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AL MVP race: Pedroia No. 1 -- for now
Much as I wish I didn't, I do care about who wins the MVP awards every year. But what's more interesting is how they're won, as the result often seems to hinge upon narrative as much as actual, you kn...
Rob Neyer | 21 hours ago

Rudderless Mariners plotting a new course
Looks like the Mariners are going in a different direction this winter, which makes sense considering their current direction is heading straight for 98 losses. This morning, the Seattle Times' Geoff ...
Rob Neyer | 22 hours ago

Friday Filberts: Should Brewers be concerned?
• Tom Haudricourt lists 10 reasons why the Brewers' loss to the Padres on Thursday night -- and their four-game losing streak -- is worrisome. Balancing those 10 reasons is one big reason not to...
Rob Neyer | Friday, September 5

Astros' hot streak coincides with acquisition of Wolf
In the wake of the Astros' eight-game (and counting) winning streak, I'd like to revisit something I wrote in late July, when the Astros were reportedly interesting in acquiring Randy Wolf from the Pa...
Rob Neyer | Thursday, September 4

Football Outsiders: Playing the Week 1 matchups
Bill Barnwell breaks down the most favorable one-on-one matchups for Week 1 of the fantasy season.
Bill Barnwell, FootballOutsiders.com | Thursday, September 4

Royals so need to have that signature moment
In case you missed it, I'd like to run a comment from "nikpin" that followed yesterday's post about the Royals and GM Dayton Moore … I don't believe that nikpin would be a better general mana...
Rob Neyer | Thursday, September 4

For whatever reason, Fish don't attract many fans
Someday historians will write about the all-important game in Miami on Sept. 3, 2008, and mention the "11,211 fans" -- hey, that's what it says in the box score! -- who saw the Marlins beat the Braves...
Rob Neyer | Thursday, September 4

Instant replay passes first test with flying colors
Wednesday night it finally happened. And you know what? The world didn't explode. I was wrong about the Yankees. I was wrong about the Indians. I was (sort of) wrong about the Astros (and more on...
Rob Neyer | Thursday, September 4

McClain has day to remember
On Wednesday morning, I mentioned Koyie Hill 's callup being a great story. Well, here's another one: On Wednesday afternoon, Scott McClain hit his first major league homer. Why is this a great stor...
Rob Neyer | Wednesday, September 3

CC's scoring appeal, upon further review
Finally. Courtesy of Murray Chass, the nitty-gritty on the mechanism that allows the Brewers to appeal the scoring decision that (probably) cost CC Sabathia his no-hitter the other day … I've...
Rob Neyer | Wednesday, September 3

Alexei Ramirez for AL Rookie of the Year?
So I was watching the White Sox beat the Indians and was reminded of a question someone submitted in a chat a week or two ago. I didn't post the question, but it went something like this: Longor...
Rob Neyer | Wednesday, September 3

Moore building on a shaky foundation in K.C.
Nobody's really noticed, but this is yet another lost season for the Kansas City Royals . Well, the Wichita Eagle's Frank Lutz has noticed : Actually, even that is overstating the case for Guillen. T...
Rob Neyer | Wednesday, September 3

Wednesday Wangdoodles
• Tim Marchman makes a compelling Cy Young case for Tim Lincecum , who's got the best winning percentage and the lowest ERA in the National League. Marchman also runs through the other candidate...
Rob Neyer | Wednesday, September 3

Breaking down the AL Central race
There's probably not much drama left in the American League. Except in the American League Central, where we've got the best, most interesting race in the majors. A bit of handicapping, Baseball Musi...
Rob Neyer | Tuesday, September 2

No definitive reason for Yankees' flop
Newsday's Ken Davidoff wonders: would the Yankees be in this mess if Joe Torre were still around? The Yankees fell hopelessly behind in August and, as Davidoff points out, the Yankees have been partic...
Rob Neyer | Tuesday, September 2

Who is to blame, Alvarez or the Pirates?
John Perotto, who's been covering the Pirates for a long time, weighs in on the Alvarez Affair : Wow. A punk. Maybe. But let me throw some hypotheticals at you (and Perotto): Let's suppose that the ...
Rob Neyer | Tuesday, September 2

Season could be historic for Lee, Dice-K
Remember early April, when Cliff Lee pitched about as well as anybody's ever pitched, and we wondered if it was just a mirage? Well, it's early September. And look at him now : Has anyone else co...
Rob Neyer | Tuesday, September 2

Monday Mendozas
• From our reporter on the ground, the latest on the Alvarez Affair . • In the wake of Cristian Guzman 's cycle last week, I suggested that Guzman must be one of the more unlikely players...
Rob Neyer | Monday, September 1

Scorer gets unfair treatment on Sabathia call
Here's Brewers manager Ned Yost after today's game , in which CC Sabathia gave up just one hit, a questionable fifth-inning single by Adam LaRoche that maybe should have been ruled an error on Sabathi...
Rob Neyer | Sunday, August 31

Marlins almost ready to call it a season
Tough game Friday night for the Marlins. In case you missed it: They led the Mets 2-1 heading into the ninth. Closer Kevin Gregg trotted in from the bullpen. He retired the first two Mets in good ord...
Rob Neyer | August 30, 2008

Unwitting victim in Alvarez case: Eric Hosmer
Now the Pedro Alvarez dispute has ensnared an innocent victim: Royals first-round pick Eric Hosmer. From the Kansas City Times' Bob Dutton : This is getting complicated, and I'm struggling to describe...
Rob Neyer | August 29, 2008

Upon further review, Eddings was wrong
Hey, big news! Remember that bizarre call last Sunday that might have cost the Rays a game, hurting their playoff chances slightly and the Twins' chances significantly? The call we all thought was fla...
Rob Neyer | August 29, 2008

Friday Filberts
• A question for other non-Yankee fans: How many of you were pulling for the Yankees to beat the Red Sox yesterday? I was. Two reasons. One, if the Yankees win a few games in a hurry, September...
Rob Neyer | August 29, 2008

Red Sox can get to October with Beckett, after that …
Bad news for the Red Sox on a day when they could have put the Yankees away, but didn't : Josh Beckett has been scratched from his next scheduled start, and nobody's exactly sure why … Let's no...
Rob Neyer | August 28, 2008

Shoppach a luxury few teams can afford
Yesterday I mentioned the Indians' surge (which they continued last night) and mentioned that they've done it without Victor Martinez . Of course, one might argue they've done it because of Martinez's...
Rob Neyer | August 28, 2008

Why union cares about Alvarez case
Oh, this is just delicious. After the Pirates released their statement about Pedro Alvarez, Scott Boras fired back last night: "The Pirates violated Major League Baseball rules and have issued a nearl...
Rob Neyer | August 28, 2008

Boras just can't go away soon enough
Well, this is getting interesting. The Pirates supposedly signed Pedro Alvarez, their first-round draft pick, right before the August 15 deadline. But he still hasn't reported to the Pirates, still is...
Rob Neyer | August 27, 2008

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