Sports in Perspective
There is no doubt that a dominating closer is an invaluable asset to a team. When opponents hear “Enter Sandman” at Yankee Stadium, they know that they’re going to have to get through veteran closer Mariano Rivera (which is no easy task) in order to avoid a loss. Similarly, Los Angeles Dodgers’ closer Eric Gagne saved [...]
Contracts like the one handed out last week to Prince Fielder continue to complicate the Major League Baseball landscape.
Roy Halladay was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for the drop-and-drive hurler with a major league pedigree. Toronto was rumored to have offered Kyle Drabek for Matt Garza. There was no forceful denial from Canada. The Cubs were not interested? They’re giving up on him already? They want to move him before he loses more value? Typical manufactured baloney slices–aka BS? (Phillies page photo: Drabek, Travis d’Arnaud and Brett Wallace @ Phillies | isportsweb.)
Prince Fielder was welcomed as the newest Detroit Tigers player this afternoon. Management addressed a host of critical questions.
Follow me on Twitter @jim_krug I know the majority of my articles are about Pirates’ GM Neal Huntington, and the Pirates’ much-maligned ownership in general. I honestly don’t set out to do so; I would love to write more positive stories about the Pirates, but: 1. It can be trying to glean positivity from a [...]
The Detroit Tigers signed Prince Fielder on Tuesday afternoon, setting off a firestorm of questions and excitement across Motown.
If you were planning to buy the Los Angeles Dodgers, you may have missed the boat. Monday was the “soft deadline” to put your money where your mouth is and make a serious offer to purchase the team from current owner Frank McCourt
The Detroit Tigers have signed Prince Fielder to a 9-year deal in an absolutely stunning offseason development.
The Boston Red Sox signed Cody Ross to a one-year deal, the most recent move in a string of questionable offseason decisions.
Here’s a hilarious GM Neal Huntington quote pointed out to me by a friend, from an interview during the Winter Meetings: “We could have invested everything in one big blue-chip stock, or we could have invested it in a portfolio,” general manager Neal Huntington said. “We decided to take the portfolio approach. Again, we wanted to [...]