A Realistic Look at the 2008 Houston Astros
Jul 20, 2008 | 6:12PM | birk
The Houston Astros are 12 GB of the Cubs in the division and
10 GB of the Cardinals in the Wild Card. To make matters worse, the Astros
would have to pass four teams to claim the division and six team... Read More
categories: MLB, Houston Astros, Lance Berkman, Roy Oswalt, Carlos Lee, Miguel Tejada, Ty Wigginton, Kazuo Matsui, Mark Loretta, Jose Valverde, Doug Brocail
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Did The Fans Get The Final Vote Right?
Jul 11, 2008 | 11:28AM | RaysDigest
The ballots are in. Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Corey Hart and Tampa Bay Rays third baseman Evan Longoria are headed t... Read More
categories: Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, Milwaukee Brewers, Corey Hart, Tampa Bay Rays, Evan Longoria, San Francisco Giants, New York Yankees, Jason Giambi, Pat Burrell, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, Carlos Lee, Matt Holliday, Colorado Rockies, Brian Roberts, Baltimore Orioles, Jose Guillen
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Ten Most Important Plays of the Week
May 11, 2008 | 8:37PM | birk
This past Wednesday, Carlos Gomez hit for the cycle and Joey
Votto hit three home runs. On SportsCenter’s Top Plays, Votto’s performance
ranked 10th while Gomez’s performance ranked 4th.... Read More
categories: Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Brewers, Cleveland Indians, Colorado Rockies, MLB, Houston Astros, Oakland Athletics, Chicago White Sox, San Francisco Giants, Tampa Bay Rays, St. Louis Cardinals, Carlos Gomez, Joey Votto, Mike Lamb, Rickie Weeks, David Dellucci, Chris Iannetta, Carlos Lee, Mark Ellis
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Another One Bites the Dust: Houston Astros
Sep 18, 2007 | 7:02PM | birk
In a season where they were more concerned with achieving records than winning ball games, is it any surprise the Astros are not in the playoff race?The Good Roy Oswalt has continued to be Roy Oswalt, although his peripherals have been on the decline. This marks the fourth straight year that Oswalt has seen his strikeout rate decline, but the bigger... Read More
categories: Houston Astros, Hunter Pence, Ryan Braun, NL Central, Wandy Rodriguez, Lance Berkman, Carlos Lee, Woody Williams, Chris Burke, Craig Biggio
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#### The Star Telegram - Blowing Up Randy Galloway's Column
May 25, 2007 | 10:03AM | Morisato
Apologies to the Boston Red Sox, coming into Arlington for a weekend series with the best record in baseball. Excuse our mess of a team, but also let it serve as a warning.
Usually, Galloway columns begin w... Read More
categories: MLB, Texas Rangers, Randy Galloway, Jim Reeves, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Carlos Lee, Houston Astros
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Change Is Coming In The NL Central
Apr 03, 2007 | 11:16AM | madskillz3069
by Teddy Covers, senior handicapper at www.sportsmemo.com The
St Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros finished 1-2 in the NL Central
standings... Read More
categories: MLB, baseball, Saint Louis Cardinals, Houston Astros, NL Central, Pittsburgh Pirates, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Brad Lidge, Craig Biggio, Morgan Ensberg, Carlos Lee, Lance Berkman, Roger Clemens, Roy Oswalt, Jason Jennings, Woody Williams, Wandy Rodrigues, Chris Sampson
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The 2007 Baseball Award Winner Predictions
Mar 28, 2007 | 8:19PM | ViningSportsPunk
Now that spring has finally started to emerge it means that
the real baseball season is about to start. The slate will be wiped clean for
those players struggling so far this season, but are hot starts ... Read More
categories: baseball, MVP, Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, Scott Kazmir, David Ortiz, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Gary Sheffield, Gil Meche, Roy Oswalt, Jose Reyes, Mike Pelfrey, Derrek Lee, Todd Helton, Carlos Lee, grady little
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Fantasy Rankings: Outfielders
Mar 18, 2007 | 7:13AM | birk
Standard Information (Yahoo! Defaults)12-Team, 5x5, Mixed LeaguePositions: C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, 3 OF, U, 2 SP, 2 RP, 3 PStats: R, HR, RBI, SB, AVG, W, SV, K, ERA, WHIPLimits: 1250 IP & 162 GFor outfielders, I am not considering individual positions. If your league does, push CF up in the rankings.Replacement Level81 R, 20 HR, 75, 11 SB, .283 AVGFi... Read More
categories: Alfonso Soriano, Vladimir Guerrero, Matt Holliday, Carl Crawford, Lance Berkman, Carlos Beltran, Grady Sizemore, Manny Ramirez, Carlos Lee, Jason Bay, Vernon Wells, Andruw Jones, Johnny Damon, Jermaine Dye, Adam Dunn, Chris Young, Ichiro Suzuki, Bobby Abreu, Delmon Young, Rocco Baldelli
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Team Previews - The Milwaukee Brewers
Mar 09, 2007 | 9:33AM | Morisato
Lots of responses to the Blue Jays and Pavano posts yesterday. Love it!
Let's see where the hat wants to go today....
Okay cuziffer. Quit your #... Read More
categories: MLB, Milwaukee Brewers, Prince Fielder, Carlos Lee, Texas Rangers, Francisco Cordero, Kevin Mench, Ben Sheets, Jeff Suppan, Johnny Estrada, Craig Counsell, Stephen Drew, Ryan Braun, Yovani Gallardo, Tony Gwynn
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things i've been wrong about...this could get lengthy
Dec 17, 2006 | 4:32PM | cuziffer
where to begin? i'll start by saying this post only dates back to the past year or so....anything more than that, and i'd be writing a book. i'd also like to say that, with some of ... Read More
categories: NFL, MLB, Brett Favre, Charles Woodson, Peyton Manning, Carlos Lee, Milwaukee Brewers, Wisconsin Badgers BB, NCAA BB, NBA, Allen Iverson, Stuff And Junk, Alando Tucker, Brian Butch
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Message to Tom Hicks: Shell Out the Money for Zito, Or I'm No Longer a Ranger Fan
Dec 08, 2006 | 2:19PM | Chrispi
Rangers' GM Jon Daniels has made some comments about the free agency market being overvalued. Daniels doesn't have any economics expertise (unlike the new wave of young GMs, Dan... Read More
categories: Texas Rangers, Barry Zito, Jon Daniels, Tom Hicks, Jason Schmidt, Carlos Lee, Alfonso Soriano, J.D. Drew
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The Rangers Report - Offseason Edition
Oct 31, 2006 | 6:31PM | Morisato
The Rangers Report – 2006 Offseason
Team Record as of October 2, 2006
Final Record: 80-82
Third in the American League West
The Managerial Search So Far
Here’s a little more about the people who are applying to be the Rangers’ manager.
· Don Wakamatsu – Current Rangers B... Read More
categories: MLB, Texas Rangers, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Rod Barajas, Adam Eaton, Mark DeRosa, Carlos Lee, Gary Matthews Jr., Jim Edmonds, David Dellucci, Luis Gonzalez, Mark Mulder, Ted Lilly, Barry Zito, Jason Schmidt, Frank Catalanotto
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A Giant Leap Forward
Oct 05, 2006 | 6:09PM | Nooch
The San Francisco Giants finished the 2005 season with a record of 75-87, seven games off the pace in a notoriously weak division. The excuses for the sub-par year were plentiful. The team’s resident superstar, Barry B... Read More
categories: MLB, San Francisco Giants, Barry Bonds, Felipe Alou, Bob Brenly, Jason Schmidt, Ray Durham, Moises Alou, Steve Finley, Pedro Feliz, Shea Hillenbrand, Steve Kline, Mark Mulder, Aubrey Huff, Rich Aurilia, Carlos Lee, Torii Hunter, Mike Lieberthal, Armando Benitez, Daily Notes
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some obscure MLB awards you wouldnt know without my help
Oct 03, 2006 | 12:38PM | cuziffer
first, the comeback players of the year.best comeback by a middle-aged, paunchy, admitted steroid using, caucasion corner infielder with bad... Read More
categories: MLB, Ned Yost, Milwaukee Brewers, Carlos Lee, Obscure Baseball Awards, Alfonso Soriano, Washington Nationals, Felipe Alou, Frank Thomas, Jason Giambi, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Lee, Dusty Baker, Joe Girardi, Stuff And Junk, Relentless Pursuit Of Blog Supremecy, Wutchugawnadu Aboudit?
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The Rangers Report - Season Wrap
Oct 02, 2006 | 2:39PM | Morisato
The Rangers Report
Team Record as of October 2, 2006
Final Record: 80-82
Third in the American League West
Final Wrap-Up
This season was a disappointment for the most part. I expected, with all the changes that were made, that a winning season would at least be poss... Read More
categories: MLB, Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Nelson Cruz, Carlos Lee, Ted Lilly, Jake Westbrook, Dontrelle Willis, Andy Pettitte, Detroit Tigers
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baseball moves i'd (kinda) like to see (credit ChipS for the idea)
Sep 28, 2006 | 1:12PM | cuziffer
cool thing about predictions, opinions, projections and ideas, is that you dont need a high IQ or a bunch of silly facts to back them up. all you need is the ability to think outside the box. in my case, not only do i think o... Read More
categories: MLB, Barry Zito, Boston Red Sox, Carlos Lee, Tom Glavine, Greg Maddux, Stuff And Junk, Wutchugawnadu Aboudit?, Relentless Pursuit Of Blog Supremecy, Luke....GAFF Is My Father!
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