Archive for Athletics

Tim Dierkes opens the fantasy mailbag once again. Should you cut Ted Lilly, Matt Kemp and Mark Lowe? Answers to those and many other questions.

The cases for six more youngsters, with video.

After ten years in the minor leagues, Jack Cust burst onto the major league scene in 2007 with 26 home runs. This article examines Cust’s 2007 performance, looking at his strengths and weaknesses as a hitter.

The Yankees changed managers and owners and got a lot younger, but the Bronx Bombers roll on.

The Rockies went from .500 to the World Series in about a month last season, but will they make it out of a competitive NL West?

They’re rebuilding, but the year’s not hopeless

Having downloaded nearly 150 team splits for every squad since 1957, Chris clues us in on which teams’ hitting and pitching achievements from last year were the most amazing.

John and Geoff chat about life, the universe and everything over a cold beer.

Who went deep and who dug deep?

On Feb. 20, 1963 the Chicago Cubs hired Bob Kennedy to be the head man on their team in 1963. This effectively put an end to a unique—and ill-conceived—plan.