Brett Gardner is the Fastest Man in Baseball – Why is He Not Leading Off?
Brett Gardner is the fastest man in baseball. At 26 years old he is second for the year thus far in stolen bases with 14. Juan Pierre who is also speedy is at 15. He’s not the fastest man in baseball however, neither is Jose Reyes or Carl Crawford.
Gardner has only been caught stealing once [...]
Something to Chew On – Why Not Teach Usain Bolt How to Bunt?!
I know this is thinking outside the box a little bit, but it’s an idea that I have brought up to a number of people recently. Why not teach Usain Bolt the Jamaican World Champion, Gold Medalist, and multiple World Record holder how to bunt? If Brett Gardner of the New York Yankees can run [...]
Chicago Cubs Real Talk: Lou Piniella Is Losing His Mind
The segment formerly known as The Good, Bad & Ugly of Chicago Cubs baseball has been re-packaged and re-named.
Unfortunately (or fortunately for those of you who love rants), it’s a lot of the same ol’ crud coming from the North Side.
Coming into the season, Cubs fans knew the bullpen would be a concern. They knew [...]
A Starlin Is Born: Cubs Call Up Castro
At an even 6-feet, the Cubs have a middle infielder that is tall enough to ride the Navy Pier Ferris Wheel.
Somewhere, Mike Fontenot and Ryan Theriot are super jealous.
And Marlon Byrd is relieved to no longer have to give Fontenot or Theriot piggy-back rides to their position on his way out to center field.
Welcome to [...]
Milton Bradley Needs To Walk Away From Baseball
The Big Dead Sidebar has lifted its embargo on Milton Bradley-based blogs to pass along this message.
Milty, get help. Get help now.
Seattle Mariners outfielder Milton Bradley needs more than a hug, he needs help.
Immediately.
And it has nothing to do with the .214/.313/.371/.684 line he has in 80 plate appearances for the switch hitting outfielder who [...]
White Sox 3B Mark Teahen, Teammates Like Justin Bieber
Throughout time, every battle has had direct missives intended to put a destructive end to conflict.
Harry S. Truman had the atomic bomb.
George W. Bush had shock-and-awe.
Nas had “Ether.”
Now, Chicago Cubs fans have their own ammunition in their battle against rival fans of the Chicago White Sox.
Justin Bieber.
Via Joe Cowley’s piece in the Chicago Sun-Times:
Pop sensation [...]
The Good, Bad & Ugly: Chicago Cubs April Review
Chicago Cubs baseball can be broken down into three categories: Good, Bad and Ugly. Simply put, you can catch the Cubs going through all of these on a weekly basis.
Here at TBDS, we are no stranger to the three phases of Cubs baseball. It is May 3 and Kosuke Fukudome’s batting average [...]
Is Marlon Byrd Out To Prove Us Wrong?
Do you remember what we said about Marlon Byrd when the Chicago Cubs announced his signing on New Year’s Eve?
Of course not. Neither do we.
But thanks to these fancy interwebs, we can find exactly what we said upon Byrd putting pen to paper and signing with the Cubs.
(Searches blog history for “Marlon Byrd”…)
“And to think, [...]
The Good, Bad & Ugly: Chicago Cubs Week 3
Chicago Cubs baseball can be broken down into three categories: Good, Bad and Ugly. Simply put, you can catch the Cubs going through all of these on a weekly basis.
Here at TBDS, we are no stranger to the three phases of Cubs baseball. And after three weeks of baseball, the team isn’t completely out of [...]
The Only Thing Crazier Than Carlos Zambrano? Moving Him To The Bullpen
You can blame a Billy Goat all you want, but the only curses that surround the Chicago Cubs are the ones that come when they make dumb decisions.
The Curse of Stupidity and Bad Baseball Management is the only one that has kept the Cubs without a championship since 1908.
And moving Carlos Zambrano to the bullpen [...]
