When Mark McGwire was hired to be the hitting coach for the St. Louis Cardinals, everyone knew that he would eventially have to address the allegations that he used steroids and other performance enhancing drugs (PEDs). It was going to be necessary for him to do this in order to avoid a media circus when [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Shortstop
January 13, 2010 – 6:14 am
I’m happy that the Cubs payroll is among the highest in baseball. The Cubs are a large market team with among the highest revenue streams in all of the sport. Their payroll should be among the highest. The problem is that on the surface, it doesn’t look to me like the Cubs roster stacks up [...]
What Can You Get For $140 Million?: Second Base
January 12, 2010 – 6:03 am
I began this series by explaining what I was trying to accomplish and what methodology I would be using to accomplish it. You can read previous posts from this series by clicking on the links below: What Can You Get For $140 Million? What Can You Get For $140 Million?: First Base Today, I want [...]
What Can You Get For $140 Million?: First Base
January 11, 2010 – 7:09 am
I’m in the process of analyzing the Cubs roster in comparison to the other five biggest spending teams in baseball. To take a look at my methodology, visit my original post. One thing I learned while doing research for this series of posts is that first basemen are expensive. Of the six top spending teams, the [...]
What Can You Get For $140 Million?
January 10, 2010 – 6:11 am
In 2009, the Cubs had the third highest payroll in all of baseball.* Considering that the club is a large market team, and considering the revenue the franchise generates, the Cubs should be near the top of the charts when it comes to their payroll budget.
How Important Is On-Base Percentage?
January 9, 2010 – 7:35 am
Joe Posnanski is probably my favorite sportswriter. He has a unique combination of excellent writing skills, an analytical mind, and a very good sense of humor. When it comes to baseball, he also has an excellent grasp of statistical data.
What’s Next?
January 8, 2010 – 9:00 am
It’s always seemed to me that the days following the World Series up until the end of the calendar year were the toughest for baseball fans. It was like an uphill climb. Once the new year started, it seemed like things accelerated. It was almost as if baseball (and it’s fans) were running downhill toward [...]
HALL OF FAME WELCOMES ANDRE DAWSON!
January 6, 2010 – 12:25 pm
Hawk gets in the Hall… Andre Dawson was the only player elected and will enter the HOF along with former manager Whitey Herzog and former umpire Doug Harvey. The HOF induction ceremony is scheduled for July 25 in Cooperstown, NY. Dawson received 77.9% of the votes cast. Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar, Jr. each received [...]
Hall of Fame Election Results to be Announced Today
January 6, 2010 – 6:15 am
Just a few quick things this morning. The Baseball Hall of Fame will be announcing it’s class of 2010 today at 2:00 pm ET. Waiting for the HOF election results is always fun, but must be fairly excruciating for those on the ballot. Joe Posnanski recently wrote an article for Sports Illustrated detailing his HOF [...]
Dealing With The Winter Doldrums
January 5, 2010 – 6:33 am
I really hate this time of year. It’s cold, the days are often grey, and worst of all, there’s no baseball. I watched the 10-part Ken Burns Baseball documentary the other night. It made me miss baseball even more. My wife turned on Field of Dreams last night and I refused to watch it.
