Boston Red Sox Should Look in the Mirror After Firing Bobby Valentine
According to Peter Abraham of the Boston Globe, Bobby Valentine has been fired by the Boston Red Sox. Boston has now gone through two managers in two years but the front office seems hell bent on not looking in the mirror and taking some of the blame themselves. The Red Sox made the announcement through […]
Miguel Cabrera Wins First Triple Crown Since ’67
Miguel Cabrera of the Detroit Tigers has sealed the Triple Crown tonight in Kansas City, forever excusing him for being drunk on the side of the road in Florida during ’11 Spring Training, and forever forgiving him for threatening diners at a BBQ, and forever excusing him for fighting with his wife in 2009. Honestly, […]
Fantasy Baseball Thing – Week 27
The regular season is over, and I’m not even sure if any of you are playing damned fantasy baseball anymore. My team lost a few weeks ago, and now I owe some guy a 12” trophy with the name of his stupid team engraved on it. I also owe my neighbor $50 for kicking a […]
Somehow, Detroit Tigers Win American League Central
It should be noted the Tigers entered September down by 3 games, carrying the burden/expectation of baseball’s sixth highest payroll. In the first two weeks of the month, they managed to teeter-totter near the lead, but again found themselves three games down with only a couple of weeks to play. They started September with a record of […]
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 […]