Should we be surprised when controversial and egotistical managers such as Bobby Valentine and Ozzie Guillen put their foots in their mouths? I don’t need go further into what Ozzie Guillen said about Castro, but I haven’t tackled what Bobby…
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Yankees Suck: Rays Sweep Yankees Panic: Who is to Blame?
The 2012 New York Yankees got off to a bad start as the Tampa Bay Rays swept them in Tampa- convincingly. This podcast covers the reasons why the Yankees lost (as opposed to why the Rays won, of course) as…
DailySkew 2012 MLB Predictions Baseball Projections Picks
DailySkew 2012 MLB Predictions Baseball Projections Picks Baseball.DailySkew.com Administrator Damian Hospital: American League: Yankees, Tigers, Angels, Blue Jays National League: Phillies, Reds, Rockies, Marlins No overblown analysis needed: we don’t believe in “experts” since anything can happen in baseball, nor…
Thoughts on Ryan Braun’s Appeal
First of all, congratulations for 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun for being the first MLB player to actually win a PED (performance enhancing drugs) appeal. I was wrong- all other players went down, but Ryan beat the system. However, as…
2011 WAR Leaders: Who Were the Best Players in Baseball?
According to Baseball-Reference’s WAR (Wins Above Replacement), here is a listing of the best players in baseball in 2011, by position. Please note: I have major issues with the way defense is calculated in WAR, so I am only using…
Yu Darvish Shot in Texas Before Rangers Press Conference
MOT NEWS- Yu Darvish, the 25-year old Japanese pitching sensation, was shot in Dallas Texas right before the Texas Rangers, who had won bidding rights for $51.7 million dollars, were going to announce his contract at a press conference. Darvish…
2011 New York Yankees Awards: No MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, Gold Gloves
2011 MLB Awards. The 2011 New York Yankees, who on paper, were the best team in the American League were shut out in winning the AL MVP, AL Cy Young Award, AL Rookie of the Year, AL Manager of the…
Yu Darvish Scouting Report 2011-2012
Yu Darvish- Japan’s Stephen Strasburg- is on every MLB team’s radar since it appears the 25-year old will be made available by the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters for a posting fee. He is under contract until after the 2014 season.…
Ozzie Guillen vs Don Cooper
Ozzie Guillen: he has some personality disorder or psychological problem. Or he could just be another media whore that realizes that when he says controversial things, it increases his payday. You know, the old saying: “Any publicity is good publicity”:…