The first new matchups of the year feature one of the better season openers in the game’s history.
The day comes too early for the ’05 season, but Good Fridays have been a good baseball day in recent years.
Other than a World Series appearance by your favorite team, what should you look forward to in 2005? Jim Baker continues our Setting the Stage series with a few suggestions.
Jim opines on the most popular players on the Internet, compares two great Puerto Rican ballplayers, and mourns the Angels’ loss of their special status.
Jim looks at how baseball treats its left-handed minority, and tries to measure how well those players represent their kind.
Casey Kotchman, Dustin Pedroia and Donny Deutsch: All not starting for a big league team near you.
Jim Baker takes a look at those players whose careers spanned four decades — legitimately — and wonders which active players have a chance to do the same.
With rare exception, throwing 200 innings is a sign of quality in and of itself.
No one will ever wear a Montreal Expos uniform again. Jim Baker wonders who we’ll remember as Montreal’s last man standing.
Whether it’s your first trip to spring training or you’re an old hand, Jim’s travel tips are sure to point out things you’ll need to know.
BP’s official capitalist philosopher Jim Baker considers the financial side of fantasy baseball in today’s Prospectus Matchups.
A lot of high-quality hurlers are doing their PFPs in new places this spring.
The best players who are spending the next few weeks getting to know a whole new set of signs.
Was it Valentine’s Day that got Jim in such a romantic mood? Musings on Canseco, Swayze, Retrosheet, and more in today’s Prospectus Matchups
‘Tis better to have played and left than never to have played at all.
Itching for spring training to arrive, Jim Baker takes on the A’s, Yahtzee, Scott Boras and Shea Stadium’s losing streak.