A Historical At Why Derrick Rose Was Traded To The New York Knicks
What happens when you look back on an unfilled prophecy? This is our story of the promise, the hype, the prophecy and ultimately the failure of Derrick Rose. Featured Image Credit: By Keith Allison from Owings Mills, USA (Derrick Rose) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
Baseball Vortex: Joey Votto, Stephen Strasburg, and Adam Eaton
The following are quick summaries of a few charts I posted and retweeted on Twitter recently. LEADING OFF The motivation for the following chart came from a discussion about Joey Votto, the polarizing first baseman for the Cincinnati Reds. Polarizing because many people will agree that he has a unique talent, but does not alway deliver […]
MLB: A Tale of Two Cardinals
The following are a couple of observations on a list of position players who have recently been surging on the waiver wire charts and other players who I’m “scouting” in fantasy leagues. A lot of these players have ownership rates below 70 percent at CBS Sports. It’s early on in the season and there are many players […]
2016 National League Too Early, Stupid Predictions
As mentioned in our American League predictions, we understand how silly predictions can be, but they can be a lot of fun. The Houston Astros are patiently waiting for their opponent in the World Series, so let’s go get them one. Disclaimer: before I share my prophecies, I have decided to create a stipulation for […]
Moneyball’s Finest: The Kansas City Royals
The Major League Baseball season is underway and the baseball word is still buzzing from the seemingly improbable ascent of the Kansas City Royals as they captured the championship defeating the New York Mets in October of 2015. For “old-school” fans of the game, it was a victory for “traditionalists” who still think baseball should […]
2016 American League Too Early, Stupid Predictions
On Monday, on a baseball message board, I had asked the masses to share with us any last-minute predictions for the 2016 Major League Baseball season. To my surprise, one of the folks had proclaimed that it was “too early” to make predictions; even though the season was about to start for the majority of […]
Triple Threat Match: Jon Lester vs Sonny Gray vs Michael Pineda
As mentioned in my last article about starting pitchers Zack Greinke and Carlos Carrasco, a lot of controversy ensued when I released my FUBAR rankings (a.k.a. Felipe’s Ultimate Baseball Advanced Rankings–a look at baseball from exclusively a sabermtrics’ point-of-view) for the top starting pitchers in Major League Baseball: Guess I forgot to share this here. #Top25 starting […]
Pitching Showdown: Zack Greinke vs Carlos Carrasco
Controversy ran rampant the day I released my 2015 FUBAR rankings (a.k.a. Felipe’s Ultimate Baseball Advanced Rankings–a look at baseball from exclusively a sabermtrics’ point-of-view) for the top starting pitchers in Major League Baseball: Guess I forgot to share this here. #Top25 starting pitchers of 2015, per #sabermetrics#pitcherscatchersreportpic.twitter.com/RSKCCWPdUi — Felipe M (@pathological_h8) February 18, 2016 […]