Before Jose Altuve was an MVP candidate, a few prospect experts doubted the hell out of him
"David Eckstein starter kit" seems to have sold the AL MVP frontrunner just a little short.
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A whole bunch of MLB prospect experts thought Matt Moore was better than Mike Trout or Bryce Harper
Trout and Harper have panned out just *a little* bit better.
At this time a year ago, some people thought the eventual-world champion Chicago Cubs were doomed
Now that the rings are fitted and the trophy sits in Wrigley Field, it’s easy to remember the...
In 2008, a local columnist advocated for the Reds to trade Votto, Cueto, and Bailey for Joe Blanton
This doozy was sent to us by twitter follower Dan Barrett (@dbarrett1984). In 2008, some thought the Cincinnati...
A timeline of baseball players being declared ‘the next Babe Ruth’
For years, fans and writers talked about Matt Harvey like he was Bob Gibson
Remember last May when people were touting the White Sox as World Series contenders?
Once upon a time, in 2011, the Phillies signed Cliff Lee again and Ruben Amaro was a “genius,” “ninja,” “pimp,” and more
The Philadelphia Phillies ended a long championship drought in the City of Brotherly Love with a five-game World...
It was supposed to be Kosuke Fukudome who ended the Cubs’ curse
Kosuke Fukudome got off to a hot start, and Cubs fans (and writers) got very, very excited
In April 2006, Tigers 1B Chris Shelton transformed into Babe Ruth
Shelton is a cautionary tale about jumping to conclusions too quickly.
When the Yankees let John Wetteland walk, some didn’t have much faith in that Mariano guy
"Mariano Rivera, we have seen John Wetteland. You are not John Wetteland"
25 tweets from 2016 about the Cubs being chokers, losers, done, finished, etc.
With Spring Training underway, lets pay homage to the 2016 World Series Champs. No context, no explanations, just...
This Day in Cold Takes History: Ryan Braun gave a defiant speech professing innocence from PED use, some claimed he was exonerated
Some people might have believed what they wanted to believe on this one
Jeff Bagwell is now a Hall of Famer. Remember when the Red Sox traded him for Larry Andersen?
Jeff Bagwell was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Wednesday, receiving 86.2 percent of the vote from...
The ‘winners’ of the 2015-16 baseball offseason weren’t who analysts thought they’d be
Around this time of year, baseball fans hear a lot about who’s “winning” the offseason, based on the...
