Pete Rose with the Phillies in the 1981 season Philadelphia Phillies fans who were around to enjoy the emergence of the team as a contender in the second half of the 1970′s know the story well. Despite being contenders every season since 1975. Despite three straight National League East Division crowns. Despite franchise record-setting, … Continue reading Time for MLB to lift the ban on Pete Rose
MLB July 2014 Power Ranking
You don't know them, but KC is baseball's best teamWe're officially halfway through the 2014 Major League Baseball regular season, and while some teams are getting hot, such as the new team atop the rankings, others are collapsing, such as my hometown Philadelphia Phillies.Thanks go out to the folks at the Fangraphs website, whose statistical … Continue reading MLB July 2014 Power Ranking
Goodbye, Mr. Padre
It was the summer of 1982, and I was a still young 21-year old baseball fan who was beginning to take notice of something happening within the game that I had followed for about a dozen years.The heroes of the game in my childhood were beginning to age, and some were even retiring. For example, Reggie … Continue reading Goodbye, Mr. Padre
MLB June 2014 Power Ranking
Josh Donaldson and the A's atop first Power RankingWe are now two full months into the 2014 Major League Baseball season, and teams have had more than ample time to separate themselves based on their results and ability to overcome adversity, such as debilitating injuries.So now is the time that a relevant Power Ranking of … Continue reading MLB June 2014 Power Ranking
There’s an MLB Draft too?
There is always a great deal of publicity and conversation in the sports world regarding the NFL Draft and even the NBA Draft process each year.But outside of it's most die-hard fans, few others may realize that Major League Baseball also conducts it's own draft process each year.One of the main reasons that the NFL/NBA … Continue reading There’s an MLB Draft too?
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