MLB Mid-September 2014 Power Ranking

Jordan Zimmermann, Gio Gonzalez, Stephen Strasburg frontthe NL-best Wasington Nationals top-ranked pitching staffThis marks the 6th Power Ranking released in the 2014 season, with previous versions released on June 1st, July 1st, August 1st, August 15th, and September 3rd.In each of those previous versions, the focus has largely been on teams from the American League. … Continue reading MLB Mid-September 2014 Power Ranking

MLB September 2015 Power Ranking

Alex Gordon (4) and KC are Power Ranking royaltyWhen it's July 1st and you're ranked at the top of the Power Ranking, as the Kansas City Royals were back on that date, it may still be a little too early to get overly excited.When you're an evaluator and you put a team like the Royals, … Continue reading MLB September 2015 Power Ranking

MLB 2014: American League East

My countdown to the 2014 Major League Baseball season begins here, with predictions for the upcoming season in the always rough-n-tumble American League East Division.This is the home of the defending World Series champion Boston Red Sox, winners of three rings over the past decade.It is also the home of baseball's crown jewel franchise, the … Continue reading MLB 2014: American League East

The forgotten Philly World Series

Baltimore Orioles catcher Rick Dempsey was the MVP of an often overlooked 1983 World Series   No one of a certain age will ever forget the events of October 1980 as the Phillies won their first and only World Series title behind future Hall of Famers Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton, the legendary Pete Rose, … Continue reading The forgotten Philly World Series

The World Series of my childhood

Carlton Fisk of Boston tries to wave his long fly ball to left field fair in the 10th inning of Game 6 in the 1975 World Series at Fenway Park vs Cincinnati   For the first time in 15 years, and for just the fourth time in my life, the World Series is coming to … Continue reading The World Series of my childhood