Archive for August 2009

Eight potential AL pickups.

A trio of outfielders, a speedy shortstop, and two ahead-of-the-curve SP choices top the list of this week’s potential NL pickups.

Warning: do not read why Adrian Beltre just hit the disabled list.

Sorry folks — the law has once again called me to duty, so I’m gonna have to maintain radio silence for a while. I had a big old Bronson Arroyo post in the works too, but it’ll have to wait. I suppose it can be summed up thusly: Bronson Arroyo has over-shared, and it’s more […]

ShysterBall wants to be 100% clear on this: we have no interest whatsoever in signing Michael Vick, and all reports to the contrary are false. The Phils made the right move with Jamie Moyer, even if Rick Sutcliffe says otherwise. The Nats have, in all likelihood, made an offer to Stephen Strasburg. Scott Boras, as […]

From a press release just issued by the International Baseball Federation following the sports’ failure to make the 2016 Olympic Games: The IBAF would like to congratulate golf and rugby on their selection today. Both will be welcome additions to the Olympic programme and should add great excitement to which ever city is selected to […]

Phillies 12, Cubs 5: Pedro Martinez wasn’t spectacular in his 2009 debut, but he was effective enough and showed that he still belonged on a Major League mound (5 IP, 7 H, 3 ER, 5K). I was most impressed by his first inning strikeout of Jake Fox where, after consistently hitting 88 on the gun […]

Jeremy Jeffress, Jason Donald, Kyle Skipworth, Michael Main, and Mike Moustakas head up the most disappointing player of the year nominations.

Looking at updating a projection in-season. Beware of math.