Category Archives: Baseball

My Off the Cuff, Completely Uninformed MLB 2016 Season Preview

I’m not gonna bother with too much of a preamble here. Y’all know the drill. Baseball is more than just my favorite sport: It’s basically my first true love. But I’m far too busy—thanks, adulthood—to follow the offseason transaction wire … Continue reading

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2015 MLB Playoff Preview

Thanks to injuries, a shitty starting rotation, and various odd-year gremlins, my San Francisco Giants will not be participating in the playoffs. See you at the victory parade after the 2016 season! But just because the Giants aren’t in the … Continue reading

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Niners Week Nine Awards: The Niners Suck and I Don’t Care Because the Giants Won the World Series Edition

While San Francisco’s baseball team reached the top of the mountain last week, its football team reached the nadir of the likely short-lived Jim Harbaugh era. Let’s take a look at the Niners’ pathetic 13-10 loss to the Rams in … Continue reading

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My Almost Completely Off the Cuff 2014 MLB Playoff Preview

Longtime friends of mine know that I’m a big baseball fan. As much as I love the Niners—sometimes to the exclusion of just about everything else in my life—and as much as I get crazy excited for hoops to return … Continue reading

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A Midseason Bay Area Baseball Review

What with the NBA Playoffs (and Silly Season, which I’ll be writing about soon, I promise) and the advent of this awesome thing called the World Cup, I haven’t gotten around to writing report cards for my beloved Bay Area … Continue reading

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My Off the Cuff, Completely Uninformed MLB 2014 Season Preview

BASEBALL IS BACK!!! SPRING IS FINALLY HERE!!! Well, that last part might be a bit of an exaggeration, given that it was still in the 30s and snowing last week in NYC (God, this winter has been awful). But Opening … Continue reading

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Timmmaay Is Back, And I Am Irrationally Happy About It

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants announced that they were re-signing free agent pitcher Tim Lincecum to a two-year, $35 million contract (with a no-trade clause). The immediate analysis was predictable: That’s way too much money for a pitcher who … Continue reading

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Another Oakland A’s Choke Job

Yesterday afternoon, a friend called to ask if I was going to watch Game 5 between the A’s and Tigers. I said no, because I knew the A’s were going to lose. She asked, “Why?” I just laughed. Why? Because … Continue reading

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My Completely Off the Cuff MLB Playoff Preview

In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t had a ton of time to work on the blog lately. It turns out having an editorial job in New York City is really hard. Who knew? Anyway, as a result, I haven’t … Continue reading

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On A-Rod and REAL New York Yankees

If you don’t care about baseball or sports, you can probably skip this one–unless you like rants. If you enjoy a good rant, no matter what the topic is, this might be for you. As Major League Baseball begins to … Continue reading

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