Under the Spork!

A couple of years back, I created what I hoped would be a new feature at the Juiceblog entitled Under the Spork. The concept behind it was to do a parody of my blogging partner, Will Carroll’s great regular feature at Baseball Prospectus, Under the Knife, but mix in with it the internet gossip-style [...]

In Memory of Matt

One year ago today, Matt Long died in a car crash on the Ventura Highway. He was hit by a car traveling on the highway. The details are a bit murky, so I don’t know if my brother was trying to commit suicide or if he was just hit while walking on the side [...]

Please Explain: Domino’s Pizza

Let me begin this installment of Please Explain by mentioning that if you live in the cities of New York, Chicago, or Philly, you probably have little concept of national pizza chains. These cities have so many great pizzarias that it’s hard to concieve why anyone would even contemplate ordering one of the generic [...]

Is Mark Buerhle the Most Under-Appreciated Pitcher in MLB?

This isn’t a story about the no-hitter that Mark Buerhle threw on Wednesday night.  Yes, it was impressive, especially against an offense like the Rangers, but that isn’t my focus.  Combine this game with his previous start where he retired 20 of the last 22 batters he faced and you have a stretch where Buerhle has erased [...]

A Few Thoughts on the American League (so far)

In my AL preview, I said every team but KC had a chance to win at least half their games. So far, the difference between the best and worst (except for the Royals) is just 3 games.

The Blue Jays looked like a big red-light injury report to me, at the beginning of the year. [...]

Imus Fiasco Part 2 (or) So Now What?

Now that the decaying carcas of Don Imus has been tossed on the racist-speech heap next to the graves of Jimmy the Greek and Al Campanis, it will be interesting to see who the next target is to join him.  Imus was in a unique position, as he was trying to mix shock jock comedy, [...]

The Imus Fiasco (or) Who Knew Al Sharpton Was Made the Head of the FCC

Considering how overblown the whole Don Imus event has become, I’m reticent to give it even more attention, but I think I might have a unique view about the situation. Before I do this, I do recommend you read a couple columns on the subject by 2 writers I have a lot respect for.
Jason [...]

Please Explain: Latin Music

This week’s American Idol just might have been the most dismal episode the show has ever had. While I don’t think there is one breakout talent this year, what made this week even worse was the its theme: Latin Music. The only thing fun was getting to watch Jennifer Lopez offer up suggestions. [...]

Please Explain: Fantasy Baseball 5×5 Leagues

During one of the fantasy drafts I was involved in, I mentioned to the other team owners that I’ve never understood why so many people who pledge allegiance to sabermetrics still play in the typical 5×5 league?  One of the other owner’s mentioned that this sounds like a topic for Please Explain.  So here we are.
If you [...]

PECOTA vs SWOBODA: Ranking the Teams

Following in the tradition of such battles as King Kong vs Godzilla, the Abbott and Costello vs Frankenstein, and Trump vs Rosie, here comes PECOTA vs SWOBODA. Baseball Prospectus put out their Prospectus Hit List today. Now I realize that the rankings are made up of more than just PECOTA, but it is [...]