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Baseball’s Most Overpaid Players

By Brian Capozzi | August 3 2009
Baseball's Most Overpaid Players

Tom Van Riper of Forbes.com recently wrote a piece listing out Major League Baseball’s most overpaid players. The methodology behind this list is that it takes the average salary/stats of every Major Leaguer that plays the position in which the... (Continue reading)

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Bud Selig Pondering Reinstatment of Pete Rose

By Brian Capozzi | July 28 2009
Bud Selig Pondering Reinstatment of Pete Rose

The story isn’t new. Every baseball fan out there is aware that Pete Rose broke the rules by placing a bet on his team. Granted, the bet wasn’t that his team would lose, the fact that he bet on Major... (Continue reading)

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Congratulations Tim Wakefield!

By Brian Capozzi | July 8 2009
Congratulations Tim Wakefield!

It’s been 17 seasons in the making, but the crafty knuckleballer has finally made it to the mid-summer classic.  At the age of 42, Tim Wakefield will be joining five of his teammates, as well as a slew of other... (Continue reading)

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Tribune Makes Written Agreement to Sell Cubs

By Brian Capozzi | July 7 2009
Tribune Makes Written Agreement to Sell Cubs

Over the weekend, the Tribune Company reached a written agreement to sell the Cubs, Wrigley Field, and other assets to the family of TD Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts for roughly $900 million. The deal would also give the Ricketts family... (Continue reading)

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Top 12 MLB Teams with Decreasing Attendance

By Brian Capozzi | July 1 2009
Top 12 MLB Teams with Decreasing Attendance

When the baseball season started in April, it started in one of the worst economic times in the last 75 years. While some businesses have filed for bankruptcy, and others have either laid people off, enforced company-wide furloughs (unpaid time... (Continue reading)

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Bryce Harper: The Next Babe Ruth?

By Brian Capozzi | June 8 2009
Bryce Harper: The Next Babe Ruth?

Sports Illustrated recently wrote a piece on a 16 year old phenom from Las Vegas… Bryce Harper. The cover shows Bryce in his follow through with the words: 570 foot home runs, 96 mph fastballs, 16 years old. Those three... (Continue reading)

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The Batting Stance Guy: Video!

By Brian Capozzi | June 3 2009
The Batting Stance Guy: Video!

The Batting Stance Guy, as he likes to be called, has an incredible talent for impersonating famous MLB players stances.  His range of impersonations ranges from Reggie Jackson to Nomar Garciaparra.  His videos have become so popular that Major League... (Continue reading)

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Baseball’s Most Unbreakable Records

By Brian Capozzi | June 3 2009
Baseball's Most Unbreakable Records

With the Yankees breaking the MLB record for consecutive games without an error last night (18) previously held by the 2006 Boston Red Sox, I wanted to take a moment to look at those records that will never be broken…... (Continue reading)

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MLB and the Art of Instant Replay

By Brian Capozzi | May 30 2009
MLB and the Art of Instant Replay

On August 28, 2008, MLB implemented a replay system which assists the umpiring crew with questionable calls.  As of now, the replay system can only be used on a few defined circumstances.  Instant replay can only be initiated by the... (Continue reading)

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