jose bautista
In Late July, when news outlets across the country heralded the arrival of David Price and Troy Tulowitzki to the Toronto Blue Jays, I felt no hope left in me. I grew up in the Toronto of the nineties, when family restaurants were invariable splattered with signed Joe Carter memorabilia … Read More
Earlier this week Jose Bautista tweeted that he had received a MLB Lifetime Pass, granting him and a guest free access to any game at any ballpark for the rest of his life. These lifetime passes, given out by the commissioner’s office, are extremely rare and are only given to … Read More
After a lengthy voting process, Pittsburgh Pirates superstar center fielder Andrew McCutchen has been voted by the fans to be the cover athlete of Sony’s upcoming MLB 13: The Show. Voted by Americans, that is. Canadians also get a choice, if you consider selecting among three vaguely similar poses of … Read More
We don’t know why Sony is holding a vote for who to put on the cover of MLB 13: The Show when there’s only one guy who can possibly fit inside that silhouette. [MLB 13: The Show cover fan vote via PlayStation Blog]
WAR: What is it good for? Well, for starters, WAR (wins above replacement) is an immensely useful baseball stat that allows you to compare the value of players based on how many wins they generated for their team above that of a freely-available “replacement-level” triple-A player. As you may have … Read More
