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MLB Preview Part Four
(Published: 04 Apr 10)
MLB Preview Part Four
By Giant_Causeway
NL Central
Unlike last year, this is a much more balanced division then in recent years. As with last year, there are plenty of teams turning to the yo... more »
MLB Preview 2010 Part Three
(Published: 01 Apr 10)
MLB Preview 2010 Part Three
By Giant_Causeway
NL East
Like their AL counterparts, the East in the NL figures to be a brutal division with the Phillies, the reigning National League champio... more »
MLB Preview 2010 Part Two
(Published: 30 Mar 10)
MLB Preview 2010 Part Two
By Giant_Causeway
AL Central
This is arguably one of baseball's weakest divisions but at the same time, the flaws of all contenders also make this division a competi... more »
MLB Preview 2010 Part One
(Published: 29 Mar 10)
MLB Preview 2010 Part One
By Giant_Causeway
Last season the New York Yankees carried all before them in sweeping to the World Series title with excellent seasons from every single member of thei... more »
Players to Avoid in 2010
(Published: 22 Mar 10)
Players to Avoid in 2010
By Giant_Causeway
Part of fantasy baseball's mantra is the buy low and sell high scenario. Unlike the New York Mets, fantasy gamers need to avoid the pitfalls of buying... more »
Players to Watch in 2010
(Published: 17 Mar 10)
Players to Watch in 2010
By Giant_Causeway
We can all identify the big stars like Albert Pujols, Alex Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Johan Santana, Felix Hernandez and scout top prospects like Jason... more »
Young Players to Watch 2010 - Part Two
(Published: 08 Mar 10)
Young Players to Watch 2010 - Part Two
By Giant_Causeway
Today I will conclude my preview of the 'Young Players to Watch 2010'.
Madison Bumgarner (Giants) - He's the one prospect the Giant... more »
Young Players to Watch 2010 - Part One
(Published: 01 Mar 10)
Young Players to Watch 2010 - Part One
By Giant_Causeway
Last season, I identified plenty of young talent who went on to make an impact. Players like Matt Wieters, David Price, Clay Buchholz, an... more »
Evaluating Team Profiles - Part Two
(Published: 30 Dec 09)
Evaluating Team Profiles - Part Two
By Giant_Causeway
In the last article we examined the New York Mets and their major flaws as they approach the end of the year with no measure of certainty as... more »
The Hot Stove
(Published: 13 Dec 09)
The Hot Stove
By Giant_Causeway
Some things in life are certainties: sex, death and taxes. And now you can add silly baseball contracts to that list! I had thought there would be far more trade... more »
Evaluating Team Profiles - Part One
(Published: 07 Dec 09)
Evaluating Team Profiles - Part One
By Giant_Causeway
As we approach the end of the year, hopefully the series of articles written this year have given yourselves an idea of the kind of basic re... more »
Free Agency Primer - Part Four
(Published: 26 Nov 09)
Free Agency Primer - Part Four
By Giant_Causeway
We move on to the final article in the series when we examine the top potential free agents that should be wearing a 'buyer beware' sign!
M... more »
CALLING OMAR MINAYA!
(Published: 21 Nov 09)
CALLING OMAR MINAYA!
By Giant_Causeway
If there's one baseball team I know inside out more then other sides, it's the New York Mets. Having spent time working in Queens back in 2000 just a stone... more »
Free Agency Primer - Part Three
(Published: 18 Nov 09)
Free Agency Primer - Part Three
By Giant_Causeway
In my last column, someone had suggested I had left out Andy Pettitte. Well, in some ways I did but in my opinion, he's only a free agent on pap... more »
Free Agency Primer - Part Two
(Published: 14 Nov 09)
Free Agency Primer Part Two
By Giant_Causeway
In the last column, we covered what was easily identified as the top free agents in the market. Whilst some of them were not ranked or were ranked a... more »
Free Agency Primer
(Published: 11 Nov 09)
Free Agency Primer
By Giant_Causeway
The World Series may still be fresh in our minds but my attention has already turned to the free agent market. It would seem that this year's class doesn't q... more »
The Nature of Baseball's Labour Movements
(Published: 06 Nov 09)
The Nature of Baseball's Labour Movements
By Giant_Causeway
With the World Series over, we now turn our attention to the off season in preparation for the next. It may be a daunting task but pa... more »
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Six
(Published: 06 Jul 09)
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Six
In previous articles, it may appear that there is a heavy reliance on starting pitching statistics when handicapping games, but there are other fac... more »
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Five
(Published: 23 Jun 09)
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Five
Having covered the primary pitching statistics in the ERA, WHIP, BAA and the 'luck' statistics in the BABIP, we move on to the last two statistics... more »
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Four
(Published: 16 Jun 09)
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Four
Previously, we discussed the use of statistics, the ERA, WHIP and BAA as the primary and mainstream statistics handicappers use when gauging a... more »
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Three
(Published: 28 May 09)
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Three
As previously discussed, the ERA, WHIP and BAA form the most basic of pitching statistics when analysing pitchers' abilities. In this article, we di... more »
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Two
(Published: 11 May 09)
Baseball - Understanding Statistics Part Two
Baseball may be technically a team game but the influence a pitcher can have transcends other factors. When we glance at the match-up, the first thin... more »
Baseball - Understanding Statistics
(Published: 08 May 09)
Baseball - Understanding Statistics
Baseball, in my opinion, of all sports is the best sport to bet on. With so many games on a daily basis throughout the season, there is every opportun... more »
Bullpen Notes
(Published: 20 Apr 09)
Bullpen Notes
Bad beats do not just exist in poker but in every sport. But in baseball, there are bad beats every day. Whether you're backing money line, totals or handicaps, you're always vulner... more »
MLB Season Preview
(Published: 16 Apr 09)
MLB Season Preview
Howdy all.
I thought I would give myself a bit of a look in at the new season before making any judgement calls on the outright markets of this year. This last fortnight or... more »
MLB Young Players To Watch - Part Two
(Published: 06 Apr 09)
MLB Young Players To Watch - Part Two
Part of baseball's appeal is the fantasy element as thousand of baseball fans attempt to play GM. Given the Americans' love of statistical data, there'... more »
MLB Young Players To Watch - Part One
(Published: 05 Apr 09)
MLB Young Players To Watch - Part One
Part of baseball's appeal is the fantasy element as thousand of baseball fans attempt to play GM. Given the Americans' love of statistical data, there'... more »
MLB 2009 Season Preview
(Published: 04 Apr 09)
MLB 2009 Season Preview
We have ourselves another thrilling season of baseball to look forward to. Firstly, we are witnessing a transitional period in terms of player personnel with legends... more »
Regular Season Review MLB 2008
(Published: 30 Sep 08)
2008 - JUST A REGULAR SEASON?
The final regular season game was played at Cellular Field last night on a extra allocated day due to a previous postponement. The Chicago White Sox rode on the back... more »
Hot and Cold - Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball by Crafty Stan
(Published: 12 Sep 08)
HOT AND COLD - Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball
Hello all. First of all I would just like to congratulate the LA Angels for securing the American League West division, the first team to s... more »
Hot and Cold - Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball by Crafty Stan
(Published: 29 Aug 08)
HOT AND COLD - Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball
Here we are in the final throws of another season. Around a month until post-season begins and still Tampa Bay lead the way in AL East, Angel... more »
Hot and Cold - Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball - By Crafty Stan
(Published: 15 Aug 08)
Hot and Cold - Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball
Well then folks, it has been a pretty pulsating couple of weeks since my last column and despite all of the excitement, not a massive amount has... more »
Hot and Cold - Fourteen days in Major League Baseball by Crafty Stan
(Published: 01 Aug 08)
Hot and Cold- Fourteen days in Major League Baseball
With about eight weeks of regular season baseball left there is a real tension about whether clubs are going to make it to post-season. The fact t... more »
Seven Days by Nishant Joshi
(Published: 28 Jul 08)
Middlesex end trophy drought
Middlesex lifted the Twenty20 Cup in what was arguably the most thrilling finals day yet. As 5.0 rank outsiders to start the day, Middlesex overcame the odds to disp... more »
Hot and Cold – Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball by Crafty Stan
(Published: 18 Jul 08)
HOT AND COLD – Fourteen Days in Major League Baseball
Well, it's been a pretty remarkable couple of weeks which has seen an incredibly dramatic climax to the final ever Yankee Stadium All – Star... more »
