Mack’s White Elephant

May 4, 2009

Risk & Reward 3 discussed the curious case of the Florida Marlins - how financial difficulties led to the dismantling of 2 World Series Champions in less than a decade.  But their story is far from unique. Cornelius McGillicuddy, better known as Connie Mack, was an intelligent man who matched smarts with an impeccable work ethic [...]

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Strategy & Execution

May 4, 2009

February in the nation’s capital is a cold month.  Temperatures have just barely started to climb above freezing and the promise of a spring breeze is not yet more than a promise.  But dream we do. Baseball, the proxy for life it often is, carries with it the same dream of better times.  And this [...]

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Risk & Reward: Part 3

April 29, 2009

Part 1 – Atlanta Braves Part 2 – New York Mets  In the first two installments, we covered the elaborate and risky moves that have led the Braves and Mets to the 2009 season. Neither team, however, can hold a candle to the revolving door known as the Florida Marlins.  Since being established as an [...]

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2009 All Star Game

April 29, 2009

On June 9th, hundreds of amateurs will direct their attention to the broadcast from Studio 42 in Secaucus, New Jersey. Led by San Diego State phenom Stephen Strasburg, these eager youths will be anticipating their chance at a professional baseball career as Major League Baseball hosts the 2009 First-Year Player Draft. On July 26th, hundreds [...]

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This Day In Baseball History

April 28, 2009

This Day In Baseball History: April 28th Courtesy of a great website – www.nationalpastime.com 1971 – Braves’ outfielder Henry “Hank” Aaron joins Babe Ruth and Willie Mays as the only players to have reached 600 home runs. 1985 – Billy Martin is named the manager of the New York Yankees for the fourth time. He [...]

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For Love Or Money

April 26, 2009

In his recent article on FanGraphs, David Cameron suggests that Tampa Bay should consider trading Carl Crawford later this season.  I love his work, but here I will have to respectfully disagree.  The argument for trading Crawford has significant merit.  Cot’s Baseball Contracts, a fantastic website itself, shows that Crawford is due $8.25 million this [...]

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3 Great Baseball Links – 4/18/2009

April 18, 2009

Here are some great links in Baseball, for today. TrueBrewBlueBlog has a great writeup on Rickie Weeks Crooked pitch get’s two shout outs today. One for their writeup on fantasy baseball trades. The other for a fantasy inbox post discussing a possible fantasy baseball trade. Enjoy the reading — I’ll be at the Cubs game [...]

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Believe It Or Not

April 16, 2009

“April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain.” Who would have thought T.S. Eliot was writing about baseball, eh? But April is most certainly cruel for fantasy baseball fans as we don’t know what to believe. Should we view these unexpected lilacs [...]

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3 Great Posts

April 13, 2009

Today’s post is an exercise in self-promotion.  Purely.  I wanted to take a moment and list what I think our top three posts to date are.  Just a link and a quick blurb to get you interested. Enjoy! History of the Curveball – Ever want to know how someone figured out how to make a [...]

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Sabathia Rediscovers His Pitch

April 12, 2009

The New York Yankees got exactly what they expected out of C.C. Sabathia when he began throwing Saturday night. Sabathia had a very slow start on opening day, giving some people worry. Hopefully no one in the fantasy world reacted too quickly as this is the Sabathia the Yankees expected to see. 7 Shutout Innings [...]

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