Winter Meetings Thursday Recap

NEWS The 2016 Winter Meetings will be held in Washington D.C. and in 2017 it will be in Orlando, FL.   TRANSACTIONS The Astros have resigned LHP Tony Sipp to a 3 year/$18 million contract. The Rockies have signed 1B Mark Reynolds to a 1 year/$2.6 million contract plus incentives. The Cardinals have signed RHP…

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…

Craziest MLB Trade Deadline Ever

By Josh Let’s be honest, for a few hours I wasn’t able to accomplish as much as I normally do. My phone was going crazy with people tweeting like crazy about all that was going on in the MLB world. Things were absolutely crazy. Heck here is the easiest way for me to break everything…

Mt Rushmore NL Central Report

Here are the results from the second division in the Mt Rushmore voting. Chicago Cubs Ernie Banks (21 votes) Ryne Sandberg (18 votes) Ron Santo (14 votes) Fergie Jenkins (12 votes) Other receiving votes: Billy Williams (6 votes), Sammy Sosa (3 votes), Hack Wilson (3 votes), Kerry Wood (2 votes), Mark Grace (2 votes), Three…

The Obstruction Explained

By Scott: Three things to keep in mind on the game-ending obstruction call There’s a lot that’s been written about the obstruction play that ended Game 3 of the World Series, most of which explains why the call was right. If you haven’t read one of those pieces, do that to get the background on…

Game 1 Error

By Scott: In one of several inept defensive displays by the Cardinals in Game 1 of the World Series last night, pitcher Adam Wainwright allowed a pop-up by Stephen Drew to fall right in front of him despite being in position to easily make the play. Cards catcher Yadier Molina was also in the area…

Playoff Thoughts: The Championship Series

By Josh: So I went with my heart on two playoff picks and missed but my World Series picks are still alive and let’s be honest the two Championship Series look like great match ups. American League Championship Series Detroit Tigers vs. Boston Red Sox Although I would have loved to see the A’s in…

MLB Playoff Predictions

By Josh (9 Inning Know It All): With the regular season now officially over it is time for the baseball world to see just how exciting the new Wild Card format is going to be for the playoffs this year.  Personally I’m pumped to see the excitement in both of the stadiums on Friday night. …