Craig Biggio pretty much locked up his hall of fame nomination yesterday, with an impressive 5 hit effort that brough his hit total to that magical number of 3,000. The number alone, whatever its actual significance, will assure him entry, but is Biggio really one of the game’s all-time greats?
The first place to start [...]
Shortly before the Seattle Supersonics selected Kevin Durant with the 2nd pick in the draft, ESPN reported that the Boston Celtics had traded the #5 Pick in the Draft (Jeff Green), Wally Szczerbiak, and Delonte West to Seattle for guard Ray Allen.
This doesn’t appear to be an ideal trade for Seattle to have made, they [...]
Here are the Odds and Sods Stars for the National League.
Catcher: Russell Martin, LAD
Russell Martin is really a no-brainer for this position. He leads all catchers in every major offensive category except homeruns (where he trials Michael Barrett 9-8). He has about a .070 higher OPS than everyone else. Easy Call
First Base: Prince Fielder, MIL
First [...]
(Note: These are “stars” not “all-stars.” The editorial staff at Odds and Sods wan’t nothing whatsoever to do with the Bud Selig and Fox inspired commercial monstrosity that now insults the integrity of the World Series.)
Catcher: Jorge Posada, NYY
The position of catcher for the American League is a difficult one to fill. Mr. [...]
ESPN has been salivating over a potential blockbuster four team extravaganza. The deal essentially would send Kevin Garnett to the Lakers, Lamar Odom and Andrew Bynum to Indiana, Jermaine O’Neal to Boston, and Boston’s #5 pick with Al Jefferson to Minnesota.
Let’s see what team is getting screwed in this deal. The Lakers get a top [...]
Three hundred wins, like 500 homeruns or 3,000 hits, has become an iconic number in baseball. If you get three hundred wins, that is a guranteed hall of fame birth. It is the justification for the greatness of those who reach it, and it is the first rationalization for keeping out a pitcher who falls [...]
The baseball season is a grueling 162 game grind, and over the course of the season the amount of luck for every team should, for the most part, even out. The statistical anomalies (your generic 14-0 defeat) get lost in the pack. Teams that seem to have a magic touch in one run games lose [...]
After much hubbub and conjecture, it merely awaits the formal announcement(probably a while in coming as Arsenal still have not removed Henry’s picture from their new away kit advertisements). Thierry Henry, at last, will be transferred to Barcelona for a fee of 16mGBP (because he is apparently worth as much as Darren Bent). Henry scored [...]
John Paxson has, for the most part, done a great job with the Bulls. He took over a moribound franchise from former GM Jerry Krause (who somehow believed that he proved a pivotal figure in the Bulls’ success during the 1990’s). His drafting acumen helped rebuild the Bulls with remarkable speed, bringing in Kirk Hinrich, [...]
