White Sox All-Time Team v.2012
Moving right along, we're looking at the White Sox team, version 2012. You can check out last year's team here. In addition to our normal review, we had to add a position player and two starting...
View ArticleDiamondbacks All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're looking at the Diamondbacks All-Time team. In addition to our normal review, we added an infielder, an outfielder and two starting pitchers to last year's team (which can be seen here)....
View ArticleAngels All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're looking at the Angels All-Time team, version 2012 (last year's team can be seen here).In addition to our normal review, we added an infielder and two starting pitchers to last year's team...
View ArticleDodgers All-Time Team v.2012
Sorry for the brief hiatus - tax season (baseball blogging isn't paying the bills yet).Today we're taking a look at the Dodgers All-Time team, version 2012.In addition to our normal review, we are...
View ArticleAthletics All-Time Team v.2012
Rolling right along, we're looking at the 2012 version of the Athletics All-Time team. The A's have spent time in three cities - Philadelphia (1901-1954), Kansas City (1954-1968 and Oakland...
View ArticleGiants All-Time Team v.2012
Today, we're looking at the Giants All-Time Team, version 2012. Last year's inaugural team can be seen here.In addition to our overall review, we are adding an infielder, an outfielder and two...
View ArticleMariners All-Time Team v.2012
Today we're taking a look at the Mariners All-Time team, version 2012. Last year's inaugural team can be seen here. The Mariners have not been around that long so this team is definitely weaker than...
View ArticlePadres All-Time Team v.2012
Today we're taking a look at the Padres All-Time Team, version 2012. Last year's selections can be seen here.The Padres haven't been around that long and they haven't had many career long studs so...
View ArticleRangers All-Time Team v.2012
Today we're looking at the Rangers All-Time team, version 2012.Last year's inaugural team can be seen here. Putting our stamp of approval on this team has probably the most ambivalent thing we've ever...
View ArticleRockies All-Time Team v.2012
Today we're looking at the Rockies All-Time team version 2012. In addition to our normal review, we added an infielder, an outfielder and two starting pitchers to last year's inaugural team, which can...
View ArticleBaseball Junkies: Annual Predictions (Part 1)
With March Madness in full swing, it seems appropriate to present our predictions for the upcoming baseball season. In what has become a rite of passage, we're doing our best Zoltar impression......
View ArticleBaseball Junkies: Annual Predictions (Part 2)
Continuing on with our predictions, today we're taking a look at player predictions. Last year's player predictions can be seen here (Hersh got three names right, Mc got two and I laid a goose egg)....
View ArticleGetting Your Fantasy Baseball Fix
In the past, we have done fantasy rankings... this year, we decided to axe our fantasy baseball commitments for a couple of reasons. First, we enjoy fantasy baseball and we compete in a long-standing...
View ArticleMLB First Half Awards
The All-Star break is upon us and the first half of the season has been filled with surprises and today, we'll take a look at our First Half Award Winners. But before we get to that, I'd like to offer...
View ArticleKnowing Our Roll - 7/26/2013
If you're tired of hearing about the Ryan Braun/Alex Rodriguez charade, I'll offer you a few alternative articles of interest this morning...- Friend of FBJ, Hall of Very Good has a really neat...
View Article2013 Gold Glove Highlights Baseball's Youth Movement
Nolan Arenado became the first rookie since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001 to win a Gold Glove.The 2013 Rawlings Gold Glove Award winners were announced earlier this week and there are two conclusions that you...
View Article2013 BBA Awards: Connie Mack (Manager of the Year) and Willie Mays (Rookie of...
It's awards season for baseball with the year coming to a close for 2013. We're making our selections for Manager of the Year and Rookie of the Year. To make these picks, we selected the top three...
View Article2013 BBA Awards: Walter Johnson (Cy Young) and Goose Gossage (Reliever)
The pitching in both leagues has continued to improve as we're seeing less and less ridiculous batting seasons. In this post, we'll be examining and making our picks for the Walter Johnson Award...
View Article2013 BBA Awards: Stan Musial Award (MVP)
The final award that we're bringing you is the Stan Musial Award or league MVP. This award is often debated regarding the criteria used to select a winner. There are some people that consider this...
View ArticleWhy the 2015 Hall of Fame Ballot is Very Interesting
We were recently asked to submit our recommendations for the official 2014 Baseball Bloggers Alliance Hall of Fame ballot. The exercise of voting is painstaking, to say the least, and I'm not sure we...
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