Glue guy. Good guy to have in the clubhouse. Chemistry guy. Mentor to the young Latino players. Whatever you want to call him, Gerardo Parra’s impact on the Nationals in 2019 was measured more in intangibles than actual on-field performance, … Continue reading →

There are 18 players appearing on the ballot for the first time, and 14 returning players.  Among the newbies is no-doubt soon-to-be-enshrined Derek Jeter.  The real question is whether any of the other 31 will also be selected this year … Continue reading →

This year’s MVPs are: Mike Trout of the Angels and Cody Bellinger of the Dodgers, for a sweep by the two Los Angeles franchises.   On the AL side, it was a close race between Trout and the Astros’ Alex … Continue reading →

A quick note before I relate this latest misadventure of the star-crossed Macondo franchise: I will no longer waste my time trying to upload images to this lame, primitive site only to be greeted by a message that the file … Continue reading →

Both winners garnered theirs second award tonight: Justin Verlander of the Astros (AL) and Jacob deGrom of the Mets (NL).  Verlander won his first in 2012 with the Tigers; deGrom, of course, also won the NL CYA last year. The … Continue reading →

Awards week continued tonight with the most narrative driven of the awards—the Managers of the Year.  The aren’t manager metrics to make comparisons of how well they do easy.  Thus the voters tend to look at which teams outperformed expectations … Continue reading →

The announced winners came as zero surprise: Yordan Alvarez of the Astros and Pete Alonso of the Mets.  They were overwhelming favorites and both won in landslides. Indeed, Alvarez garnered all 30 first place votes, and Alonso 29/30.   Alvarez … Continue reading →

The Silver Slugger Awards were announced yesterday.  The winners are: AL C—Mitch Garver, Twins 1B—Carlos Santana, Indians 2B—DJ LeMahieu, Yankees 3B—Alex Bregman, Astros SS—Xander Bogaerts, Red Sox OF—George Springer, Astros OF—Mike Trout, Angels OF—Mookie Betts, Red Sox DH—Nelson Cruz, Twins … Continue reading →

Whelp, I don’t know about your rooting innerests but the Feesh have got some weird stuff to do this orfseason. They will be replacing an even dozen free agent or retirement holes in the roster, trying to protect their best … Continue reading →

This week the ten finalists were announced for consideration for Hall of Fame induction via this year’s iteration of what used to be called the veterans committee—the “Modern Era” committee.  Its 16 members consider nominees whose primary years in baseball … Continue reading →

I haven’t posted in a long time, hope y’all don’t mind me doing so now.   Except for Nats fans, who are still basking in the warm glow of victory, the offseason is upon us.  We baseball fans must subsist … Continue reading →