Quality Start: Homer(s) Party

Last night, a ton of bombs were hit by players I like. Adam Dunn, Jay Bruce, and Joey Votto are three of my favorite guys, and they hit 5 homers between the 3 of them (2 each for Bruce/Votto). Adam Dunn is now 2 homers away from his 5th consecutive 40 homer / 100 walk [...]

Quality Start: Rainout Edition

I guess Hurricane Ike is flexing his muscles, because there were six rainouts last night. This is probably screwing with a lot of fantasy baseball championship weeks (mine included). I’m down 17 points with 2 days to go. I have four starts remaining to his two, so it should be a battle. Thus ends my [...]

MLJ Stat of the Day

It’s funny, I never set out to surprise myself with this feature yet I’m constantly surprised by some of the things we discover just by looking at different numbers.  I’ve heard from several of you that you are often shocked by what we find and that’s fun but it’s certainly not by design.  So today, [...]

Today the “D” in Dbacks Stands For…

Dunnie!  The man, the myth, the legend silenced his critics and doubters with a walk off double (man on 1st, less than two outs).  Truly he must be a clutch hitter because I just saw him deliver.  All of his critics ever are wrong and I am right because I had a first hand experience. [...]

Two of the Most Devisive Ballplayers of Our Generation Now Share the Same Dugout

If you hadn’t already heard, David Eckstein is now a member of the NL West leading Arizona Diamondbacks.  He will be the everyday starter at second base in place of the injured Orlando Hudson and will undoubtedly hustle and grit his way into Phoenix’s hearts in a more tough and manly way than even Augie [...]

Adam Dunn/Manny Ramirez Update

The Dodgers are facing the Dbacks in Phoenix this weekend and now’s as good a time as any to take a look at how well the blockbuster trades are faring for each team.
Since the trade, the Dodgers are 11-17 and have fallen to 4.5 games out of first place.  In spite of this, Manny Ramirez [...]

Quality Start: Lebron > Kobe

Yes, there were baseball games last night, and I’ll get to them after the jump. But fIrst, I need to talk about the USA men’s basketball game versus Spain this morning at 10:15 AM. If the USA is to lose a game, it will be this one. Spain has legit NBA talent on its roster [...]