Top 10 Holiday-Themed Items Bloggers Should Discuss
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 25th, 2007Posted in Media, MLB, NFL, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
Given that it's the festive holiday season where giving is en vogue, I thought I'd help out my fellow bloggers with some creative, original ideas for a post. I know lots of bloggers have been and still are busy traveling ...
Gerry Fraley, You Can Not Be Serious
by Bill Baer on Saturday, December 22nd, 2007Posted in Media, MLB, Philadelphia Phillies, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
As promised, I am going to delve into the new look of the Phillies' outfield, and I also want to criticize Gerry Fraley for a ridiculous article he wrote for The Sporting News. Being the lazy person that I am, ...
Cost Control
by Bill Baer on Friday, December 21st, 2007Posted in Media, Sabermetrics | 8 Comments »
As a result of winning a Mad Lib contest on Dayn Perry's blog $8 Beers, he's letting me control the price and distribution of alcohol at his blog for a day. In other words, he's letting me choose what gets ...
Bustin’ Out Those Brackets
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Posted in Media | 4 Comments »
Busted Coverage put the top 64 Ballhype sports blogs in an NCAA-style bracket, and seeded them in four groups, #1-16. Surprisingly, Crashburn Alley is on there, even if it's as a #16 seed. It's up against some extremely fit competition, so ...
Who Is Really to Blame for the Drug Issues in Sports
by Bill Baer on Saturday, December 15th, 2007Posted in Media, MLB | No Comments »
As the 15 millionth blogger with an opinion on the Mitchell report and drug use in baseball, I believe I get a congratulatory fruit basket, right? Instead of rehashing what was explained in that report, I'd like to address the philosophical ...
Dumpster Diving
by Bill Baer on Thursday, December 13th, 2007Posted in MLB, Philadelphia Phillies | 3 Comments »
No, I'm not talking about Rosie O'Donnell's favorite pastime. I am talking about what Phillies GM Pat Gillick should be doing now that there are non-tendered players out there, waiting to be plucked up by another team. I mean, look at ...
Free Michael Vick!
by Bill Baer on Tuesday, December 11th, 2007Posted in NFL | 6 Comments »
Michael Vick should not have been thrown in jail for his involvement in dog-fighting, though he should still be punished. How will imprisonment help Vick improve as a human being? Unless he decides to immerse himself in educational books for ...
BBWAA Fails to Gain Credibility
by Bill Baer on Saturday, December 8th, 2007Posted in Media, MLB, Sabermetrics | 2 Comments »
On the Internets, this is being discussed in great detail, but I just had to scribble something about it. Baseball Analysts has the story: 18 nominees for BBWAA membership, 16 make it. Those are: Scott Miller from CBS Sportsline; Jim Caple, ...
Crashburn Crapshoot
by Bill Baer on Wednesday, December 5th, 2007Posted in MLB, NFL, Philadelphia Phillies | 2 Comments »
The Tigers/Marlins Trade There's no doubt that the acquisition of Miguel Cabrera alone makes the Tigers instant World Series contenders. Then you factor in that they also got Dontrelle Willis, whose 2007 season might have just been a fluke (though it's ...
Politics: The Ron Paul Delusion
by Bill Baer on Monday, December 3rd, 2007Posted in Media | 11 Comments »
Pardon the obvious rip of the title of Richard Dawkins' most recent book The God Delusion, but "delusion" is the best (and easiest) way to describe the outburst of public support for Ron Paul. Let me start off by saying that ...
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