5 Reasons Why Frank Thomas is A First Ballot Hall of Famer
August 29, 2010 – Michael Cahill The White Sox did the right thing Sunday and honored the greatest hitter in White Sox history Frank Thomas. Frank Thomas was everything the modern superstar was: selfish, controversial, and larger than life. But Thomas was also something else: the best pure hitter of his generation and a first ballot hall of famer.... [Read more]...
Lou and the 7 Possible Replacements
August 24, 2010 – Michael Cahill So Sweet Lou bids the North Side farewell and what does he have to show for it? In his four years as manager he posted 2 winning seasons. Two playoff appearances. 0 playoff wins. He was named manager of the year. He’ll be remembered for bringing hope and leaving Cubs nation hopeless. He’ll be remembered for a... [Read more]...
7 Ways to Fix Baseball
7 Ways to Fix Baseball Putting more money in the RBI program is a good thing. It’s clear in this country that Football is the National Pastime. It never used to be that way but a lot of selfish people have ruined a once great game with their own self serving interests. Certainly football is headed that way but it’s a shame that baseball is not... [Read more]...
Top 5 George Steinbrenner Moments
THE BOSS July 16, 2010 – Michael Cahill THE BOSS The Boss, George Steinbrenner, is dead. It’s a sad time for baseball fans and sports observers alike. There were few with the fire and charm of Steinbrenner. It’s not every day you buy the most successful baseball team of all time and make them more successful than they had ever known. So in honor... [Read more]...
5 Reasons to Fire Kenny Williams
The White Sox Stink and it’s Kenny Williams’ Fault June 14, 2010 – Michael Cahill Kenny Williams is the reason why the White Sox stink. It appears the general is losing the grip on his army. White Sox GM Kenny Williams gets further and further from being the genius that constructed the White Sox 2005 World Series winner. My take: Williams... [Read more]...
5 Ways To Fix The White Sox
We Give You 5 Ways To Fix The Struggling Sox May 20, 2010 – Michael Cahill The White Sox are struggling out of the gate. The White Sox are broken. There’s no two ways about it. The South Siders hopes of making the playoffs may be hopeless by the end of May. Minnesota keeps chugging along as the class of the AL Central while the Sox continue spinning... [Read more]...
6 Bold MLB Predictions
The Docs Get a Little Crazy and Predict the Future April 12, 2010 – Brett Kettyle Will Matt Kemp win the MVP? Told you these predictions were BOLD! 6 Bold Predictions for 2010. NL East: John Smoltz Rejoins the Braves After some Braves pitchers go down with injury, the team fills the void with future HOFer John Smoltz. While starting when he arrives... [Read more]...
Top 10 World Series Appearances By Franchise
November 10, 2009 – Peter Schiller The numbers in parenthesis are the number of appearances, their win-loss record, their winning percentage & the last time they won a World Series Title. Note: All of the comments come from Wikipedia. 10 – Atlanta Braves (9, 3-6, .333, 1995) 1–1 as Boston Braves (1912-1952); 1–1 as Milwaukee Braves... [Read more]...
The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip (w/ pics)
November 2, 2009 – Matt Wilson The World Series is in full swing this week with a match up between two of baseball’s oldest teams. While seeing those games in person is a hard ticket to get, there are many other baseball-related spots you can visit that have just as much significance as host sites for championships. No other sport can claim as... [Read more]...
My 2009 AL MVP Ballot
October 26, 2009 – Peter Schiller Warning: most of this ballot is going to surprise you. How do I know, because it surprised me! You see, I didn’t just use my eyes or even the traditional method/statistics to make up this ballot. I used 11 statistical categories including defensive metrics & added some objective weight to some of them... [Read more]...
