Category: MLB General

Barry Bonds knees are shot. Jason Giambi stinks. Home run output from major league baseball players is down this season as a whole. Coincidence? I think not. Answer? Steroids.

        Sometimes the smallest events in life can have the most unexpected consequences.  I had to take my car into the shop today, which meant I had to take BART into San Francisco for work.  After racing to catch my train, I took the first available seat I could find, which happened to be behind two baseball fans seated across from one another.  As I passed them to get to my seat, I saw that one fan was wearing a Giants hat, and the other was wearing an A’s hat.  They began to converse shortly after I sat down on the train, and by the time they finished, I couldn’t get them out of my head.  They were quick, witty, and ruthless when it came to the other’s baseball allegiance.  Here’s what little I remember of their exchange:

This past week saw a sudden resurgence by the Yankees and a growth in the wins column for the Padres, among other things. Here are the power rankings from the MLB after last week, all comments are appreciated.

Here are the power rankings for another week in the MLB, as always any problems or comments you might have are welcome.

by Trevor Freeman

There are two types of brave.  The first type is courageous.  Fighting in war, defying a series of odds, saving a life.  The second type is the “stupid” kind.  Examples would be jumping off the roof into your swimming pool or trying to swipe the bell off the top of Taco Bell.  Wearing an opposing team’s hat into Yankee Stadium definitely constitutes the second type of brave.

Here are the power rankings for a fairly uneventful third week in the MLB. Any thoughts are always welcome.

My boss is in the process of buying a new apartment, so he says to me, “A study once reported, the 3 most stressful things to do in life are switch jobs, move, or get a divorce.” (Yeah, I think this is just how people in the pharmaceutical business talk. No claim can be made without a clinical trial to support it, I guess.) Then he goes on, “But I’m thinking for you the most stressful things involve a player getting traded, away games, and the playoffs.”

He’s not too far from the truth. As if the trials and tribulations of post-college life weren’t taxing enough, baseball is officially making my head spin.

Speed, defense, hitting, leadership, big game experience; each of these categories contributes to the make-up of the best players in baseball.  When looking at each of these attributes, whom do you consider the best player at their position in MLB?  This article will look at each of these attributes and form an all-MLB team.  The best player at his given position, taking into account their hitting ability, defense, base running, leadership, and big-game ability/experience.

Barry Bonds is more juiced than a freshly squeezed glass of Tropicana.

“Long is the way, and hard, that out of hell leads up to light.” -Dante, on the baseball off-season

“What you have to remember is that a baseball isn’t a week or a month, but a season. And a season is a long time.” -Chuck Tanner

Last year on January 1, I ignored a garden-variety New Year’s Eve hangover in favor of enjoying all-day college football, Bloody Mary’s, and cheese fries with my then-boyfriend and company. He and his buddy started out ordering Irish Car Bombs. Right before downing this asinine drink I still can’t get my head around, Ex says to Idiot Friend: “This drink is arguably the most important drink of the day. How this goes down dictates the rest of the afternoon. Maybe the rest of the year.”