Let’s get this out of the way: the A’s have been bad in close games, but their peripheral numbers suggest they’re better than their record. We all know that. The struggles the A’s have had… Read more »
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Mike Carlucci, Brandon Lee, and AD turn a triple play with mini-reviews for LAD, SD, and Detroit.
Prior to this season I had the opportunity to preview the Miami Marlins. It was a fairly optimistic preview. Coming into Spring Training it seemed like there were a lot of things to like in… Read more »
All stats current as of Friday, July 17. The Minnesota Twins are 50-40 and the American League’s top wild-card team in the middle of July. I just wanted to type that sentence to see if… Read more »
The 2015 New York Mets season has been one to remember. The season started off strong with an eleven-game winning streak that launched them into first place in all of Major League Baseball. Since then… Read more »
Before the 2015 season began, Banished to the Pen writers, Effectively Wild preview podcast guests, and numerous projection systems all offered predicted win totals for each of the 30 MLB teams; numbers that were recorded… Read more »
Tampa Bay Rays Picked by most to finish last in the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays have outpaced their projections by being only 3 games out of first with a 46-45 record. This outpaces… Read more »
Just under four months ago, I said the Giants were a slightly above-average team with some rotation question marks, particularly in Matt Cain, that they would regret having Casey McGehee at third base, and that they would barely miss the wild card game, going 86-76.
The 2015 Mariners entered the year with loads of promise, and lofty expectations. Heck, they made the cover of Sports Illustrated’s season preview. Sort of. One of four regional covers. The headline on the Mariners’ cover: “Time to Believe.” Well… then the season actually started, and the times were a-changin’ awful fast.
Note: All stats current through 7/10/15 Two weeks ago, this post would have been all doom and gloom. But the Red Sox have made up a lot of ground in the AL East, putting themselves… Read more »
The past couple of years I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the home run derby. It’s too long (I agree). Not enough of the big stars compete in it (no Harper or Trout this… Read more »
We know the Cardinals are good. Could they be the best home team ever?
The following is an account of the phone call that resulted in the Braves-Diamondbacks trade on 6/20/15. Multiple sources (i.e. no one) helped to piece together the events. Location: Arizona GM Dave Stewart’s office…. Read more »
From the professional level, to public park leagues, to back yards, to couches and televisions, fathers (biological, chosen, or father-figures) and their children spend the summer months playing, discussing, watching, studying, and sharing the game… Read more »
BREAKING: Carlos Correa has been promoted. Repeat, CARLOS CORREA HAS BEEN PROMOTED. He’s making his MLB debut tonight in Chicago against the White Sox and Chris Sale. This is your Game To Watch tonight. Now… Read more »
Discover the rules, regulations and members of the highly exclusive Single Position Club on this Play-Index led quest through the record books.
Monday night marks the season opener for the Sonoma Stompers independent team, and we here at BttP are pretty excited – if not stoked – to see how things unfold this summer. In the meantime,… Read more »
Now you can add Bud Selig alongside Princess Leia and Michael Jackson on the list of famous holograms, thank to the “virtual Bud,” which will surely be just one highlight among many at the new “Bud Selig Experience” in Milwaukee.
Summertime is back, and so is the weekly roundup of Banished to the Pen highlights.
Hi, everyone! And welcome to Write-Up For Yesterday, BttP’s guide to what the heck happened yesterday in baseball. We’re not gonna just hand you some scores here, because we trust you know how to type… Read more »
Kevin: We’re just going to do this the way we want to do it. We hope you like it. We certainly want everybody’s feedback and want to make people happy. Jason: Not really. –Up &… Read more »
Bartolo Colon nearly destroys the internet, Wash returns to save the A’s, and Alex Gordon teaches his son about running into walls. Another normal day in baseball covered in our recap.
We’re honoring another retiree today. Veteran shortstop and three-time All-Star, Rafael Furcal, signed off yesterday. He spent most of his 14-year career with the Braves and Dodgers but I’ll remember him most as the shortstop and popular clubhouse guy for the Cardinals’ 2011 World Series team.
(with apologies to Ogden Nash) Hi, everyone! And welcome to Write-Up For Yesterday, BttP’s guide to what the heck happened yesterday in baseball. We’re not gonna just hand you some scores here, because we trust… Read more »
I won’t spoil anything about the final episode of Mad Men for readers who have yet to watch it, but I will say I’m a little upset we’ll never find out what happened to Lane’s Mets… Read more »
I want you to close your eyes for a moment. Imagine that you live in an alternate universe where the balls used in sports are conscious beings. These beings, all of a sudden, have a… Read more »
(with apologies to Ogden Nash) Hi, everyone! And welcome to Write-Up For Yesterday, BttP’s guide to what the heck happened yesterday in baseball. We’re not gonna just hand you some scores here, because we trust… Read more »
(with apologies to Ogden Nash) Hi, everyone! And welcome to Write-Up For Yesterday, BttP’s guide to what the heck happened yesterday in baseball. We’re not gonna just hand you some scores here, because we trust… Read more »
Giancarlo Stanton hit a home run out of Dodger Stadium. Some other stuff happened, but mostly that on repeat. Check it out in our recap.
Ryan Sullivan, proprietor of NatsGM and host of our own Banished to the Pen podcast, made a trip to Milwaukee’s Miller Park for Baseball Prospectus Night on Saturday, May 9. What follows is a recap… Read more »
