Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for April 2
Let’s try this again. Yesterday’s lineup was experimental, to say the least. We tried going with the hot hands from spring, and only went with a couple of standbys. Suffice it to say, it didn’t work out. A couple of things to note for today’s lineup. 1. I don’t trust Justin Masterson. His strong 2011 […]
Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for Opening Day – April 1
For our very first daily MLB lineup, we’re going with players who had a solid spring, and a few no-brainers. Putting it simply, all we have is spring training numbers to go on, so this inaugural lineup for the 2013 season will feature players who are hot, and players with track records. The Tiger in me […]
Tigers, Justin Verlander Agree to Contract Extension
The Detroit Tigers have extended the contract of Justin Verlander for another five years, keeping him in Detroit at least through 2019, and perhaps longer. Tigers & @justinverlander agree to 5-year contract extension thru 2019 w/ vesting option for 2020. #tigers — Brian Britten (@BBritten_Tigers) March 29, 2013 It was tweeted earlier this afternoon by Buster […]
Detroit Tigers Leave Camp Without a Closer
Early this year, Tigers GM David Dombrowski announced that 22 year-old Bruce Rondon would get a chance to be the Tigers closer in 2013. “We’re not anointing him the closer, but we’re hopeful he’ll take the job in spring training,” Dombrowski said in early February. That was then, before spring training. Before Rondon pitched 12. […]
Dominican Republic Wins 2013 World Baseball Classic
Dominican Republic won the 2013 World Baseball Classic tonight at AT&T Park in San Francisco, topping Puerto Rico 3-0. With the win, the Dominican Republic becomes the second team to win, Japan having won in both ’06 and ’09. The American hosts were nowhere to be found. Like many of the games in this year’s […]
Eddie Waitkus Was No Roy Hobbs, Just a Good First Baseman
Ruth Ann Steinhagen, the Cubs fanatic who shot Eddie Waitkus in 1949, died late last year. While that’s not much of a story in itself, some baseball writers have used her death to point out the similarities and differences between Waitkus and Roy Hobbs, the character he inspired in Bernard Malamud’s baseball epic, The Natural. In […]
MLB Spring Training Stats Leaders: March 10
Update: MLB Spring Training Stats Leaders: March 27th | 20th | 13th When it comes to putting stock into the performances of individual players during MLB spring training, there’s not much to say about it. Spring training is rife with uncharacteristically poor play, laziness, and the occasional anomaly. Take for example, Ryan Raburn, who in 2012 spring training hit […]
World Baseball Classic: Mexico and Canada Brawl in Round One Action
Mexico and Canada Brawl during the World Baseball Classic.