Can’t Get No Satisfaction
Five days in the Florida sun watching baseball without commuting on Metro, conference calls from hell, or stereo political rhetoric. Â How can the crowds be so small down here when the grass is so...
View ArticleDisaster Start
So far the Cardinals have played two games in Arizona. Â The differences could not be more stark. Monday night, it was vintage 2010 Cardinals. Â Brad Penny allowed a couple of runs in the first, then...
View ArticleBottoming Out in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor
They should bottle Showalter’s elixir and sell it outside Camden Yarks. Â The Baltimore Orioles are showing signs of life in response to their new manager’s tonic after flat-lining for more than half...
View ArticleYankees Need a Back-Up in Ivan Nova
As the New York Yankees thrust towards the playoffs, with a magic number of three as of this writing, some postseason roster decisions still loom––large. At this point, the concern for theÂ...
View ArticleBurnett Does Not Fit on Yanks ALDS Roster
With the postseason set to begin on Wednesday, the Yankees announced their roster for the American League Division series against the Twins. As expected, AJ Burnett is on the roster––although he...
View ArticleCleaning up the Desktop
A rundown of some of the recent goings-on in baseball as soon as they calculate my VoRP. It’s been over a month since I last filed a piece for Seamheads. To answer the question on the minds of all...
View ArticleAL East Positional Analysis And Ranking: Center Field
I am in the midst of a series examining the relative strengths and weaknesses of the teams in the AL East, on a position-by-position basis. The players at each position are being ranked in relation to...
View ArticleAL East Positional Analysis And Ranking: Right Field
I am in the midst of a series examining the relative strengths and weaknesses of the teams in the AL East, on a position-by-position basis. The players at each position are being ranked in relation to...
View Article2011 AL East Positional Analysis And Ranking: Designated Hitter
I am finally at the end of my series examining the relative strengths and weaknesses of the teams in the AL East, on a position-by-position basis. The players at each position have been ranked in...
View ArticleMLB Preview, 2011: Red Sox Rank Best in Positional Analysis of the AL East
A few weeks ago, I initiated a series of articles analyzing and ranking the starters for all of the clubs in the American League East. The series concluded with the belated publication of my analysis...
View Article2011 All-Star Rosters: Analysis in the Context of the Process
Each year casual and serious baseball fans alike enjoying critiquing the selections for the MLB All-Star game. Most often these amount to “snub lists” or selecting preferred rosters without...
View ArticleClearing The Bases
We’ve had to take a few weeks off due to some software problems, but we’re back today, just in time to watch all of the players that major league teams will call up to fortify their bullpen and bench...
View ArticleThe Pitchers: The 4 Levels of Greatness – Part 2
The CAWS Career Gauge has identified only fifty-one (51) 20th century major league pitchers who have obvious Hall of Fame numbers. In Part 1, I introduced the thirty-nine (39) 20th century pitchers in...
View ArticleClearing The Bases
I completed all of my spring training rankings for each position last week. Now that I have done that it’s time to go back and take a look at each set of rankings and see if there are any changes that...
View ArticleThe Day of the (Starting) Pitcher
So we’re one day into the new baseball season, and most of what we’ve seen is great starting pitching. Even though the Mets moved in the outfield fences at Citi Field, the Mets and Braves managed to...
View ArticleA New Beginning for Astros in April
While the Astros 9-14 record in April was a disappointment, it was better than the last 2 Aprils and there were some encouraging signs. The Astros outscored their opposition104-100 which should have...
View ArticleAstros Show Some Improvement in June
The Astros entered the final weekend of the month of June with a 12-12 record and a chance to have their first winning month in years. However, they were swept at home by the Los Angeles Angels and...
View ArticleMedlen’s Misfortune is Everyone’s Misfortune
As the 2012 season drew to a conclusion, Stephen Strasburg’s absence from the rotation of the Washington Nationals was one of the more hotly debated issues. Often those heaping abuse on the Nationals...
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