What is Sabermetrics?

­Was Mark Twain right when he said, “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics”? Statistics are certainly useful but can be manipulated, especially when taken out of context. A mayor might tout his or her success by saying that the number of violent crimes in the city was down 10 percent … Read more

Greinke vs. Quentin

The fight erupted while most east-coast fans were asleep on Thursday Night. The matchup between Greinke and Quentin certainly has a noteworthy history of Quentin getting popped on many occassions from Greinke. I suppose all pitchers can’t handle a hitter charging after them like Nolan Ryan did with Robin Ventura. Nobody really knows what Greinke said … Read more

Up Upton Away and MLB Updates

Jered Weaver – Left the game yesterday after falling on his arm which was diagnosed as a broken elbow, lets hope he can turn this into a Henry Rowengartner situation (Rookie of the Year): Matt Harvey – Who said you can’t trust a guy with two first names … psshhh! I’ll trust anybody that gives … Read more

Moore Money Moore Problems and MLB Updates

Carlos Marmol – Almost blew his 2nd save of the season on Thursday, putting the winning run on with no outs before escaping. Look for this inconsistency from Marmol to give way to Kyuji Fujikawa – Chicago’s Closer in waiting. Kyuji Fujikawa – See above – Pick him up. Chris Davis/Mike Morse/Justin Upton/Robinson Cano – Sticking to the … Read more

Cano Fires Boras and MLB Updates

Bryce Harper – He’s only 20 years old and he has a full beard… Carlos Marmol – Pulled from the save chance yesterday. Russell replaced him, but Fujikawa came in to get the 2 pitch save.  Sveum says Marmol’s still the closer, but you can’t imagine his leash will be too long. John Axford – … Read more