home runs per year Will get you about 10 steals a year .319 career batting average .934 career OPS 28 years old Right-handed outfielder One year left on his contract will cost you over $10 million [...]
Jim Edmonds debuts as a Cub
Friday, May 16th, 2008Tribune Photo by Phil Velasquez My dislike for Jim Edmonds continues. So does Carlos Zambrano’s, but he definitely is putting on a nice face. Me, I’m less inclined to be excited about a 38 year old centerfielder who has had diminishing skills for the last 3 years, and was batting .178 in San Diego before [...]
Lieber gets rocked instead of Hill
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008So tell me again why Rich Hill was pulled from the rotation? I know that he’s been pounded this year, but I think I’d rather have him in the rotation and take his lumps and save Jon Lieber in the bullpen. He’s been successful in that role all season. Lou, get Rich Hill back in [...]
iPhone score tracker MyMobileScores launches
Thursday, April 24th, 2008Are you looking for a fast, easy way to track baseball scores on your phone? So was I. So I created one. It’s called MyMobileScores and it launched Wednesday. I’m blogging about it’s development, new features and general other stuff at my professional blog over at http://www.k3ndall.com. It’s not full-featured yet and there is work [...]
Watching Felix Pie was fun?
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008Last night Felix Pie came up in the 8th inning with 2 men on, and I whole-heartedly expected him to strike out. It’s what he’s been best at in his major league career. I know that he has been working with Lou Piniella (and most recently with minor league hitting coordinator Dave Keller) trying to [...]