8 or 13? How Much Is Tiny Tim Worth?

With spring training around the corner, Giants fans have to be wondering what’s going to be happening if Tim Lincecum goes all the way to an arbitration hearing against the Giants. The Giants have offered 8 million to Timmy while his camp wants 13 million next year. The question I pose is…how much is Tim [...]

2010 MLB Off-Season Review: NL West

Arizona Diamondbacks Key losses- Doug Davis, Max Scherzer, Eric Byrnes Key additions- Edwin Jackson, Bob Howry, Kelly Johnson, Adam LaRoche Off-season grade- C+ Justification- I don’t quite understand trading Max Scherzer for Edwin Jackson. I feel Scherzer is a better pitcher than Jackson. It’s possible they view Scherzer as a reliever. I like the signing [...]

So Long Big Unit

After 22 seasons in the major leagues, Randy Johnson retired on Tuesday. Johnson will go down as one of the greatest pitchers of all time. He has accomplished everything a player can accomplish during his career. He won the Cy Young award 5 times, owns a World Series ring, a World Series Co-MVP, and was [...]

Surprise! Sportswriters Get One Right

The Cy Young award winners were announced this week, and as many predicted Zack Greinke won in the AL and Tim Lincecum won in the NL. This shows some forward thinking by the BBWAA, who usually determine the winner of this award by the number of wins and losses a pitcher has and their ERA. [...]