Why did we let John get his writing mojo back? It’s time to stop taking
Read more
Better Late than Never for Red Hot Heyward
For over two years, he has been the $184 million problem for the Chicago Cubs
Read more
...and the rest
In Tebow, Minor League Baseball Stands on the Shoulder of a Giant
Why did we let John get his writing mojo back? It’s time to stop taking the high road and to admit – Tim Tebow is good for baseball, especially in the minor leagues. Yet another story surfaced this week about
Read more
Better Late than Never for Red Hot Heyward
For over two years, he has been the $184 million problem for the Chicago Cubs in right-field. The biggest mistake Theo Epstein has ever made was just one of the kinder insults reserved for Jason Heyward after he scuffled following
Read more
On Pride Night…
With his final dispatch from his Stateside trip, John’s back… The line in the box score doesn’t do justice to Jalen Beeks‘ Red Sox debut. The zeroes and ones show he lasted four innings and gave up six earned runs
Read more
The Modern Myths Of Baseball – The Cost Of A Win
Last time up I looked at the impact of a teams overall salary on the number of wins that they picked up for a season and there was an overall trend to indicate that higher salary equates to more wins.
Read more
2018 All MLB Draft Squad
He’s back, it’s Chris Brown… The 2018 MLB draft finished last week, with the next generation of prospects finding out which franchise has picked them to start their professional baseball career, and hopefully start their road to the show. You’ll
Read more
A Brit learning Baseball through Books: A Drive into the Gap and the selflessness of Roberto Clemente
“The problem with history is that every story has multiple witnesses, but no witness ever has the entire truth.” – Kevin Guilfoile A Drive into the Gap was one of the first books about baseball that I ever read. My
Read more
The Race to Omaha is Run – Time for a College World Series Preview
Alex Mcleman takes a look at the eight teams left to compete for College World Series gold, how they rank and who is the most likely to be crowned 2018 National Champion. Omaha, Nebraska, is the setting, the eight competitors
Read more
Running up the score in baseball is okay. Seriously
Running the score up in baseball is an unwritten rule that has many different interpretations across the league. When should or shouldn’t a team be attempting aggressive plays to try and score more runs, when leading by a significant amount?
Read more
Episode 78 – Our Ass Is In The Jackpot
John is back in the UK and talks about an eventful trip to Boston, including a recreation of the Lion King in the stands. He and Tom discuss Terry Collins vs the Umpires and answer listener questions about the Twins,
Read more
If Baseball Was Football – Part 2 – National League
Returning with part two, it’s Joey Mellows… This second article focuses on finding an English football equivalent for each baseball team in the National League. With half of the big names already taken off the board in the American League
Read more