Last month OC Register writer Pedro Moura published an elucidative three-part (one, two and three) series on professional baseball in Brazil. I was drawn to it by a podcast he did to follow-up on the piece with Grantland’s revered baseball scribe, Jonah Keri. In the podcast while referring to the Tampa Bay Rays’ presence in […]
It is no secret that the Tampa Bay Rays have had some pitching issues as of late. The Rays currently have three pitchers on the injured reserve list, and one more is playing in the minor leagues for rehabilitation. They even had to call up three pitchers from the Triple A last week. So, it […]
Out of the four major professional sports, baseball, undoubtedly, is in the most dire need for offense. Pitching prowess has supplanted hitting power–or lack thereof, rather. Just about every statistical measure confirms that. The American League and National League combined to break the all-time strikeout record for a seventh straight season, less than 3,000 shy […]
