Caught Empty-Handed?

During the preparation season (October to March if you’re like me), there are tons of debates that get looked at from every possible angle. One that comes up annually is position scarcity. Is it better to have the best at a scarce position or just fill the gap with something moderately adequate and hope that [...]

You’ve GOT to be Kidding Me!

I was ready to sit down type out three or four segments of a Player Focus, but after the Tigers blew YET ANOTHER GEM from their oft-struggling pitching, I’m just too damn angry to put together anything worthwhile. This team sucks. I mean it, they are absolutely awful. I thought this offense was supposed to [...]

Picking On the Royals

What follows is NOT a newsflash: The Kansas City Royals suck. See? Nothing new there, huh? The reason it bears mentioning is because prior the recent 8-game losing streak, they were just one game below .500 and you might have started think they weren’t too bad. They are building a nice foundation, I won’t deny [...]

Player Focus 5.27.08

Jay Bruce to Debut for the Reds on Tuesday When perusing the top prospect rankings of many publications this off-season, you likely found Cincinnati’s Jay Bruce no lower than 3rd and oftentimes he occupied the top spot. The writing has been on the walls for a few days now with rumors of Adam Dunn and [...]

Player Focus 5.26.08

Verlander Strong in No-Decision Against Twins The Detroit Tigers bullpen failed Justin Verlander on Sunday afternoon when Francisco Cruceta gave up a grand slam to Jason Kubel in a 6-1 Twins victory. The silver lining for Detroit was that their ace went seven strong innings and did everything he could to set them up for [...]