Andrelton Simmons of the Braves is the best defensive shortstop in the game todayFor the casual fan of the game, the least appreciated and valued part of most baseball games is defense.Until some egregious error is made that costs their team a run, or worse yet, a game, many fans simply do not value this … Continue reading MLB Defensive Team of the Year 2014
21st century dynasty: Why not Phillies?
The night of October 26th, 2000 was a beautiful, cool but comfortable one in New York City. In the pre-9/11 world of the Big Apple, this would be a far from typical Autumn evening.The 5th game of the 2000 World Series, the last official Fall Classic of the 20th century, was being held that night … Continue reading 21st century dynasty: Why not Phillies?
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
American League Most Valuable Player
Like yesterday's evaluation of the National League Most Valuable Player candidates, and the selection of my own Top 10 vote, there is a hitter-pitcher element in the AL this season.The starting pitcher candidate in this case is Seattle Mariners righthander "King Felix" Hernandez. Like his NL counterpart, Clayton Kershaw, the King is most certainly the … Continue reading American League Most Valuable Player
National League Most Valuable Player
As the 2014 Major League Baseball season sprints into it's stretch run, each week separates post-season wheat from chaff. Time runs out on some clubs, and the words "Magic Number" once again emerge into the game's vocabulary for others.As teams push for the pennant, they are often driven forward by one man, one lead character … Continue reading National League Most Valuable Player
MATT VEASEY 