Four months ago, Adam Pettyjohn was expected to compete for a spot in the Tigers’ rotation. He can be forgiven for failing to live up to those expectations. You see, four months ago, Pettyjohn weighed more than Kate Winslet. Four months ago, he had a colon.
Last night’s Braves/Mets game was like so many of the games these two teams have played over the last four seasons. It featured big hits, good defense, interesting tactics, and was decided by one run. Thanks to a five-run seventh inning and two Mike Piazza bombs, the Mets are now 3-1 against their rivals this year.
Last night’s Braves/Mets game was like so many of the games these two teams have played over the last four seasons. It featured big hits, good defense, interesting tactics, and was decided by one run. Thanks to a five-run seventh inning and two Mike Piazza bombs, the Mets are now 3-1 against their rivals this…
Four months ago, Adam Pettyjohn was expected to compete for a spot in the Tigers’ rotation. He can be forgiven for failing to live up to those expectations. You see, four months ago, Pettyjohn weighed more than Kate Winslet. Four months ago, he had a colon. In January, Pettyjohn was suddenly struck by ulcerative colitis,…
Quotes on taking swings, lineups, managing and more.
I saw very little baseball over the weekend, taking off early Friday with my wife to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. Even though it was only a few days, I feel like I missed a lot. I guess that’s one of the great things about baseball: so much happens every single day.
I saw very little baseball over the weekend, taking off early Friday with my wife to celebrate our sixth wedding anniversary. Even though it was only a few days, I feel like I missed a lot. I guess that’s one of the great things about baseball: so much happens every single day. Anyway, I’m still…
TAKING SWINGS "If he felt so anxious to have someone take a swing at me, why didn’t he come and do it? It’s not like it’s all that easy to come up and pop one at me. If you want to pop me, go ahead and take his chances. He doesn’t have to send [Shannon]…
As I explained last week, we asked the attendees at each Pizza Feed to predict the results of the divisional races this year, along with the World Series winner, major award winners, managerial firings, etc. This week, we’ll take a look at the American League divisional races.
Here’s what we’ve been able to dredge up on the 29 guys we’ve identified as being on an Opening Day roster but not in Baseball Prospectus 2002.
The Yankees and Red Sox play a four-game wraparound series this weekend, ending with the traditional 11 a.m. start on Patriot’s Day. The teams are nominally the contenders in the American League East, but as Chris Kahrl put it a few weeks ago, the AL East is really the Yankees, and the two pairs behind them: the Sox and Blue Jays, and the the Orioles and Devil Rays.