Trying to Explain the Power of Winning in New York to People Who Just Don’t Seem to Get It

The title refers to almost all of you, except, of course, the select few of you who have been blessed enough to experience winning in New York. In an effort to return to the glory of the late-00s and early-10s, the New York Football Giants hired John Harbaugh to be their head coach late Wednesday … Continue reading Trying to Explain the Power of Winning in New York to People Who Just Don’t Seem to Get It →

Solving the Knives Out Mystery at the Top of the Mets Rotation with the Help of the Heavenly Fathers

See "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" in theaters or on Netflix if you haven't. Rian Johnson gave me nothing to say this, though he should. As the Mets continue to build out a diverse pitching staff, straying ever further from the Warthen gyro slider philosophy of the 2010s, they're rumored to be … Continue reading Solving the Knives Out Mystery at the Top of the Mets Rotation with the Help of the Heavenly Fathers →

The 2025 MLB Winter Meetings; or, Ship of Fools/Car of Idiots

Thunk-unk-unk-unk-unk Simon was fast asleep to my right, so I turned to Sean, who was busy furiously scrolling through various Fangraphs pages on his laptop. “Whatcha doing?” He yawned, stretched his arms above his head with a groan then gestured at his screen. “Looking at Jeff McNeil’s contact zone ratings.”  Whatever that means. Thunk-unk-unk-unk-unk “I … Continue reading The 2025 MLB Winter Meetings; or, Ship of Fools/Car of Idiots →

Looking For Answers in the Middle of the 2025-26 Free Agent Starting Pitcher Market

While the free agent starting pitcher market is ripe for the picking, it can be a mirage for teams concerned about the penalties of signing a Qualifying Offer rejectee. The top three starters by Steamer projected fWAR — Framber Valdez, Ranger Suárez, and Michael King — received and rejected qualifying offers, meaning the team that … Continue reading Looking For Answers in the Middle of the 2025-26 Free Agent Starting Pitcher Market →

It Turns Out I Was Right About Mark Vientos

On the eve's eve of the trade deadline last month, I wrote that Mark Vientos wasn't being aggressive enough on fastballs on the inner part of the plate. In the time that's elapsed since, the results are undeniable: Mark Vientos is swinging harder on fastballs on the inside part of the plate over the last … Continue reading It Turns Out I Was Right About Mark Vientos →

Stop the Presses! The Mets Should Keep Mark Vientos

After a brief investigation inspired by this tweet: https://twitter.com/COTINHOOOOO/status/1950038436162813960 I have come to the conclusion that the Mets should ride out the Mark Vientos experience. It has absolutely nothing to do with the fact that he basically hit two home runs tonight (it does, but it's not the determining factor). To build on what that … Continue reading Stop the Presses! The Mets Should Keep Mark Vientos →

Big Time Timmy Jim, Reincarnated

A question to the reader: If your team’s home opener was postponed– one of just two games in April for which fireworks are slated–and you bought tickets for the makeup double header the next day, would you not expect the previously scheduled fireworks to happen at the conclusion of the rescheduled night game? Wouldn’t you … Continue reading Big Time Timmy Jim, Reincarnated →

One Prediction for Each Team Going into the 2025 Season

I’ve got a few hours to kill before the games start and baseball is currently the only thing on my mind. As such, I’ve decided to make one prediction (i.e. wishful thinking) for each team’s upcoming season. How original, right? No one has ever thought of writing this kind of article before! As German man-of-letters … Continue reading One Prediction for Each Team Going into the 2025 Season →