Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout Don’t Care About Your Opinions
I’m going to leave the stats out of this one, for the time being. Who is the American League’s most valuable player? Personally, I don’t care, but that’s because I’m a baseball fan. I love Miguel Cabrera & Mike Trout, what they bring to their teams, and to their fan bases. I’m not going to […]
Fantasy Baseball Thing – Week 26
This weeks roundup of jerks who shouldn’t be on your team but are most likely available. It’s likely that your fantasy league is either finished, almost finished, or maybe your partaking in something like FanDuel. Whatever it is you’re doing, here is a handful of complete jerks who don’t belong on your team. We have a […]
Mike Trout and Miguel Cabrera and Why it Doesn’t Matter
Forget about “old-time stats” and sabermetrics. Forget about the Triple Crown, for now. Ask: who has been more valuable to their team. Who has been the most valuable player? Protect yourself from the questions: who has the best numbers/equations, or, who is the oldest/wisest and most “deserving?” Which team, without this player, would not be […]
Triple Crown (Loser) Watch: Update
The coveted Triple Crown is being sought by Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera, and there is much debate about whether if he wins it, should he be crowned AL MVP, or should rookie phenom Mike Trout receive the award based on his stellar sabermetrics. Who cares? You can read about that anywhere. Baseball Jerks takes great […]
Stop Defending Melky Cabrera: Deadspin Dead Wrong
It’s over. Baseball finally did something correctly, despite the controversy. Melky Cabrera cheated, and they removed him from the contest (as per his request). So, why can’t we just get over it, let McCutchen and Posey battle it out, and move on with our lives? Why are people like Jack Dickey writing articles like this: […]
Errors, Ejections and Jerks: Breaking Down the Dark Side of 2012
Here’s a breakdown of this year’s worst fielders, umps and most ejected managers. Note: some players don’t have the required number of innings played to be on the leader list, but who cares? An error is an error. Some of these bums couldnt’ get a job catching a beach ball. National League All-Errors Team Catcher: […]
Fantasy Baseball Thing – Week 25
This week’s roundup of jerks who shouldn’t be on your fantasy team but are most likely available: Zack Cozart (CIN – SS) Cozart is out with an oblique injury, and thank god for the Reds. Whoever they have on the bench is better than him, especially since they’re making a run at the playoffs. He […]
Toronto Blue Jays’ Yunel Escobar (or teammates): Instant Jerks
Our Jerk of the Day was chosen before most MLB games even started on Monday. According to Yahoo! Sports, on Saturday Yunel Escobar wore eye-black strips with the phrase “Tu Ere Maricon” written across them. The phrase translates to “You Are A F**got.” Jorge L. Ortiz of USA Today notes: “Even with the misspelled middle word […]