The Case for Mark Buehrle
By: Mike Carter Mark Buehrle. His name uttered always brings a smile to my face. Buehrle is an affable guy, a sort of everyman who pitched for 16 seasons in…
Go the Distance
By: Mike Carter The Field of Dreams game is still playing on repeat in my head. Let me try and explain to you why. When I was in high school,…
The Best of Mike: Part Two
By: Mike Carter It’s hard to believe that I have written fifty of these pieces for the wonderful people at 9 Inning Know It All. I remember Kelly asking me…
My Dinner with Ozzie
By: Mike Carter I was asked by Kelly a few weeks ago if I had ever met or spent any time with Major League baseball people. I am fortunate enough…
Glimmers of Hope
By: Mike Carter In what has become a frequent statement for me opening these pieces in the last year, I find myself uncertain of what to say. I’m looking for…
Hot Stove Musings
By: Mike Carter As my school semester ends, here are some random firings of neurons in my brain this weekend. Is it just me, or has the offseason seemed like…
Hot Stove Free Agent Predictions Part 2
By: Mike Carter I have to gloat for ten seconds. If you read my piece on playoff predictions last month, you saw that I actually picked BOTH combatants in the…
Postseason Predictions by Mike Carter
By: Mike Carter And just like that, it’s over. The 60 game sprint of a baseball season in 2020 is over. We saw some crazy things, didn’t we, friends? With…
Lucas Giolito and the No-Hitter
By: Mike Carter Two years ago Lucas Giolito was the worst starting pitcher in major league baseball: 10-13 with an ugly 6.13 ERA. Ninety walks and 166 hits in 173…
What Might We See in MLB This Year?
By: Mike Carter I hope you and yours are all faring well during the summer of pandemic. Do you have baseball fever yet? Or are you lukewarm in your enthusiasm…