Reds. How can I get past the basebrawl thing and provide an unbiased preview of the Reds? Easy. There are a lot of players on that team worthy of respect, and I won’t let Cueto and Phillips detract from that respect. On to the preview… I expect a very slight decline from 2010 and a ceiling of […]
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The Pirates just finished their 18th straight losing season, and 2010 was by far the worst season of those 18. At least 1997 was close to respectable at 79-83 and within shouting distance of .500. Last season’s record was 57-105 which represents a .352 winning percentage. How does a team accomplish such a […]
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Seriously, why not consider one Clifton Phifer Lee? You’ve probably heard of him. After all, Cliff Lee does own a postseason batting average of .308 which is pretty darn good. Oh, and he can pitch pretty well, too. Yeah, he can really pitch. Try 7-2 with a 2.12 ERA in the playoffs. For his […]
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If you only look at the 75-87 record for 2010, the Cubs look a lot like…well, the Cubs. To make matters worse, they don’t have a lot of flexibility going forward into 2011, because they are burdened with some horrific contracts. Alfonso Soriano ($18M), Carlos Zambrano ($17.875M), Kosuke Fukudome ($13.5M), Carlos Silva ($11.5M), Ryan Dempster ($13.5M), […]
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Looking back at 2010 should give Cardinal Nation a bit of hope for the future. After all, this team was a full game ahead of the Reds on August 12th and fresh off of a 3 game sweep at Cincinnati. A snapshot of 08/12/10 shows that the Cardinals were 64-49 and two games ahead of […]
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For Part II of the NL Central Fall Preview, I’m looking at the Brewers (77-85) and writing pretty much the same thing everybody else is going to write about them (at first). The team finished 2010 12th in runs scored (750), 11th in average (.262), 9th in OBP (.335), and 6th in slugging (.424). Nothing […]
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It’s never too early to start looking at the competition in the NL Central division, and it’s not a bad idea to take stock of things before free agency changes the competitive landscape. I’ll begin by looking south of St. Louis at the Houston Astros – the team that surprised many by posting a 76-86 […]
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…now go make me a sammich! Seriously, I’m waiting for you to pull a rabbit (or at least a LHP) out of your hat. I’ve just spent the last 24 hours making confetti from recycled paper for the forthcoming parade to be held next fall. Such is the level of expectation associated with your decision […]
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Introduction (aka a bunch of words at the top): An introduction is most certainly in order. I’m Dennis, but you may know me on Twitter as gr33nazn – owner of #ManFridge. I recently authored a post on my personal blog about why I’m not a baseball blogger, so naturally I’m now attempting to be a baseball […]
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I realize this probably isn’t a novel thought for most of you, but this team’s tailspin in August and September has been truly epic. To wit: The Cards have played .333 ball since the “season-turning sweep” in Cincinnati (well, it was, just not in the direction we all thought). That’s a 10-20 clip over the […]
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