Last night I had my baseball fantasy draft- I know its late, but with spring training and Easter, it was the only day we all could agree on.  Of the interesting things about this league, one is that it was started by a bunch of guys from the Pittsburgh area, and so every team must [...]

Yesterday was some very uninspiring baseball. It wasn’t that anyone was bad- it was more that everyone was just fine. No one stood out. The Orioles won, and that was just because their hitting is just a bit better. They are much further along in the development process and so have [...]

If you have been reading me for a long time, I’m sure you have seen me write most definitely from a fans point of view, but you have also read some stuff written about the difference between a fan and someone “inside baseball.”  Its hard for those who write for a regular column or paper [...]

When you are on the tight travel schedule I am, you quickly find lots of little things fall through the cracks, so I am going to take a few minutes and do some catch-up.  First, a few things from Bradenton, home of the Pirates.  I was lucky enough to cross paths with one of our [...]

So, with everyone bad mouthing the Yankee/Pirate trade, I went looking to see if I  could find Neil Huntington’s thoughts on it.  In theory, this article by Rob Biertempfel gives you Huntington’s  point of view, but perhaps, he did jump the gun a bit.  Sure if Tabata turns out to be the great bat he is [...]