The all-star game has become an outdated tradition. Here are five reasons why: 1. THE ORIGINAL REASON FOR IT IS NO LONGER VALID The All-Star game was started in 1933 as another way for the American League and the National League to compete with each other. At the time there was an actual rivalry between the two leagues and the
Read moreBaseball statistics are great…. when they analyze the player’s actual ability. What if there was a statistic that penalized a player’s good performance for having bad teammates and rewarded a player’s bad performance for having good teammates? Would that be a good statistic to measure a player’s value? Should a player’s value be judged by the performance of his teammates?
Read moreThere was a time when there was no such thing as bullpens and closers. In fact saves! weren’t even an official statistic until 1969. Starting pitchers were expected to pitch the whole game, and relief pitchers were used for spot starts and multi-inning relief appearances when a starter would struggle or get injured. Things changed however… starters went from pitching
Read moreI decided to try and take a stab at fixing the system. Both owners and players have to be satisfied by the way the system works so I tried to come up with a system that would satisfy both sides. At this point players are underpaid during most of their 20’s (some players are literally paid league minimum after MVP
Read moreIt’s no secret that despite all of the controversy, the NFL is the most popular sports league in America, while MLB is #2. As a huge baseball fan I would like that to change. I want MLB to be #1 again and I have some ideas on how to do it… 1. MAKE BASEBALL EASIER TO GET INTO FOR KIDS
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