Troy Tulowitzki
I owe you dear readers a qualifier. This is really about some of the largest contracts in baseball history that were signed prior to 2011, because it might be a tad bit early to grade that Votto deal for $225M with the ink still wet. Alex Rodriguez (Yankees) – 10 years for $275M signed in […]
Posted in: Major League Baseball
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Alfonso Soriano, carl crawford, CC Sabathia, derek jeter, Joe Mauer, Joey Votto, Johan Santana, Manny Ramirez, Mark Teixeira, Miguel Cabrera, New York Yankees, Prince Fielder, Todd Helton, Troy Tulowitzki, Vernon Wells, Yankee
Baseball has rules, and the core rules of the game do not change much from Little League to the big leagues. Basebrawl on the other hand represents an entirely different animal. The rules that cover basebrawls are part of the unwritten rules that are loosely defined and yet still associated tightly with the game of […]
Prospect ranking season continues leading up to the start of Spring Training, and today’s ranking of the Cardinals’ organization comes from former (and hopefully again, soon) PH8 Podcast guest, Baseball Prospectus’ Kevin Goldstein. The full rankings are subscription only at BP, a subscription that is well worth it. Some player notes: KG ranks Shelby Miller, […]
Last week I asked the question, “If the Cardinals could add anyone, whom should they add?” I was curious to see which active player — with accompanying contract — Cards fans desire the most. Big thanks to all of you who participated in the poll. We got more than 150 votes, and they were quite […]
Posted in: Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Fun,General PH8 Stuff,Major League Baseball,Non-Cardinals,Offseason,Polls
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Andrew McCutchen, Bryce Harper, Buster Posey, Clayton Kershaw, David Freese, David Price, Dustin Pedroia, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Jose Bautista, Justin Upton, Justin Verlander, Kosuke Fukudome, Madison Bumgarner, Matt Kemp, Matt Moore, Miguel Cabrera, Mike Stanton, Stephen Strasburg, Troy Tulowitzki
If you love baseball’s “silly season” during which baseball players routinely have the opportunity to injure themselves patting themselves and each other on the back, then the inaugural “Rawlings Gold Glove Awards Show” is just the thing for you. That’s right. ESPN has set aside a whole hour dedicated to an announcement that really shouldn’t […]
Posted in: Awards,Major League Baseball
Tagged with: A.J. Pierzynski, adrian beltre, Adrian Gonzalez, Alex Avila, Alex Gonzalex, Alex Gordon, Andre Ethier, Asdrubal Cabrera, Austin Jackson, Barry Larkin, Brandon Phillips, Brett Gardner, Brian McCann, Cameron Maybin, Carlos Beltran, Carlos Ruiz, Casey Kotchman, Chris Young, Clayton Kershaw, Clint Barmes, Dan Haren, Daniel Descalso, Dustin Pedroia, Erick Aybar, Evan Longoria, Fausto Carmona, Gaby Sanchez, Gerardo Parra, Hiroki Kuroda, Ian Kinsler, J.J. Hardy, Jacoby Ellsbury, James Loney, Jay Bruce, Jeff Francoeur, Joey Votto, John Kruk, Karl Ravech, Kevin Youkilis, Kyle Lohse, Mark Buehrle, Mark Teixeira, Mark Trumbo, Matt Holliday, Matt Kemp, Matt Wieters, Neil Walker, Nick Markakis, Omar Infante, Pablo Sandoval, Peter Bourjos, placido polanco, Rawlings Gold Glove Award, robinson cano, Ronny Cedeno, Ryan Braun, Sam Fuld, Shane Victorino, Torii Hunter, Troy Tulowitzki
I am declaring myself the Medium High Emperor of All-Star Game Voting. Why? Why not? Nobody else has declared themselves “Medium High Emperor”, have they? Besides, it sounds good, and I think it will look great on my updated resume. There are no actual responsibilities or powers that come with the title, but it should be enough […]
Posted in: American League,Fun,National League
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, All-Star Game, Andrew McCutchen, Brandon Phillips, Chipper Jones, MLB All-Star Game, National League, Pablo Sandoval, Rickie Weeks, Troy Tulowitzki
I’m usually hesistant to predict individual awards, because there is about a 20% chance of getting any of them correct, and I’m all about hitting the 1/4 mark. Then again, this is for the UCB, and I’ll gladly sacrifice quality for quantity in the name of the UCB. American League AL MVP – Robinson Cano […]
Posted in: Awards,United Cardinal Bloggers
Tagged with: Adrian Gonzalez, Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Brendan Ryan, Bronson Arroyo, carl crawford, Evan Longoria, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jimmy Rollins, Joe Mauer, Joe Nathan, Mark Buehrle, Marlon Byrd, Michael Bourn, robinson cano, Ryan Zimmerman, Shane Victorino, Tim Lincecum, Troy Tulowitzki, Yadier Molina
The Gold Glove which is technically the “Rawlings Gold Glove Award” is voted on by the managers and coaches of each league. Voters are not permitted to vote for players from their own team in an effort to eliminate bias. That said, it’s probably fair to say that most voters don’t take the time to […]
Posted in: Awards,Current Cardinals,Major League Baseball,National League
Tagged with: Albert Pujols, Andre Ethier, Brandon Phillips, Bronson Arroyo, Gold Glove, National League, placido polanco, Shane Victorino, Troy Tulowitzki, Yadier Molina
I have had a hard enough time keeping up with with the Cardinals in late 2010 and into the off-season much less trying to watch much “other” baseball. Thankfully, the tools at the disposal of an otherwise occupied blogger (FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, Twitter) are more than enough to formulate the PH8 ballot for the BBA National […]
Posted in: Awards,Baseball Bloggers Alliance,Current Cardinals,National League,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Adam Wainwright, Albert Pujols, Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce, Joey Votto, Josh Johnson, Matt Holliday, Rickie Weeks, Roy Halladay, Ryan Zimmerman, Scott Rolen, Troy Tulowitzki, Ubaldo Jimenez
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 […]
Posted in: Agents,Cardinals Coaches,Cardinals Front Office,Current Cardinals,Former Cardinals,NL Central Division,Non-Cardinals
Tagged with: Busch Stadium, Colby Rasmus, David Freese, Evan Longoria, Joey Votto, Jon Jay, Mark Teixeira, Matt Holliday, Paul Cohen, Ryan Ludwick, Tim Hudson, Troy Tulowitzki