Yanks Land Masahiro Tanaka; Riskiest Contract Ever?
The Yankees have “won” the Masahiro Tanaka sweepstakes, landing the Japanese pitcher with a stunning seven-year, $155 million contract, on top of the $20 million posting fee. This could be the riskiest contract ever handed out by a baseball team. Yes, Tanaka has absolutely impossible stats; last season he was 24-0 with a 1.27 ERA. […]
Alex Rodriguez Suspended for 2014 Season
An arbitrator has thrown the book at Alex Rodriguez, suspending him for the entire 2014 season as well as the post season, it was announced on Saturday. While it is likely that A-Rod did indeed use PEDs, MLB’s behavior in this case was deplorable and he was treated unfairly by both the league and the […]
Sudden Obsession with Draft Picks
Up until a year ago if a team signed a Type-A or Type-B free agent (which encompassed most quality players), that team would lose a draft pick. And guess what — no one cared. But suddenly everyone is considering draft picks to be the holy grail of building a champion, and teams are loath to […]
Digesting Hall of Fame Voting
Given a day to fully digest the voting for the Hall of Fame, one can come to the conclusion that voters really do not like PED guys, and that the 10-player limit will be a problem for years to come. All of the players with concrete ties to PEDs lost votes — Roger Clemens and […]
Complete Hall of Fame Voting
Here is the complete voting for the Hall of Fame: Player (Years on ballot) Total Votes Percentage Greg Maddux (1) 555 97.2 Tom Glavine (1) 525 91.9 Frank Thomas (1) 478 83.7 Craig Biggio (2) 427 74.8 Mike Piazza (2) 355 62.2 Jack Morris (15) 351 61.5 Jeff Bagwell (4) 310 54.3 Tim Raines (7) […]
Mike Piazza Got 62% of Hall of Fame Vote
Mike Piazza got 62% of the Hall of Fame vote, up from 57% in his first year of eligibility. Still though, these voters are a disgrace. I have said it before and I will say it again — there is absolutely no concrete evidence that Piazza took PEDs. Yet many of these voters have made […]
Maddux, Glavine, Thomas Elected to Hall of Fame
Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas have been elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility, it was announced Wednesday. Craig Biggio finished just 0.2% short of the 75% needed for induction. Mike Piazza also fell short, continuing to be victimized by unfounded PED rumors. Maddux was named on 97% […]
Mike Piazza Not Elected to Hall of Fame Again
Baseball writers have once again snubbed Mike Piazza, failing to elect him to the Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility. The former Metfell short of the 75% was needed for induction. Mike Piazza is a victim of whispers that he used PEDs despite the fact that there has never been any credible […]
Strange Hall of Fame Votes by MLB.com Writers
On Tuesday MLB.com released the Hall of Fame ballots by its 17 writers who have a vote, and it revealed a remarkable lack of consistency by some of the individual writers. There was some consistency — for example, a few writers apparently will not vote for any PED guys, so they did not. But then […]
IBWAA Elects Maddux, Glavine, Thomas, Biggio to Hall of Fame
Two days before the official Hall of Fame announcement, the Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) has spoken, voting Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, Frank Thomas and Craig Biggio into the Hall. It is important to note that Mike Piazza did not appear on the ballot; the IBWAA correctly voted him in last year. Hopefully […]
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