The Stark Knight Rises: 4 Reasons for the Decline of Matt Harvey
Matt Harvey is broken. Physically. Fundamentally. Emotionally. Broken. He’s also shown himself to be decidedly human. And Harvey Days weren’t built on watching a mere mortal.
Monthly Archives: May 2016
The Most Disappointing Season For…The Arizona Diamondbacks
As unfathomable at it seems (especially to those who were fans of the original Mets, Padres, Mariners, etc.) a third year expansion team was a legitimate World Series contender.
Read moreThe Spitter Podcast: Richard Grisham, OOTP Developments
Be sure to check out our chat with Richard Grisham, CMO, OOTP Developments — the team responsible for the highest-rated game on Metacritic, Out of the Park Baseball 17.
Read moreThe Padres? Losers.
The team claims it didn’t mean to insult the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus on Saturday. But their half-assed apology stinks as bad the team itself.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season For…the Detroit Tigers
The previous year these same Tigers won the division. In 1973, there was no reason they can’t get to the World Series. We have the players, the pitchers AND the manager.
Read moreSmitty’s Loose Change: ICP, 9-0 and the Spanish Moon
I’m in St. Pete, FL this week. The Rays are not here. But the Insane Clown Posse is. I rounded a corner today and got caught in a most aromatic gaggle of Juggalos.
Read moreTrue Baseball Love Never Dies (it just evolves)
Baseball has broken my heart, but I’m a glutton for punishment who’ll keep coming back because the love of scouting prospects is too much to resist.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season for … The Minnesota Twins
After Ron Gardenhire took over for Tom Kelly, Minnesota had been in the playoff six times between 2002 and 2010, and their worst record during that period was a 79-83 mark in 2007. But they never got over the hump.
Read moreHardball Theatre: The Knuckleballer
Keith Good’s weekly One-Act, an SNL-meets-MLB look at the week in baseball. This week, Boston deals with the inevitable ups and downs of starting a Knuckleballer.
Read moreBaseball’s Baddest Asses Don’t Talk Much
Rougned Odor proved once again that real gangsta-ass ball players don’t talk much.No one ever wants to be declared “soft,” but when the shit hits the fan, that’s when you find out the difference between a Graeme Lloyd and a Jose Bautista.
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