This came up as a related item when I was browsing some of the A&E World Series sets on the MLB Shop: The must-have DVD revealing secrets from MLB’s top stars! Valuable tips and memorable exchanges from MLB’s biggest stars are exposed through the eyes of Jennie Finch, MLB’s This Week In Baseball correspondent and [...]
Archive of entries posted on November 2009
Stop Overvaluing Firstbase Offense (Dammit)
Here’s the top 10 finishers for the AL MVP. The actual AL MVP was as big a no-brainer as you can get outside of the NL MVP this year, so we’re not looking at that (or the rogue Miguel Cabrera vote). 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points Joe Mauer 27 [...]
Hot Stove Authority Abuse
This article has no by-line but according to the Daily News, here are “Five Free Agents the Yankees are Eyeing”: 1. RHP John Lackey (11-8, 3.83 ERA): The Yankees will be hesitant to pay him what he wants, but if Andy Pettitte retires, they may have to. 2. INF/OF Mark DeRosa (.250, 23 HR, 78 [...]
I Can Make Up Outlandish Rumors Too
Last night I was told by an MLB executive that the Yankees plan to switch Derek Jeter to Left Field this season, citing his declining range in the field. This would allow the Yankees to start Ramiro Pena–a glove they really like–at Shortstop and shore up their infield defense. One long-time scout said that he [...]
Following Up on Pre-Season Predictions
Since at the beginning of the year, I decided to compile pre-season predictions that I found I figure that it makes sense to review them now that the year is over. Here are the original posts: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Worst Predictions Sports Illustrated picked the Mets to win it all, reaching the [...]
My Completely Made Up 2010 Yankees 25 Man Roster
This is only a draft so things might not go exactly according to plan. When that happens it is all Brian Cashman’s fault for not doing his job well enough. Infield 1B – Mark Teixeira 2B – Mark DeRosa 3B – Alex Rodriguez SS – Derek Jeter C – Jorge Posada C – Francisco Cervelli [...]
Off-Season Needs Identification: Yay We're Not the Mets
The Yankees just won a World Series but that doesn’t mean they don’t have any holes. There are no teams in Major League Baseball without holes, or room for improvement after all. But the Yankees thankfully don’t have a lot because the current free agent market doesn’t have much to offer this year. With all [...]
Baseball Has Been Over For A Week
This is a long ramble about the season, which I very much enjoyed being a part of even if I am just a fan and don’t actually count for anything in terms of the success the team had. I would have considered it to be a great year even if the Yankees had not been [...]
Offseason Reading List
There’s no more MLB baseball for me to watch in 2009 and while some games from the Dominican, Venezuelan and Puerto Rican Winter Leagues will be made available it isn’t the constant stream you get during the regular season. So I’ve assembled an offseason reading list to keep me from missing watching a game pretty [...]
I Can Live With AJ's Contract Now
When the Yankees signed AJ Burnett for five years and a billion dollars, I was aghast. Not because of the money, because I don’t care so much about that, but because of the five years of having to watch AJ Burnett do his girl with the curl thing. And I was convinced that there was [...]
