First Week Review and a Different Type of Fantasy
Apr 06, 2008 | 11:15AM | birk
One type of article that I always find comical/worthless is
those that start with “If the season ended today…,” so…
If the season ended today, the Orioles, Rays, Angels,
Marlins, Cardinals, Brewers, and Padres would be in the playoffs with the
winner of a 1-game playoff between the White Sox and Royals joining them. Out
of those eight teams, only the Angels and Brewers were considered strong
playoff contenders j... Read More
categories: MLB, Baltimore Orioles, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins, Florida Marlins, Washington Nationals, Cliff Floyd, Jason Kendall, Jose Vidro, Kazuo Matsui, Mike Lamb, Adam Everett, Emil Brown, Carlos Gomez, Darin Erstad, Livan Hernandez, Kyle Kendrick, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros
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Balancing the Market: Catchers
Feb 04, 2008 | 7:22PM | birk
While writing the divisional “Moves to Make” series, I
realized that I was usually making arguments based on an abstract market. When
suggesting a player should be traded or that a team should trade for a better
player at the ... Read More
categories: Kenji Johjima, Seattle Mariners, Jeff Clement, Milwaukee Brewers, Jason Kendall, Jason Varitek, Ivan Rodriguez, Gregg Zaun, Russell Martin, Los Angeles Dodgers
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Another One Bites the Dust: Oakland Athletics
Sep 17, 2007 | 7:23PM | birk
If the Yankees win one more game or the Athletics lose one more game, Oakland will be completely eliminated from the playoff race. What's the probability of either one of those two things happening, let alone both? Zero.The GoodJo... Read More
categories: Oakland Athletics, Nick Swisher, Jack Cust, Bobby Crosby, Joe Blanton, Rich Harden, Dan Haren, Jason Kendall, Rob Bowen, Kurt Suzuki, Eric Chavez, Mark Kotsay, Mike Piazza
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Does Anyone Really Know What Is Going On With Yi? (And Some Other News)
Jul 19, 2007 | 7:57PM | MercuryRising
I'm so confused, I think my head will explode.... His "people" blocked anyone and everyone from Milwaukee to scout him over in China.The... Read More
categories: NBA, Yi Jianlian, Milwaukee Bucks, Milwaukee Brewers, Matt Wise, Adam Dunn, Barry Bonds, Nobody Cares About SF Just Barry Balco, Chris Carpenter, Chicago Cubs, Jason Kendall, Mercury Rising, MLB
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