Baseball

A Violent Femme’s View – Stupid Girls

A Violent Femme’s View – Stupid Girls

I can’t imagine being a professional sports journalist. Well, I take that back. I can imagine it. I think sometimes how much fun it must be to get paid to report on something you love. (Well, more pay than a mug and a t-shirt anyway,... read more »

 

Gallardo’s Selective Struggles vs St. Louis Cardinals

Gallardo’s Selective Struggles vs St. Louis Cardinals

Baseball stats don’t lie. A poor ERA usually means a pitcher has lacked consistency or control of his pitches. But how do you explain the phenomenon of a pitcher who is selectively struggling against just one team? You can’t argue that Gallardo... read more »

 

Field of Dreams Becomes a Reality

Field of Dreams Becomes a Reality

Baseball. There was a time when I was not a fanatical football fan. In my younger days, I loved baseball. Actually, I adored baseball. It was the focal point of my day, from early April all the way through late September. Dreams of playing for... read more »

 

A Violent Femme’s View – Centerfield

A Violent Femme’s View – Centerfield

So it’s opening day, right Brewers fans? As @kylegravlin said on Twitter (one of our Boise weather guys, a damn NY Giants & Yankees fan and a tormentor of me and my cousin, who works at the same station) I ‘pretend’... read more »

 

Monopoly Ball

Monopoly Ball

MLB teams this off season spent around $1.04 BILLION on Matt Cain, Joey Votto, Prince Fielder, Albert Pujols, Jose Reyes, and Yu Darvish alone. Magic Johnson shook about $3 billion out of his piggy bank to purchase the Dodgers. (By contrast,... read more »

 

So You’re In Your First Fantasy Baseball League…

So You’re In Your First Fantasy Baseball League…

A lot of people I know will be playing in their very first Fantasy Baseball league this year.   Most of these people are very familiar with Fantasy Football and while the base concept is the same, Fantasy Baseball is a whole different animal... read more »

 

The Guilt of Ryan Braun

OK, I admit it. I was there there when Ryan Braun took the needle. Well, I wasn’t just present, I was a participant. Yup — I stabbed that spike right into Braunie’s tuchus and dropped the plunger… No, of course not. That... read more »

 

Braun Beats the Odds

Braun Beats the Odds

Remember when Cardinals players detested the Brewers for not honoring the game? You know, for such egregious crimes as un-tucking their jerseys, or over celebrating a double? Well, I guess you can add one more to that list. Ryan Braun, one... read more »

 

Guest Post – I Don’t Know Much: Baseball

Guest Post – I Don’t Know Much: Baseball

Today we have a guest post from someone who should be no stranger to anyone who reads this site, Alex Tallitsch.  We’re happy Alex came out of retirement to share this post, from his I Don’t Know Much series of pieces which many... read more »

 

PD Sunday Sampler 1/29/12: A Prince-ly Sum

PD Sunday Sampler 1/29/12:  A Prince-ly Sum

I have to admit, Major League Baseball genuinely had me fooled.  For a couple of years, it looked like some balance had been restored to the game; perhaps not NFL style parity but at least a semblance of fiscal responsibility among its competitors. ... read more »