Our annual process of polling the staff here at TBOH as to their predictions for the coming season has been completed, and so we’re rolling out those picks in a series of pieces.The TBOH staff will reveal our cumulative staff choice, as well as our individual picks, for the order of finish in each of Major … Continue reading MLB 2016 predictions: AL Central Division
The Jim Thome Era begins
Jim Thome signed with the Phillies a dozen years ago todayIt was on this date in 2002 that the Jim Thome Era in Philadelphia Phillies baseball officially began when the club announced they had signed the free agent slugger to a 6-year, $85+ million contract.It was the culmination of a month-long courtship which had included … Continue reading The Jim Thome Era begins
MLB 2014: American League Central
The 2014 MLB predictions continue today with the American League Central Division, home to half of the now 113-year old league's charter franchise clubs.Founded in the old Western League in 1894, the Detroit Tigers are the oldest continuous one-name, one-city franchise in the American League, and one of those 8 junior circuit charter franchises.The franchise … Continue reading MLB 2014: American League Central
Down the stretch they come!
For hardcore baseball fans like myself, this is the most wonderful time of the year. The weather will begin to turn cooler, daylight will fade faster, but the pennant races will be heating up and the stars will come out to shine as the MLB regular season comes to a climax this month.Tonight, those races … Continue reading Down the stretch they come!
MATT VEASEY 