I often rip on Joe Morgan for being an idiot, because he often is. In reading the transcript of his chat from yesterday, though, I have to give credit to him for making at least one intelligent observation. Joey, FL: Joe…SOMEONE has gotta ask about A-Rod. Bold prediction for his future? Seems unlikely he’ll leave… Read More »
This one is not even hard. There were only two real candidates all season: Johan Santana and Roy Halladay. Halladay got injured on September 20 and missed his last two starts, which hurt him. But even without that, Santana was the man (again). Sure, you could look at the fact that he led the league… Read More »
They say you can’t buy a championship. Just look at the Yankees, who are out of the playoffs (again) with a $200 million payroll (again). But here’s the thing: you probably CAN buy a championship, but you have to do more than just spend money. Look, the Royals could pay their current roster $200 million… Read More »
[UPDATE: The votes are in, and the winner is Brandon Webb. I have no complaints about that choice.] Now that the regular season is over, it is safe to make my picks for all the awards, since they don’t take postseason play into account. I figured I’d start with the hardest one to pick: National… Read More »
Last week, I talked about a few things that Steve Phillips could have done better in his chat on ESPN.com. But let’s face it, my bread and butter is talking about how stupid Joe Morgan is. And I happen to have two weeks of chats to support my opinions. Let’s do this. From last week’s… Read More »
I generally read all the baseball-related chats on ESPN.com (except the Fantasy Baseball ones). I don’t usually participate while they are going on, what with having a job and all, but I always read them, and I often find myself wishing I were the one doing the answering. It’s not that I think I know… Read More »
I have a new goal in life. It is simply this: to become unbelievably wealthy, buy the Chicago White Sox, and fire Ken Harrelson and Darrin Jackson (“Hawk and DJ,” to themselves and other morons).
Do you realize that the National League could realistically have only one team over .500 in each division? Currently the Mets are the only one in the East, the Cardinals and Reds in the Central, and the Dodgers and Padres in the West (and the D-Backs, if they can pull off this extra-inning game they… Read More »
I got an email a few weeks ago from a friend of mine. He asked which I thought was the more impressive achievement: Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak, or Ted Williams’ .406 batting average. I’ve been giving it quite a bit of thought lately, and I thought I’d put some of my thoughts down here.… Read More »
I am not picking on Buster Olney, really I’m not. I read his blog every day, and I enjoy his insider information. I have nothing against the guy at all. He’s not arrogant or stupid like certain Joe Morgans I could name. He’s not a homer for any particular team (even though he gets accused… Read More »