Snobs vs. Slobs

Today in our 2006 predictions series, we cover the American League Central. (more…)

Today we being our American League preseason predictions by breaking down the Western division. (more…)

Today we wrap up our preseason predictions for the National League by breaking down the Eastern division. (more…)

Today in our 2006 predictions series, we cover the National League Central.

Taft: Shall we move east to the home of the Cubs, the NL Central?
R.J.: Sure.
Taft: Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Astros, Reds, Pirates.
R.J.: Cardinals, Cubs, Brewers, Astros, Reds, Pirates.
Taft: Oh, I thought you were going to pick the Cubbies? Couldn’t do it, could you?
R.J.: I wanted to pick the Cubs, but there is no way I can do that in good faith. I think this is the year Zambrano gets hurt. (more…)

On Saturday Ross and I got together on Instant Messenger to make our predictions on the 2006 season. We’ll be presenting those predictions in a six-part series starting today with the National League West. (more…)

We’re taking nominations for the Handsome Man Team 2006. Please head over to the comments page to help us with the selection process. The only requirement is that the players have to be on an opening day roster. Players from last year can be selected.

I suspect, if you’re reading this site, you already know that the Japanese beat the Cubans 10-6 last night in the WBC final. Cuban starter Ormani Romero only three 11 of his total 23 pitches for strikes, walking one guy, hitting a guy and giving up three earned runs in one third of an inning.

Still, it’s probably best to look at the WBC for more than just Cuba v. Japan. It is, after all, the World Baseball Classic and 14 other teams were in this thing. Because writing cohesive paragraphs is hard, let’s examine it via pros and cons. (more…)

... And, not surprisingly, I’m not that broken up about it. The switch-hitting outfielder was dealt to Seattle for left-handed reliever Matt Thornton Monday, ending his White Sox career. He was out of options and with the signing of Rob Mackowiak, he was unlikely to make the 2006 team. (more…)

I saw this via Deadspin.com, our new favorite site. Needless to say, it is pretty shameful that I root for this team, including the jerkface that is A.J. Pierzynski (whoop, sorry, now that they won the WS, he’s a “gamer,” not a jerk.) (more…)

Will Carroll, author of the premier column on baseball injuries, Baseball Prospectus’ Under the Knife, probably stumbled upon our Web site through Deadspin. Ross submitted my entry on Mark Prior’s injury to Deadspin, and they posted a link to it. Anyway, Will Carroll posted a comment saying enjoyed my article. I thought that was pretty darn cool, so I emailed him to thank him and see if he’d answer a few email interview questions for the site. Not only did he answer the questions, but he did it in record time. This is a busy time of the year for baseball writers; I’d like to thank Mr. Carroll for taking some time out of his busy schedule to answer my questions. (more…)