Philography: Mitch Williams

Mitch 'Wild Thing' Williams was both hero and goat to the Phillies '93 NL champions   It may be hard for many fans of the team to believe, but Mitch Williams only pitched for the Philadelphia Phillies for three seasons, from 1991-1993. But in those three short years, particularly for his final game in red … Continue reading Philography: Mitch Williams

World Series 2014: The other team shows up

Omar Infante's HR twisted dagger into Hunter StricklandA funny thing happened last night on the way to the San Francisco Giants inevitable World Series championship. The other team showed up.The Kansas City Royals erupted for five runs in the 6th inning, then turned the game over to their shutdown back-end bullpen. The result was a … Continue reading World Series 2014: The other team shows up

Giants continue to confound me

Hunter Pence and Giants crush Royals in Series openerI have nothing against the San Francisco Giants. I just don't think they are as good as they have been playing this month. I may be wrong.The Giants continue to confound me with their high level of play, and last night's opening game of the 2014 World … Continue reading Giants continue to confound me

World Series 2014: These wildcards are no jokers

Greg Holland and the KC bullpen should emerge victoriousA year ago when I made my prediction of the Boston Red Sox defeating the Saint Louis Cardinals in the 2013 World Series, it wasn't a difficult prediction to make.Despite the fact that the 2013 Series featured the best teams by record in both the NL and … Continue reading World Series 2014: These wildcards are no jokers

MLB Defensive Team of the Year 2014

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