The Hall of Fame is worthless 1 Comment
Who knows what happens with the voting for this year's class, but I think it's a safe bet that at least a few of the guys more than deserving of getting in will not. In the ...
Obstructed View Hall of Fame Survey 93 Comments
Aisle 424 suggested we have a Hall of Fame survey that includes all 37 players on the ballot. We figured it might be fun so we've set one up. We're using the same rules: pick ...
Microsoft smart glasses and baseball 38 Comments
I happened to see this article this morning on the BBC app and thought it was interesting enough to highlight here. Microsoft has patented some smart glasses similar to what Google ...
World Series Preview: San Francisco Giants (94-68) vs Detroit Tigers (88-74) 148 Comments
The Giants have home field advantage in this series thanks to All-Star Game MVP Melky Cabrera, who was suspended for PED violations and was left off the Giants playoff roster (his 50 ...
OV’s Free Agent Frenzy 164 Comments
We figured we may as well have a free agent contest this offseason. The winner will get 5 free subscriptions to Obstructed View along with bragging rights for a full calendar year. ...
ALCS Preview: Tigers vs. Yankees 40 Comments
I didn't get around to doing a preview for this series so I'm going to link to one that is far better than anything I could have done. SG does fantastic work on RLYW and based ...
ALDS series preview: Orioles vs. Yankees 89 Comments
Did anyone think the Orioles would be in the playoffs? Did anyone think the O's might actually pull off the AL East division win? Well, they're in the playoffs and they very ...
Series preview: San Francisco Giants (94-68) vs Cincinnati Reds (97-65) 73 Comments
The Reds jockeyed with several other NL Central teams (including the Pirates!) for the divisional lead for the first half of the season, but after July 19 they moved into first place ...
ALDS Series Preview: A’s vs. Tigers 45 Comments
The A's came from about a billion games back to win the AL West thanks to the Rangers cubbing the final month or so of the season. That's not to say the A's backed into ...
Sox Fans Are Weird 58 Comments
I'll never understand how Cubs fans and White Sox fans can technically be from the same city. Last night, the Sox had Chris Sale taking the mound as they went for the first ...
Melky Cabrera 70 Comments
This is a strange story.
In a bizarre attempt to avoid a 50-game drug suspension, San Francisco Giants star Melky Cabrera created a fictitious website and a nonexistent product designed ...
2012 Astros Draft: Behind The Scenes No Comments
There's a fantastic article about the Astros draft on Crawfish Boxes. Here's a snippet:
1.1: Heck and Luhnow both talked of the 1.1 like it was a frightening blessing, like ...
A few things that don’t make sense 111 Comments
Carl Crawford and a prospect to the Marlins for Hanley Ramirez and Heath Bell is something that Bob NIghtengale is suggesting is in the works that doesn't make the least bit of ...
AL Dominance Over NL Continues 2 Comments
The American League continues to dominate the National League in head to head competition and have for several years. The AL has a .571 winning percentage over the NL this season.
We ...
2012 MLB Draft: Best Available Prospects 15 Comments
The first day of the draft is over, which means we've only seen 60 selections so far and have 39 rounds to go. I thought I'd post a roundup of the stuff we posted yesterday ...
Bobby Ojeda’s Left Arm 8 Comments
Bobby Ojeda has written an article that's been published on The New York Times. He talks about the pain he went through just to pitch and how he hid it from the coaching staff. ...
Power hitters should be bunting more frequently 51 Comments
I figured we could use a new post and it seemed like a good time to point out how power hitters are failing to maximize their production. Many of them are shifted against these days, ...
Barry Bonds: “I do really care” about the hall of fame 69 Comments