Category Archives: Cubs

2016 MVP Ballots

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Bryan

Unless your team wins the World Series, there are few days on the calendar sadder than the day the last out settles into a player’s glove and baseball slips into hibernation.  Among the few reprieves from the long, dark winter … Continue reading →

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Forecasting October with Playoff Runs

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Bryan

If you’ve paid any attention to baseball over the past decade or so, you know that playoff results are governed by something other than logic. There is no formula that can identify a great playoff team. October baseball is driven … Continue reading →

Posted in Blue Jays, Cubs, Dodgers, Giants, Indians, Mets, Nationals, Orioles, Predictions, Rangers, Red Sox | 2 Comments

Awards Preview

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Bryan

So, August is almost over, and unless you’re a loyal reader of The Forecaster or USA Today Sports Weekly, you haven’t read anything I’ve written about baseball in most of a baseball season.  Rather than make excuses, I’ll offer a … Continue reading →

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Let’s Pick Some All-Stars

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Bryan

If you’ve been around these parts before, you know I’m not a fan of picking all-stars based on a 50-game sample at the beginning of a season, and that I don’t like giving lifetime-achievement awards to aging players in July either.  … Continue reading →

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Wait ‘Til Next Year – 2016 Baseball Preview

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Bryan

I’ve been writing season previews for a long time.  Everyone writes season previews.  There’s not much I can say that others haven’t said.  The Braves are really bad.  The Cubs are really good.  The Red Sox are hard to predict. … Continue reading →

Posted in Astros, Cubs, Giants, Indians, Nationals, Predictions, White Sox | 1 Comment

Top 100 MLB Players – 2016

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Bryan

In less than two weeks, Bryce Harper will take meaningful swings and Chris Sale will throw meaningful pitches and Andrelton Simmons will make meaningful dives to his right and throw out determined, incredulous baserunners.  As the Royals begin their first … Continue reading →

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Rookies, Managers, and Relievers

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Bryan

If the Baseball Bloggers Alliance is voting on awards this season, I’m late on three out of five.  I’ve covered the best players and the best pitchers, but haven’t touched on rookies, managers, or relievers yet. I’ll make these brief. … Continue reading →

Posted in Astros, Cubs, Postseason Awards, Reds, Royals, Twins | 2 Comments

What if the Playoffs Made Sense?: A Postseason Preview

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Bryan

If you’ve paid any attention to baseball over the past decade or so, you know that playoff results are governed by something other than logic. There is no formula that can identify a great playoff team. October baseball is driven … Continue reading →

Posted in Astros, Blue Jays, Cardinals, Cubs, Dodgers, Mets, Pirates, Predictions, Rangers, Royals, Yankees | 2 Comments

Franchise Player Mock Draft

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Bryan

I understand ESPN presented its annual franchise player mock draft today. I’d link to it, but I want to make my picks in a similar draft before I see who their experts picked. When I’m done, I’ll check out ESPN’s … Continue reading →

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2012 Quarter Season All-Stars

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Bryan

Most teams have played 42 or 43 games at this point in the season, enough to at least begin to evaluate player seasons. We know that Josh Hamilton’s excellence is more than a streak. Albert Pujols’s futility is more than … Continue reading →

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