Ollie & Steven kickoff their 2015 preview series with the NL East. Will Washington dominate again? How much ground have the Marlins and Mets made up? What does Ruben Amaro do with the Phillies? And why are the Braves planning … Continue reading New Podcast! Episode 33: 2015 Preview Series – National League East
By Darren Helley With Opening Day of the 2015 MLB Regular Season on the horizon, we start afresh on the eve of yet another exciting, entertaining summer of baseball. Regardless of how long you’ve been a fan of baseball, a … Continue reading Getting to know stats: hitting
By Casey Boguslaw “Momentum is the next day’s starting pitcher” – Earl Weaver The quote above from a Hall of Fame manager exemplifies an opinion help by many regarding momentum in sports. The evolution of advanced stats has given a … Continue reading Which pitchers shut down streaks the most
By Darren Helley Exhibition games in both the Cactus and Grapefruit Leagues are beginning to get under way as we enter March and the peak of 2015 Spring Training. As the major sprees of the off-season are behind us, and … Continue reading MLB 2015 Offseason Grades: National League West
By Edward Overend As we all know, an MLB roster is made up of 25 players at any time yet all of our attention is focused on the everyday players and the starting pitching. Sure, the accumulator of that most … Continue reading The mismanagement of closers
By Casey Boguslaw The “Boys of Summer” aren’t meant to play in the snow. This weekend will mark the turn of the calendar to March. All teams have reported to spring training and baseball is around the corner. The first … Continue reading It’s too cold for baseball
By Adam Brown When a team starts a rebuild, it is often met with two different sub-genres of fan. The first is the realist, the one who understands that this is an appropriate course of action. The one who comprehends … Continue reading A look to the future: Atlanta Braves
By Casey Boguslaw Tommy John – the name invokes fear to baseball players, managers, and fans. Ironically, the name given to an operation used to remedy a previously-thought incurable injury was named after the first player who had success after … Continue reading The Tommy John epidemic
By Darren Helley First Workouts and Position Player reports are beginning to get under way in the 2015 MLB Spring Training. As the major sprees of the off-season are behind us, and arbitration settlements slowly shrinking within every clubhouse, now … Continue reading MLB 2015 Offseason Grades: National League Central
By Oliver Connolly We’re back. It’s arrived. Another year of Major League Baseball. We’ll have Mike Trout highlight plays, nonsensical trades, Giancarlo Stanton bombs, rule changes, team feuds and lots of dumb opinions. It’s going to be a lot of … Continue reading The Weekly OC: Pace of play, Tyrone Brooks, Face of Baseball and more
By Casey Boguslaw I had a board game that I played as a kid, I can’t remember the name that allowed you to play a full baseball game only using a pack of baseball cards, a gameboard that had a … Continue reading Baseball’s statistical revolution
By Adam Brown One of the few great solaces of being a sports fan is the constant faith that things will get better. No matter how many times your team has been beaten, battered and obliterated, this fandom creates a … Continue reading A look to the future; the Philadelphia Phillies
Call to the Bullpen 