Going into the 2011 MLB season, most experts predicted that the Boston Red Sox would win the AL East crown, with around 100 wins, and the Yankees would be hovering around 92 wins. Turns out everyone was wrong. As of…
2011
Mariano Rivera is the Ultimate Sports Role Model
With Mariano Rivera getting 602 saves, and getting a bunch of media attention and internet attention 2.0, I want to tell you new or casual fans some things about the Yankees closer. Mariano Rivera has always been my role model,…
2011 MLB Pitcher Quality Starts; 2011 Phillies vs 1995 Braves
I’m a huge fan of Quality Starts as a quick and dirty measure of how good a MLB pitcher is, based on reality, not theoretical neutralized stats. Most stat heads hate Quality Starts. Since the Quality Start was first used…
JESUS Montero Scouting Report and Personality Profile
Yankees rookie JESUS Montero made his major league debut on 9/1/2011 and is currently batting .286/.359/.571 with 3HR as a semi-DH vs lefties (39 plate appearances). He’s not allowed to catch (the only game in which he did was because…
Logan Morrison Recalled By Florida Marlins; Weak Players Union?
Outspoken Florida Marlins youngster Logan Morrison has been recalled from AAA after spending 11-days there. The controversy leading to his demotion was in the typical Florida Marlins skewed style: he missed a photo opportunity and is a Twitter addict. Marlins…
Joe Girardi Blows Up at YES Network’s Jack Curry Over AJ Sucks
So last night, AJ Burnett lasted 1.2 innings against the Minnesota Twins. Manager Joe Girardi took him out because AJ Burnett Sucks, and AJ turned around and cursed right on camera. Here is the video of AJ Burnett yelling at…
Josh Beckett Is Slow and the Umpires Don’t Enforce the 12-Second Rule
MLB 12-Second Rule I introduced my wife to MLB in 2006 and went over the rules with her while watching games. She picked them up real fast, which is an achievement because some people have been watching for 30 years…
Eduardo Nunez Scouting Report
Eduardo Nunez Scouting Report Is he Derek Jeter’s successor, will he forever be remembered as the man Brian Cashman refused to trade for Cliff Lee (and others), or as one scout says, “he should have a long career as a…
2011 A.J. Burnett is Actually Having a Better Year than 2010 AJ
Only the New York Yankees fanbase can go crazy over A.J. Burnett sucking in a game where Derek Jeter went 5-6 and the Yankees scored one million runs off the White Sox in Chicago. A.J. was staked to a 12…