mlb Stories - Over the Monster
Bud Selig To Determine Cubs, Red Sox Compensation For Theo Epstein
Rejoice, everyone, for the end is in sight! This isn't some pro-Mayan, end of days post, but instead word from on high that the Major League Baseball's commissioner's office will determine the compensation for the Red Sox following Theo Epstein's departure. Given how much attention hasn't been paid...
Why Jurgen Klinsmann is still the right choice for the USMNT
As most of the regular readers know that read this site, I am a pretty big international soccer/USMNT fan. Other than posting the odd lineup here or there for a friendly in the past few months, I haven't had a real USMNT piece up in a while. The holiday break doesn't exactly make for a...
Trades, Free Agents, and Rule 5 Selections in Franchise History
Alex Anthopolous recently re-stated that, while he is exploring all possible free agents, he would "exhaust [all possible trades] first before delving into free agency." It appears that Anthopolous' mantra is to focus on trades rather than free agency to improve the Blue Jays. As a prelude to the...
Should a pitcher have won the MVP?
Let's say you work at a programming company. You work hard, everyday, seven days a week. You do coding, and you do it as good as any regular programmer out there. But then there's this other guy -- he does his work better than anyone does there's, but he only works one day a week. He's obviously...
End of the road for Tony La Russa
When I read that Tony La Russa had retired on Halloween, I initially took to be some sort of joke. Usually fake headlines are saved for April Fool's Day, but I thought maybe some writers were being especially creative. It wasn't until a saw it on the ESPN crawl that I realized it was for real. ...
Why Are Dark Colors So Prevalent in Modern Sports?
A while back when I posted the Notre Dame Uniform History Pictorial there were some rumblings. Once the 2011 version of The Shirt was unveiled it became a full blown discussion. What color blue is appropriate for Notre Dame? It's an interesting question and certainly one in which there really...
Interview with Sports Cards and Memorabilia Expert
This being the off season, it's a perfect time to step outside the usual box and look for some different things to bring to our Windy City Gridiron readers. I was always a fan of those 'cash or trash' type shows that would air on WSCR 670 in Chicago, where callers would call in and ask questions...
Beyond the Box Score 2011 Catcher Defense Ratings: May Edition
And now... the moment you've all been waiting for... the first installment of the Beyond the Box Score Catcher defense ratings of the 2011 season! What, you haven't been waiting for them? What, you aren't interested a catcher defense metric that doesn't give extra credit for a guy hitting like a...
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