Monthly Archives: August 2008

Yesterday the Nationals lost their 82nd game of the season. Mathematically, that means the Nationals have no chance at finishing at .500 this season. They are the first team this season to guaranteed a losing season and, by a surprise, … Continue reading →

Living in Baltimore, I mostly get Orioles news. When it comes to fans and the Orioles, the news is usually negative. The front office shows no support, or they do bad PR moves (like that time they kicked a group … Continue reading →

Tonight showed the Mets team that we all thought existed at the start of the season. Besides the bullpen, the biggest problem I thought the Mets had this season, especially at the start of the season, was the Mets did … Continue reading →

The Mets start a series with the Braves tonight as they try to add on to their division lead over the Phillies. The Braves will be sending starter Jo-Jo Reyes to the mound, who hasn't pitched in the majors for … Continue reading →

Every once in a while I like to highlight the Baltimore Sun's “Today in History” segment in their sports section. The segment includes a lot of interesting things that happened today during Baseball's history. I am not going to quote … Continue reading →

Tomorrow I will do a formal preview for the first game of the series but there are a few notes and things to look out for in during the next four games:    1) Oliver Perez looks to become the fourth … Continue reading →

At the start of the 2008 season, there were many reasons why we needed Santana. We needed an ace on the staff, someone to go out there and expect to win. We needed a workhorse on the staff. Someone who … Continue reading →

About nine weeks ago I posted that due to work I would be restrained to a few posts a week over the course of this summer. I am now back (I've been working in a camp up in the mountains) … Continue reading →

Back on March 3rd, I introduced Daniel Murphy into the Prospect section on this blog. Back then, I did not know a lot about him and he was not getting a lot of attention at all. I remeber in late … Continue reading →

I was in for a huge shock yesterday. The downside of my current job is that except for Thursdays and Fridays, I have little to no connection to the outside world, which is interesting feeling. Anyway. I came home yesterday … Continue reading →