Tony LaRussa might be the Alex Rodriguez of managers in the sense he is polarizing and everyone seems to have an opinion of him. He gets blamed for pitch counts, for bullpen specialization, and 4 hour games. He isn’t warm and fuzzy with the media; rather he is uncomfortable to watch interacting with them, as […]
Carlos Beltran likely played his final home game as a member of the Mets yesterday. Today is just another day where we read rumors and wait for the eventual announcement that Beltran has been dealt. I know that the blogosphere and Twitter will “light up” with a polarizing reaction. This won’t be like the K-Rod […]
Jason Giambi returned to his old stomping ground last night. He collected 3 hits, including a long home run in the second inning. Listen to Giambi talk about his new role as a pinch hitter in Colorado, how Troy Tulowitzki wants to emulate Derek Jeter, and what happened to the famous “golden thong” with Michael Kay on ESPN […]
At the current pace we will see more shutouts this year than all but two seasons: 1968 and 1972. The ’68 baseball season was known as “the year of the pitcher,” which led to MLB lowering the mound due to the level of zeroes put up by league hurlers. Carl Yastrzemski led the American League […]
A usual meme you hear from fans, writers, and even baseball executives is how the Yankees are the ruination of baseball. Yes, it’s frustrating to see them outspend the next highest payroll team by fifty million dollars or more, but that is a recent development thanks to the YES Network and the explosion of the […]
The Arizona Fall League has gained some notoriety in the age of the internet. To be honest, before I started doing this show I really never paid attention to winter ball. I will admit I didn’t even know much about the AFL till about three years ago. Up until today I didn’t even know there […]
Don Baylor Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ 1983 34 144 597 534 82 162 33 3 21 85 17 7 40 53 .303 .361 .494 .856 138 Provided by Baseball-Reference.com: View Original Table Generated 7/1/2010. Danny Tartabull Year Age G […]
One of the debates that have raged over here is the value of defense at first base. When using advanced statistics, such as Wins Above Replacement, first base is not given very much value as it’s only slightly higher than the designated hitter. I have always disagreed with that assessment and I found this quote […]
Earlier today I did the NYBD Mets “All Decade Team”, now it’s the Yankees turn. Only difference is, because of the DH, I named a utility player instead of two pinch hitters. This is based on the best individual season at each position. Starting Lineup C- Jorge Posada (2007) 20 HR, 90 RBI, .338 BA, […]
In early November I have Vince Gennaro of Diamond Dollars join me on NYBD Radio to discuss the economics of baseball. One of the topics we ventured into was team’s penchant for backloading deals. Seeing how difficult it is to trade Luis Castillo wouldn’t it make sense to front load deals during player’s productive years […]