by Joseph Coblitz | Apr 30, 2015
Major League Baseball released their All-Star ballots yesterday afternoon, for the first season ever an all electronic endeavor, yet the same problems from the analog editions still exist. Back in 1970 when the right to vote for the All-Star game was given back to the...
by Joseph Coblitz | Apr 28, 2015
The ongoing unrest in Baltimore has resulted in a pair of cancellations for the Orioles, and further tweaks to the team’s schedule this week will be necessary. Here’s an explanation from the club. Orioles announcement regarding schedule changes...
by Joseph Coblitz | Apr 27, 2015
A heavy early divisional schedule can only tell you so much about the strength of that division against the rest of the league, but it does have a way of quickly separating out the teams within the division. While the largely overlooked East appears to be well...
by Joseph Coblitz | Mar 27, 2015
The position of shortstop was always dominated by great defenders who cared little about their offensive prowess from the beginning of baseball until the surge in power all around baseball in the mid-1990’s. This is exemplified by players like Ozzie Smith, who...
by Joseph Coblitz | Mar 25, 2015
This spring, some teams are showing off recently improved rosters while others are going the other way. But all teams have made one similar addition: A clock in center field and another behind the plate. These pace of play clocks are among a few new rule enforcements...