Defensive Indifference

ESPN’s Jayson Stark, who generally seems to be a relatively sane, rational human being, has picked the Atlanta Braves to win the World Series in 2008. Apparently this is the trendy ’sleeper’ pick for this season, and if you really want to go out on a limb, I guess the Braves are as good a […]

I’ve been gorging myself all day on baseball, and despite Mother Nature throwing a wrench into the proverbial gears early on it’s turned into a pretty enjoyable day of games, with a couple going into extra innings. You know the baseball season’s officially underway when Eric Gagné blows his first save. Instead of […]

Well, it’s too soon to tell and Boston holds all the cards in this negotiation, but I like what I see so far. You know what’s depressing? I’m probably going to spend the rest of my adult life wishing I could do something like that and never being able to.
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Now that I’ve recovered from this morning’s “festivities” (it was a good game, but baseball is meant to be played in the afternoon not over a morning sugar-free Red Bull), I’m ready to react to the action.

My main impression from today’s game is that Daisuke Matsuzaka still has some work to do. Dice-K went five […]

Before he has even played one regular season game for them, the Tigers have signed Miguel Cabrera to an 8 year extension worth $153.3 million. The contract is the fourth largest contract in MLB history, and will be finalized once Cabrera passes a physical.
In general, I would argue that a contract of this length is […]

Is the gyroball real? Yeah, I think so. Have I seen it before? Probably. Did I know I was seeing it? Hell no, because it’s not easy to look at a pitcher’s grip and I haven’t seen enough gyroballs to truly distinguish it from a slider or any other offspeed offering. Anyway, just watch the […]