•   Follow us
  •   Become a fan
  •   Contact
  •   RSS
  • OV-facepalm-bg-white

    Daily Facepalm 2.23.12, Position Players report 194 Comments

    Position players report to spring training today Speaking of which, Mets manager Terry Collins is bitching yet again about players not reporting earlier than their report date. Pouliot ...

    "You better know who your ninth starter's going to be" 252 Comments

    I’ve been a bit confused by one of Theo’s comments since taking over as President of Baseball Operations. “We need starting pitching. You can’t take your chances ...

    What the Cubs have to consider at the Winter Meetings 81 Comments

    We haven’t talked a lot about what the Cubs need to do this offseason. When the season ended they were without a GM so it made no sense. After they hired Theo and he assembled ...
    554-28akex2

    Series Preview: St. Louis Cardinals (90-72) vs Philadelphia Phillies (102-60) 169 Comments

    St. Louis squeaked its way into the playoffs thanks to a late-season collapse by the Braves. Again, I find it crazy that there are 2 NL Central teams in the playoffs. Team Overviews Team ...

    Series Preview: Oklahoma City Redhawks of Houston (51-98) at Iowa Cubs of Chicago (65-85) 334 Comments

    Can’t yoiu just feel the excitement in this matchup? There’s a good chance that the Cubs will be the team to push the Astros over the 100-loss threshold this weekend, just ...

    Carlos Zambrano Kept On Truckin' 100 Comments

    Sometimes the lights all shinin on me Carlos Zambrano earned a cup of coffee in 2001 and then earned his spot in the 2003 rotation with his half-season of MLB work in 2002. Mark Prior ...

    Series Preview: Iowa Cubs (24-36) at Philadelphia Phillies (37-25) 34 Comments

    It’s too bad the Cubs didn’t lose last night, because this series could have easily pushed the losing streak to thirteen. Of course, despite that we’ll probably see ...

    NL Central Questions & Answers: Houston Astros 123 Comments

    Prior to the start of the season we’re going to be previeing the other NL Central teams in two ways. First, Berselius will post the team’s projections for 2011 and then ...

    NL Central preview: Houston Astros 53 Comments

    Last Year: The Astros started off the year with eight straight losses, and were sitting at 17 games below .500 at the all-star break. However, they turned things around somewhat in ...