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Pat Caputo and the Hall of Fame 12 Comments
I had never heard of Pat Caputo before this morning, but found a link on The Book Blog and had to check it out. Tango highlighted how Caputo won't vote for Craig Biggio because, ...
Barry Bonds: “I do really care” about the hall of fame 69 Comments
"I do really care," Bonds said. "I may say I don't, but I do really care. I've been through a lot in my life so not too many things bother me. Making the Hall ...
AL Scout on A-Rod: I can’t believe anyone would be interested 80 Comments
AL scout on arod: "I can't believe anyone would be interested." #114MIL plus #30MIL in milestone HR bonuses
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeymanCBS) October 19, 2012
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On Ryan Braun’s overturned suspension 154 Comments
I’m not here to exonerate Ryan Braun or declare that he’s definitely clean. I have no idea if he used steroids or not, just like I have no idea if Roy Halladay has used ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in Commentary And Analysis
Talent is a combination of skills 109 Comments
It’s easy for us to look at a player and highlight a major weakness. We do this all the time. That weakness then overshadows what the player does well. If that player hits a game ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in News And Rumors
Cheatingiest Cheating Cheater 259 Comments
Barry Bonds was sentenced today.
The Barry Bonds case is over. Bonds, as we speak, is being sentenced. The penalty: 30 days of house arrest, two years of probation and 250 ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in Major League Baseball
Carlos Zambrano's Trade Value 235 Comments
I feel like the debate regarding whether or not to trade Carlos Zambrano has been ongoing for as long as his career has. In reality it began after the 2006 season. So much of his career ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in News And Rumors
Another shitty Cubs season in review: Carlos Zambrano 50 Comments
I was planning to do a few of these a week and I know berselius is going to help, but then Theo-mania started and I got sidetracked. I started thinking about doing them again and my ...
The Keltner List and Sammy Sosa 298 Comments
I was reading the most recent article on Nate Silver's Five Thirty Eight and he brought up the Keltner List. I had meant to do this for Sammy Sosa a few years, but completely forgot. ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in Commentary And Analysis
What the hell are the Cubs going to do this offseason? 46 Comments
I started blogging about the Cubs after the 2003 season. Myself and a couple others eventually started our own blog, but even after the 2003 season the direction the Cubs were heading ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in News And Rumors
Joe Posnanski on Barry Bonds 6 Comments
One of the best sportswriters, Joe Posnanski, recently got into a debate with Bob Costas about Barry Bonds as one of the best players of all time. As a Bay Area native I followed ...
By Rice Cube on . Posted in Unobstructed Views
Some thoughts on the so-called team meetings 87 Comments
On Saturday Tim explained how silly the Cubs are, but I came to a much different conclusion than he did after reading the same thing. Let me start with just quoting some of the same ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in News And Rumors
The All Average wOBA hitters 174 Comments
I was looking on Fangraphs at Starlin Castro‘s stats this morning and couldn’t help but notice that his .357 wOBA was almost entirely batting average (.330). It doesn’t ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in News And Rumors
I just checked and Barry Bonds is still the home run leader 75 Comments
As you all know by now, Barry Bonds was convicted two days ago for hitting too many home runs. It’s a serious offense in modern America. Punishment has not yet been handed down ...
By dmick89 on . Posted in Major League Baseball
The 2013 Hall of Fame class and the Keltner List 84 Comments