// Evan Longoria

Handicapping the AL MVP Race

By ⋅ September 8, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Seeing as there’s less than a month left to the season, we can begin to predict what the award winners are going to look like. The one I’d like to take a look at is the AL MVP race, and this is because it will divide old school baseball fans and more sabermetrically-inclined fans for [...]

Longoria Home Runs Lead to Tired Sox Bullpen

By ⋅ August 5, 2009 ⋅ One comment

Despite finishing with four strikeouts, Rays third baseman Evan Longoria hit two home runs, one to tie the game in the eighth inning off Daniel Bard, and one to win it in the 13th inning off Takashi Saito in a 4-2 Rays win. Jon Lester was magnificent on the mound yet again, allowing just three [...]

Pablo Sandoval Showing Some Signs of Power

By ⋅ July 6, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

Quick Hits Cody Ross (OF), Florida Marlins Cody Ross has quietly put up great numbers in the last two months. Since May 1st he has hit .302 with 11 homers and 34 RBI. The power numbers are legit, Ross hit 22 homers in 145 games last year. However, the .300 batting average is a mirage [...]

My 2009 MLB All-Star Ballot

By ⋅ June 30, 2009 ⋅ 3 comments

It’s the time of year again when somehow ESPN believes John Kruk, Steve Phillips, and many other wannabe experts can tell you who should be on the MLB All-Star team. The other night I was trying to catch highlights of an Albert Pujols home run and Baseball Tonight was trying to push the meme of [...]

TGIF: 2009 BABIP Leaders and Losers

By ⋅ June 26, 2009 ⋅ One comment

One of my favorite tools for assessing players in fantasy baseball is Batting Average on Balls in Play (BABIP). A great piece done on BABIP can be found here. To those unfamiliar, here is a brief synopsis: “Simple logic states that once a ball is hit into play, there is nothing a hitter can do [...]

Lineup Card Error Forces Rays Pitcher to Hit

By ⋅ May 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Rays manager Joe Maddon made a critical mistake in his lineup card before Sunday’s game against the Indians. The Rays penciled in Ben Zobrist and Evan Longoria to play third base, while Maddon had intended Longoria play DH. When Ben Zobrist took the field in the top of the first, the umpires took more than [...]

Fantasy Baseball Wrap-Up: Week 4 (4-27 – 5-3)

By ⋅ May 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Apparently I am not the only one who believes that Kansas City’s Zack Greinke is in trouble. The good people over at Sports Illustrated have it in for the young ace as evident by the fact that they decided to put him on last week’s cover. Like many other stories of sports lore, the “Sports Illustrated [...]

Rays Pound Masterson, Beat Sox Again

By ⋅ May 2, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Justin Masterson has pitched well lately for the Red Sox. So well, in fact, that many called for him to remain in the rotation even when Daisuke Matsuzaka returns from injury. His start Friday night against began well with four scoreless innings. With a 2-0 lead in the fifth inning, the wheels fell off the [...]

Fantasy Baseball Wrap-Up: Week 1 (4-5 – 4-12)

By ⋅ April 14, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Welcome to the 2009 season! Let me guess: You are already freaking out and making rash decisions. No, no, no. You are talking trash to every member in your league and demanding a plaque with your name on it. Then there is my personal favorite where you are in first place, but are just waiting [...]

The First Week of Baseball

By ⋅ April 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

While nothing happened in the first week of baseball that was quite at the level of excitement of Boston University’s win of the NCAA hockey championship, there was some exciting action, but also a reminder of how short life can be. Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart made just his fourth major league start and later that night was killed [...]

TGIF: 2009 3B Rankings

By ⋅ March 6, 2009 ⋅ One comment

I guess one good thing about doing these rankings so close to the start of the season is that I can see what develops so close to the deadline. I was contemplating who I should rank at #1 for the 3B position between A-Rod and David Wright. Even if A-Rod did not need surgery for his [...]

James Shields Leads Rays in Game 2 Win

By ⋅ October 24, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Big Game James Shields lived up to his name, pitching 5.2 shutout innings in the Rays 4-2 victory in Game 2. Sheilds allowed seven hits, but mostly held the Phillies bats at bay. He also walked two and struck out four in the victory. B.J. Upton woke up after a quiet Game 1 and a [...]

Cole Hamels Quiets Rays Bats, Wins Game 1

By ⋅ October 23, 2008 ⋅ 2 comments

Cole Hamels did what most Red Sox starters could not do: quiet the Rays bats. Hamels allowed two runs on hits in seven strong innings of the Phillies’ 3-2 Game 1 victory at Tropicana Field. Closer Brad Lidge slammed the door shut after a perfect ninth inning with two strikeouts. B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria [...]

Red Sox Stage Historic Comeback, Force Game 6

By ⋅ October 17, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Scott Kazmir, who was pushed up to Game 5 for a variety of reasons, pitched a gem through six innings, but Boston’s patient bats forced him out of the game as he reached 111 pitches. When Kazmir left the game, the Red Sox were down 5-0 through six, and by the time they came to [...]

Fantasy Wrap-Up: Week 23 (9-1 – 9-7)

By ⋅ September 9, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

One week is done in the fantasy playoffs, and in the majority of leagues there’s just four teams left. There were some major stories around baseball this past week that may have a major effect on your rosters. Here’s the top headlines of the week. Carlos Quentin to Undergo Surgery Chicago White Sox OF Carlos [...]

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