Follow @Ryan_Kantor Have you ever lived in suburban Atlanta? If so, you may have tried driving from Suwanee (where I grew up), Alpharetta, Dunwoody, Roswell, or whatever other North Atlanta suburb to downtown Atlanta, find a parking spot, and get to Turner Field for a 7:05 pm game. It’s absolutely miserable, is it not? The … Continue reading
Follow @Ryan_Kantor Just as fans of major football programs love to follow recruiting, fans of big dollar baseball teams love the Hot Stove season. Luckily I fall in both categories. Now that the regular season is officially over, the Hot Stove season begins for two-thirds of the teams. With that, I, in concert with the … Continue reading
As rumors about Dustin Pedroia’s contract extension began to grow and gain credibility, it looked like a big dollar agree would affect Robinson Cano. That is, it would push contract negotiations with Robinson Cano, who enters free agency this offseason, beyond reason. To the contrary, Pedroia inked a 7-year, $100 million extension which will be … Continue reading
I’ve written quite a bit about Brad Miller, the former Clemson Tiger, and his rise to the Seattle and the top of the Mariner’s lineup. Last night, all my ranting and raving was given vindication as he had the best game of his young career. After a leading off the game with a single, he … Continue reading
Today couldn’t have gone any better for Clemson fans. Early this morning it was announced that Brad Miller, the former Clemson shortstop and 62nd pick of the 2011 MLB Amateur Draft has been called up to the Seattle Mariners. From my earlier post on Sports-Kings: After just 26 games at the triple-A level, where he hit … Continue reading
The recent demotions of the Jesus Montero and Dustin Ackley look like crushing blows to the long-term promise of the Seattle Mariners, but things in Seattle may not be as gloomy as they seem. It was announced this week that Dustin Ackley, the former second overall draft pick out of Chapel Hill, is getting time in … Continue reading
Jon Tomevi, the author at BalkTalkBaseball.com puts on his sabermatrician hat and joins us for a guest blog post where he forecasts the rest of the season as the 1st base position. Given his perfect, twelve for twelve prediction of Clemson’s 2012 football season read closely, he may just own a crystal ball. Paul Konerko … Continue reading
I start with this image not because they’re overrated, but because it is awesome and the Braves are going to kill it this year. At least their lineup should. Here’s my NL East preview and my overall division winners preview, by the way. Be sure to leave your division picks in the comments. Now on to … Continue reading
Each of the last few years I’ve offered my predictions of which clubs will become the eventual division champions. I haven’t been that accurate. This year, I decided take a more in-depth approach. Below you’ll see my selections for each division’s champion along with a predicted Wild Card matchup for each league. My fellow writers … Continue reading
With a quiet off-season coming on the heels of a very disappointing ALCS for the New York Yankees, their fans are growing more and more restless with each giant contract given out by the suddenly wild and crazy Dodgers. Used to being the headline team, New York’s austerity measures haven’t exactly been well received by … Continue reading
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