Texas Rangers
Voodoo Sabermetrics: Josh Hamilton
Welcome to our ninth edition of Voodoo Sabermetrics. This week we’re checking out Texas Rangers center fielder Josh Hamilton, his love of all things biblical, baseball and more things biblical. And that one time he got a busload of tattoos and smoked a…
25Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Two Bombs Are Better Than One
Among whispers of lack of performance and no All-Star vote for Torii Hunter during his first season with the Los Angeles Angels, the center fielder made some noise Monday.Torii went 3-for-5 with 3 RBIs, smoking not one, but two longballs in his team’s …
8Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Futures Game Keeps On Giving: Part Deux
As promised, your top five prospects on the World team for the upcoming MLB Futures game.
WORLD
1) OF Fernando Martinez, Mets
175 at bats, .303 AVG, three HR, 22 R, 16 RBI
Scouts have drooled over Martinez for years and while the young outfielder is still just 19 years old, it’s remarkable that he hasn’t made more progress […]
Two Steppin’ To The Bigs
After mashing his way through a combined 297 at bats between Double-A Frisco and Triple-A Oklahoma City, the Rangers promoted corner infielder Chris Davis on Wednesday.
“It’s hard to put into words,” Davis told MLB.com. “It’s something I’ve been working toward since I was 4 years old since I knew what being in the big leagues […]
Weed Out the Crap: Sidney Ponson
The Texas Rangers couldn’t seem to trade for hefty right-hander Sidney Ponson. So, they released him in exchange for minor league pitcher Thomas Diamond.Ponson was designated for assignment June 6th for “disrespecting teammates and club personnel” acco…
16Jun2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Seller’s Market - June 13 Edition
Knowing when to buy and sell players in fantasy baseball is not unlike playing the stock market. Correctly predicting a streak of excellence or futility is a difficult, but essential ingredient to the success of a franchise. The players that follow are a couple key sell high candidates for fantasy owners looking to avoid future […]
13Jun2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | Continued
Milton Bradley is a Big, Ornery Sissy
As if it’s not crappy enough being a Kansas City Royals tv analyst, Ryan Lefebvre has to deal with Milton Bradley almost flipping out on him.The Texas Rangers designated hitter, who led the AL with a .333 batting average and a hot temper heading into T…
12Jun2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Hard Lumber: Players of the Month
Texas Rangers stud center fielder Josh Hamilton, who is like, the comeback player of the century, was honored Monday as the American League’s Player of the Month for May.Hamilton became the first AL player to win the award for April and May in the same…
2Jun2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Remember Me?
Josh Hamilton crushed his former team with a couple mighty swings Tuesday.The Texas Rangers superstar outfielder nailed an RBI double in the first before smoking a grand salami in the 8th inning of his team’s 12-6 win over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay…
28May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | ContinuedRichie Sexson Flips Out
In slow motion! …new video, in real time.Sweet. The Seattle Mariners slugger was suspended for six games and fined Friday by the Commissioner’s Office for “violent and aggressive actions.”[Bugs & Cranks] | [Knuckle Curve] | [The Big Picture]
9May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Hard Lumber: Players of the Month
Chase Utley is on pace to hit like, 70 bombs this season.The Philadelphia Phillies second baseman was honored as the National League Player of the Month on Saturday after batting .360 with a major league-best 11 homers and 23 RBIs in the month of April…
3May2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Hamstrung Hank
One of the most popular sleepers in fantasy leagues this spring is now expected to miss three to four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury. Monday’s MRI exam on the right hamstring of Rangers third baseman Hank Blalock revealed a partial tear, sending him to the disabled list for the foreseeable future. He received an […]
28Apr2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | Continued
Mirages
I posted a snippet last Thursday about players who are emerging as trends and it time to discuss the opposite side of the argument–player mirages that are developing. Correctly predicting if a player will continue tearing the cover off the ball or baffling hitters with their late moving fastball can be key to making a […]
7Apr2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | Continued
Slow Down, 10-Speed
Josh Hamilton is on a roll, so don’t tell him these games don’t count.The Texas Rangers outfielder went 2-for-2 Friday in his club’s 10-8 victory over the Kansas City Royals, raising his batting average to a glorious .607.Hamilton has managed to reach …
15Mar2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Line of Questioning - AL West
My “Line of Questioning” series of articles over at Mock Draft Central continues with a look at the AL West. In this series I’m looking at the top 10 questions that I think fantasy owners want answered in each division. There are probably other questions left out that you’d like answers to, but I picked […]
12Mar2008 | 108 Stitches | 0 comments | Continued
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