2016 Playoff Predictions (Josh)

By Josh: I’ve been thinking quite a bit (probably too much) about who I was going to pick this season to make the playoffs, win MVPs, Cy Youngs and more. I have to admit this season’s picks came much harder to me than the past couple years and I think the reason is simply because…

What Baseball Means to Me by Michael Shaffer

By: Michael Shaffer For some, baseball is simply just a game, a sport. But for me, it’s more than that. To me, it’s an experience, an experience I can share with others. Whether it’s family, friends, or even people I’ve never met before, baseball is something that brings us all together to celebrate what has…

Hot Stove Week in Review Dec 28-Jan 3

With the Holidays and New Year’s over let’s hope the Hot Stove starts to heat up again. Still a lot of top free agents left, Chris Davis, Yoenis Cespedes, Alex Gordon and Justin Upton. Free agents market is developing a little slower than past years. Lots left to do with time running out slowly. Only…

Winter Meetings Sunday and Monday Recap

NEWS Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will be the new senior Advisor to the Commissioner Rob Manfred on Youth Programs and Outreach. Armando Galarraga has retired from the MLB. He played 6 years with 4 different teams. He is most famous for his Imperfect Game. He is at the Winter Meetings interviewing for a…

Hot Stove Week in Review Nov 16-22

AWARDS NL Rookie of the Year: Kris Bryant (Cubs) AL Rookie of the Year: Carlos Correa (Astros) NL Manager of the Year: Joe Maddon (Cubs) AL Manager of the Year: Jeff Banister (Rangers) NL Cy Young: Jake Arrieta (Cubs) AL Cy Young: Dallas Keuchel (Astros) NL MVP: Bryce Harper (Nationals) AL MVP: Josh Donaldson (Blue…

NLDS/ALDS Predictions

NLDS: New York Mets (90-72) at Los Angeles Dodgers (92-70) Dodgers win!!! That’s all that needs to be said. I bleed blue!!!   NLDS: Chicago Cubs (97-65) at St. Louis Cardinals (100-62) How the Cardinals won 100 games with all the injuries they had this season is amazing. You can’t ever count them out. Even…

Rancho Cucamonga Quakes Stadium Review

By Josh A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Single-A All-star game at a stadium I had never been too.  Going to new stadiums is always a thrill for me. I get to see what other fans get to see and compare the new stadiums with my favorite stadiums in the northwest.…

MLB Milestones May 2015

A few big time numbers were reached in May and none bigger than Alex Rodriguez passing Willie Mays in HR’s and Lou Gehrig in RBI’s. As controversial as A-Rod has been over the years, what he is doing is pretty amazing considering he didn’t play any ball last year and I am not a Yankees…

My Team Offseason Awards

By Josh: When a lot of the ‘professional’ writers grade out how teams did over the offseason they look to determine just how much of an impact the moves made by each team will affect them during the next season.  That is a perfectly valid way to grade teams but for me I’m going to…