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]...

The Best MLB Mascots

October 6, 2009 – Peter Schiller Here’s a top 10 list of a different kind. This one, like most lists of opinion, is very subjective. Some mascots are just there while others have become a part of the game and even others are barely even noticeable. So with that in mind, off we go to the races… BUT, before we do that, here’s a list... [Read more]...

Top 10 Reasons Cecil Cooper Got Fired by the Astros

September 22, 2009 – Asher B. Chancey The Houston Astros have fired manager Cecil Cooper. It isn’t hard to figure out why. In fact, the reasons are so obviously and plentiful that we’ve put together the following Top Ten Reasons Cecil Cooper Got Fired by the Houston Astros 10. Foolishly relying upon Roy Oswalt. Surely Cooper could have had... [Read more]...

The Top 10 Most Interesting MLB Managers Over the Last 40 Years

September 17, 2009 – Peter Schiller These top 10 managers, for one reason or another, have intrigued me to the point of inclusion to this list. They have either had great tenures at a given team(s), been influential, charismatic, etc. If you happen to have anyone else in mind that I may have missed, please feel free to let us know in the comments... [Read more]...

Top 10 Defensive SS of All Time

September 10, 2009 – Peter Schiller Here is a top 10 list of the All Time Greatest Defensive Shortstops in baseball. The players on this list are ranked by the number of Gold Gloves that were awarded to them in their careers. I understand that this sort of award is voted on by the BBWAA and is prone to errors so please voice your opinions as to who... [Read more]...

Top 10 Closers of All Time

September 3, 2009 – Peter Schiller Here is a listing of the Top 10 Closers. These are not the top 10 all time saves leaders as I hold more weight for the pitchers who threw more than one inning in order to get a save in the modern closer (pre-Eckersley/LaRussa) era. A a point of clarification, the number to the left of each player is their ranking... [Read more]...