Angels again surround Mike Trout with little help

The Los Angeles Angels are off to a 7-10 start to the 2017 season. Those uneven first three weeks have the team tied with the Seattle Mariners for third place in theĀ AL West Division standings. Those two clubs are just a half-game ahead of the last place Oakland Athletics.One of the main reasons that the … Continue reading Angels again surround Mike Trout with little help

MLB 2014: American League West

Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels has played just two full Major League Baseball seasons. But in that short amount of time one thing has become clear: Mike Trout is the best all-around player in the game.The local (Millville, NJ) kid hit .326 with a .399 on-base percentage and .564 slugging percentage, stole 49 … Continue reading MLB 2014: American League West

MLB 2012: American League

The married man laying on this bar about to have the whipped cream and his body devoured, and his ability to overcome the problems involved on the night pictured, is the key to the entire 2012 American League seasonMy predictions for the American League a year ago proved to be a bit of a mixed … Continue reading MLB 2012: American League

A decade of parity and history

In western historical terms, there was no year '0', so most people realize that an official decade truly runs from the year ending in '1' through the 10th year. This means that 2001 opened the true first year, and the recent 2010 season ended the final year of the first decade of the 21st century.For … Continue reading A decade of parity and history

In Cincy, ‘V’ is for ‘Votto’, and ‘Victory’

It has been 73 years since St. Louis Cardinals' Hall of Famer Joe 'Ducky' Medwick hit .374 with 31 homers and 154 rbi to lead the National League in all three categories, in the process becoming the last man to win the 'Triple Crown' in the senior circuit.It has been 15 years since the Cincinnati … Continue reading In Cincy, ‘V’ is for ‘Votto’, and ‘Victory’