The Productive Out

This is nice, Jeff. Please, write more often.

2010-10-11T17:13:32.552-04:00

This is nice, Jeff.

Please, write more often.

The interleague play numbers don't work out. ...

2010-01-31T20:36:42.174-05:00

The interleague play numbers don't work out. The NL has 16 teams playing 19 games each for a total of 304 games. The AL has 14 teams playing 19 games for a total of 266 games. These numbers need to be even.

Looks like the Phillies have the advantage then wi...

2009-10-30T08:53:01.737-04:00

Looks like the Phillies have the advantage then with Pedro Feliz........ /sarcasm

A-Rod's 0-for-9 in the world series with 14 st...

2009-10-30T00:45:18.449-04:00

A-Rod's 0-for-9 in the world series with 14 strikeouts

What, exactly, is the "definition of clutch&q...

2009-10-29T04:10:45.495-04:00

What, exactly, is the "definition of clutch"?

Thanks, good catch and I have adjusted the post.

2009-10-25T16:52:28.850-04:00

Thanks, good catch and I have adjusted the post.

In your proposed AL alignment, you need to flip Cl...

2009-10-25T09:51:34.906-04:00

In your proposed AL alignment, you need to flip Cleveland and Chicago.

Let's be honest about payrolls here...the Red ...

2009-10-16T14:21:20.710-04:00

Let's be honest about payrolls here...the Red Sox spent $80 million (yes, EIGHTY) dollars less than the Yankees this year on payroll. That's another entire MLB roster's worth of players on a mid-high market team. That's 2 Florida Marlins' teams. So if that's how you define "pretty close" then so be it.

Also, the Mets, Phillies, Tigers and Cubs all

captain drama. ha! i say dodgers 4-3.

2009-10-15T20:12:56.150-04:00

captain drama. ha! i say dodgers 4-3.

Well said, I agree. Both LCS will be epic.

2009-10-13T22:12:12.263-04:00

Well said, I agree. Both LCS will be epic.

Zero chance- Phils in 4

2009-10-12T18:21:18.437-04:00

Zero chance- Phils in 4

nah Coughlan's got it locked up

2009-10-11T19:55:33.748-04:00

nah Coughlan's got it locked up

If JA Happ wins the NL ROY it is a disgrace to And...

2009-10-11T17:06:28.941-04:00

If JA Happ wins the NL ROY it is a disgrace to Andrew McCutchen.

Go Twins.

2009-10-09T16:31:06.598-04:00

Go Twins.

Man, looks like you missed that one, huh?

2009-10-08T22:52:04.076-04:00

Man, looks like you missed that one, huh?

I'm rooting for the Metrodome ... but I can...

2009-10-06T16:58:31.865-04:00

I'm rooting for the Metrodome ... but I can't see either team winning more than 1 against the Yankees (reverse jinx in place)

With gametime in two hours, I have to say that des...

2009-10-06T14:59:22.250-04:00

With gametime in two hours, I have to say that despite my voting for the Tigers, I think the Twins are going to win tonight.

And, I will make a bold prediction that the Twins will make a series of it against the Yankees, but will lose in 5.

I agree with all of this but I wish the writer had...

2009-09-30T22:20:53.650-04:00

I agree with all of this but I wish the writer had given more attention to A-Rod the Man, the Myth (e.g., A-Rod's tan, his dalliances with high-profile women).

Still, a good effort.

Lucid and incisive analysis -- well done.

2009-09-30T22:15:20.275-04:00

Lucid and incisive analysis -- well done.

And when your grandkids ask, "Hey Gramps, who...

2009-09-28T13:21:40.587-04:00

And when your grandkids ask, "Hey Gramps, who rocked the absolute sweetest mullet of all time?" You will tell them:

Billy Ray Cyrus.

But if they ask who rocked the SECOND sickest party-in-the-back flow, you'll pull out this photo:

http://espn.go.com/i/page2/photos/040414johnson.jpg

True, but in each pitcher's respective prime, ...

2009-09-28T12:12:04.691-04:00

True, but in each pitcher's respective prime, give Pedro the nod in the "IT" factor: the ability to turn each of his starts into an event, where the two teams playing become an afterthought to the guy on the mound, who put on a dynamic show each and every time out. His stats dwarfed his contemporaries, but stats don't begin to measure the aura of his greatness. Call it the

As a corollary to this post, the research led me t...

2009-09-28T07:35:11.314-04:00

As a corollary to this post, the research led me to conclude that Randy Johnson is the greatest strikeout pitcher in the history of the game. He clearly outshines Pedro in each of the categories in terms of consistency as a high K/9 pitcher over a longer number of years. Although he never demonstrated the type of finesse that made Pedro so amazing (that combination of power and pinpoint control

Superb writing and exceptional insight. You shoul...

2009-09-27T20:46:17.545-04:00

Superb writing and exceptional insight. You should work for the Phillies as an analyst with that kind of talent. My vote for the closer slot goes to a Madson-Romero combo until Lidge gets his problems worked out. And yes, I am indeed uneasy about our pitching situation as we head into post season play.

Cool analysis. Seems like they should give Tyler W...

2009-09-25T19:14:16.769-04:00

Cool analysis. Seems like they should give Tyler Walker a shot at closing - be a step up from the current Lidge/Madson pu-pu platter at closer.

go SOX!

2009-09-25T10:09:57.770-04:00

go SOX!