The Stayed-One-Year-Too-Long Blues
Not every player can go out like David Ortiz. Not many last seasons are like Mariano Rivera’s. Ted Williams’ 1960 curtain-call rarely happens.
Category Archives: Scott Fendley
The M*A*S*H* Marlins
Waking up on August 16, 2016, and checking the standings, you find that the Miami Marlins are tied with St. Louis for the second wild card in the NL. How can that be?
Read moreOde to a Prince
Prince Fielder won’t be a Hall of Famer. But his retirement is the saddest we’ve seen in years.
Read moreLatest Trade Ever? A Late September Swap Story
August 1 has come and gone, but the trading fun ain’t over. Ask Jody Davis.
Read moreStand Pat or Go for It? What Makes Sense with a One-Game Wild Card?
Ever since trading became a thing, teams have tried to improve their club in an effort to make the postseason, or win the postseason.
Read moreExpansion Teams – Win Now, Win Later, or Win Never?
Advertisements Since 1961, we’ve been in the “Expansion Era” (among many), since that was the year that baseball moved past the ‘traditional’ 16 franchises to the 30 we have now. While some decry that ‘watering down’ of talent in the majors, they mostly can just yell at clouds and complain about the sex talk on Golden Girls. Baseball needed to
Read moreI’m Not Going to Pay a Lot for this Pitcher.
With the end of the waiver-free trade period coming soon, baseball people are losing their collective minds regarding trades, specifically trades for ‘closers’, or as I like to call them ‘one inning wonders.’
Read moreThe Shredder
One Chicago team got Aroldis Chapman. The other got shredded throwback jerseys.
Read moreExpansion? Sure, Why Not?
Time to think about a couple more teams. Let’s take a look at the most likely North American markets.
Read moreAnybody Out There? What Happened, and Why They’re Here Now
This is the last of a three-part series where Scott Fendley looks at every franchise’s worst attendance year.
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