R.A. Dickey now a Blue Jay, but was the price too high?
See you later, New York. R.A. Dickey is now a Blue Jay. (Mike Stobe/Getty Images) Last Friday, it was widely reported that the Toronto Blue Jays were nearing a deal with the New York Mets for reigning NL Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey. Monday afternoon, that deal became official, and the Jays continue to stack their team for the 2013 season. There was More...
Rumor alert: R.A. Dickey could be heading to Blue Jays
R.A. Dickey could be headed to the Blue Jays before the end of the weekend. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) Rumors have been flying every which way lately about what will happen with R.A. Dickey. The reigning NL Cy Young More...
Need a fix? Here’s what’s happening in the winter leagues (NL East)
Anthony Rendon is making some noise in the Nationals’ farm system. (Brad Barr/US Presswire) Now we move into the National League, starting in the East. This was a highly competitive division for half the season More...
Remembering Eddie Yost: original “Greek God of Walks”
Eddie Yost was a mainstay at third base for the Washington Senators from 1947-1958. He was a player for a different era. Today, he would have been a poster child for our current obsession with sabermetrics and Moneyball. More...
New York Mets close to offering David Wright $100M deal
New York is working on a deal that would makeDavid Wright a Met for life. (www.newyorkmetsreport.com) Sorry, Phillies fans! It looks as if all the hope Philadelphia would somehow make a deal to get third baseman More...
These top prospects could be grabbing headlines in 2013
After belting 34 home runs in double- and triple-A this season, Wil Myers is ready to make the jump to the Kansas City Royals in 2013. (royalblueskc.com) Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Yu Darvish and Yoenis Cespedes More...
Ya Gotta Believe, part 2: Mets need to try and get Ellsbury
Mets fans want you, Jacoby Ellsbury. If you’re a fan of the New York Mets, you might have checked out my recent article on five keys to the Amazins’ 2013 contention. One of them, you might recall, More...
Ya gotta believe: Five things the Mets can do to contend in 2013
The New York Mets are looking to restore the magic. As a New York Mets fan, one can often feel like something of a punching bag. First of all, we live in close proximity to the Yankees, the closest thing baseball’s More...
Betting on baseball: Why R.A. Dickey is a dangerous gamble
R.A. Dickey and his knuckleball are an incredibly risky gamble. I have said it once (but probably more), and I will say it again (and will continue to do so): Baseball betting is all about the starting pitching. More...
Let’s play two! 30th anniversary of the Joel Youngblood trade
Joel Youngblood is the only player in major league history to get a hit for two different teams in two different cities on the same day. Thirty years ago, one of the more unusual events in major league history took More...
