Actually, Jon Knott got his first major-league start on Sunday in a Padres win over Milwaukee, but I was distracted by the two Wichita State losses that day (and then by the draft stuff earlier this week). Knott struck out swinging in the 2nd inning, grounded to third in the 4th, and drew a walk […]

It looks like that might be my “record” today. 0-5. The Dodgers already lost and the Yankees won, which puts me at 0-2. The Red Sox are getting shut out 4-0 in the 6th inning (there’s a rain delay), and to make matters worse, the team beating them is the Padres (who are battling the […]

As I write this, it’s 1 AM, meaning I should be asleep. Of course I’m not — I’m up looking at box scores. And we had some good ones Tuesday. 20-year-old Royals phenom Zack Grienke had the best game of his young career, pitching seven 3-hit, shutout innings against Montreal to win his first MLB […]

After snagging Tommy Hottovy in the 4th round yesterday, the Red Sox grabbed another Shocker today, picking first baseman Logan Sorensen in the 19th round. Most of you probably don’t know much about Sorensen, and I know there are a lot of Red Sox fans out there, and of course I’m a huge Shocker and […]

The Red Sox chose WSU lefty Tommy Hottovy in the 4th round of the draft today (125th overall pick). Last night I sent Bill James an email hyping Hottovy, and Bill wrote back that the Sox had already zeroed in on him. Boston’s scouting director is David Chadd, who is actually from Wichita (WSU pitching […]

The MLB Draft is starting up in a few minutes and I just thought I’d share my major thoughts before it starts … – Word is that Jered Weaver and Stephen Drew, if not chosen first by San Diego, will freefall down the draft board thanks to their bonus demands. I’m a little surprised that […]

Here’s a list of total WSAA by position in the American League (I posted the NL’s yesterday): C 3 1B -3 2B -14 SS -3 3B -1 OF 6 Tough year for AL second basemen. I can’t keep up with all the Mariner blogs, but it sure appears as though Bret Boone is having a […]

Wichita State lost two dramatic games to Arkansas (the first one ridiculously dramatic), eliminating them from NCAA tournament play. It was a great season for WSU, and I’m obviously sad to see it end. A bunch of good position players will be gone — Drew Moffitt, Logan Sorensen, Nick Blasi, Brandon Green, Shawn Smarsh — […]

My dad drove up from Wichita to go to the Royals-Red Sox game with me tonight. Lawrence (my town) is on the way from Wichita to Kansas City, so my dad came through to pick me up. Trouble was, Wichita State was playing a crucial NCAA tourney game against Arkansas (at Arkansas, one of the […]

For you Brewers’ fans, the Daily Brew has a very nice review of the team’s Win Shares. It’s good to see Win Shares being used properly to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of teams.