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The Big Stumble: Toronto Blue Jays meet 2013
A FUNNY THING happened on the way to the 2013 World Series Victory Parade for the Toronto Blue Jays: the 2013 baseball season. And as a fan of a different team in the American League East, the on-going comedy show of errors that has been the Jays’ season is sort of fun to watch—like a stranger … Continue reading
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WHEN ARE THESE PRIZE PRO$PECT$ GETTING CALLED UP TO THE $HOW??? If you guys didn’t think baseball is all business then here are a few examples why these big time prospects are not getting called up before these deadlines no matter what they did in spring training or what they do in the minors. Players do not become arbitration … Continue reading
Paul Goldschmidt was ranked as the 41st overall player in the NFBC pre-season and the #6 overall 1B for 2013. Goldy as we like to call him hit his 5th homer Thursday night and is now batting .325/.418/.578 with 18 RBI in 22 games for the Arizona Diamondbacks. The 25 K’s are a it higher … Continue reading
Jose Fernandez – SP, Miami Marlin. 20 yr old makes his debut Sunday against the Mets. He is “The Dude”. 2012 MiLB numbers came to: 14-1, 1.75, 158-35 K-BB ratio in 134 innings. Like we said, “The Dude”. Regardless of how he does in his first outing pick him up if you are in a … Continue reading
There were some great games in baseball on Opening Day 2013. The heavy weight tilt between the Reds and Angels was fought to a draw until “non-star” Iannetta came through in the 13th with a clutch single. The Mets offence exploded (don’t get used to it), Harper made a statement and Colorado did too – but … Continue reading
Welcome to the 2013 MLB Season. Finally! The hard work of waiting is over and our drafts are done. Now we can relax and enjoy a real baseball game and cheer on our teams. Speaking of teams, now is a good time to offer up the official Roy Hobbles predictions on who the Division Winners … Continue reading
Winners of a number 1 prospect ranking and have yet to pop their maiden. Oh, okay this isn’t a horse race but if it were and you were at the track with some very loose change, who would you throw your money on? The following are a list of former number 1′s who we are … Continue reading
This Year`s Version of the Scoops Baseball Fantasy Draft has been completed and boy do we have a few things to say… Let me set a few things up here real quick, I started out playing with the Legendary One back in 2002 I believe, and although he likes to say he taught me everything … Continue reading
Two Brothers with exceptional skills both traded to the same team, a level playing field to admire and determine who has the most to offer us fantasy geeks in 2013. A unique opportunity to see how it all comes together and how they play off of each other and elevate their games and the players … Continue reading
AFTER A DOZEN Mock Drafts and one NFBC Slow Draft and literally months of research I am now ready for the two most important drafts of my drafting season, the ones with my buddies. Dollar wise its small potatoes but that’s not the point, it’s all about the smack! You know what im talking about. It’s the Verbal Bat Flip … Continue reading
Love these NFBC slow drafts – nfbc.stats.com. The slow drafts give you so much time between picks that one ends up spending every available moment doing research. It’s a fantastic way to prepared for your regular league draft(s). Format is straight forward: 15 Teams, 50 Players per Roster, No Trades or Pick-ups. Once the draft … Continue reading
Well it’s been 20 LONG!!! years now since Sid Bream trotted around 3B to score on a throw from left field by Barry Bonds to get under a tag by Spanky LaValliere. Worst sports night of my life by far. This is year 21 since they have had a winning record or playoff appearance and people around here expect something … Continue reading
In 1997, the Seattle Mariners played inside in a utilitarian stadium and finished the season 90-72 and won the AL West easily. Managed by Sweet Lou Pinella, they were a well-balanced team: the pitching staff led baseball in strikeouts and the offence slugged a single-season MLB record 264 homeruns, scoring 925 runs along the way. … Continue reading
By Mojo and Mr. Suska Being Canadian, and a Canadian baseball fan at that, does not necessarily make you a Toronto Blue Jays fan by default. It’s not our birthright, like being cold in winter or loving the Maple Leafs no matter where we live. It’s hard to avoid the Jays if you watch baseball … Continue reading
With pitchers and catchers about to report it is time to have a quick look at the pre-spring training World Series Odds. Generally, odds are a reflection of who the public favors and the odd setters attempt to spread out the betting evenly, so what we are really looking for is value! Looking at … Continue reading
By Mojo For Baseball Fans of any age, of any team, this is what we wait for: pitchers and catchers report in less than a week. Anything and everything is possible now; hope has, again, sprung eternal. And as the equipment trucks full of baseballs and sunglasses and XXXXXL John Lackey jerseys make their way … Continue reading
Good hitters hit no matter where they play. However, a player’s home field can significantly reduce his power numbers. Don’t ignore Park Factors as you prepare your draft strategy. This year there have been some significant moves to new teams by some power hitters. Here is my take on which players will struggle to maintain … Continue reading
Scoops Player Rankings is not a cut and paste job from other sites around the web. We have spent months compiling our assessments. As spring training progresses we will update our rankings as trades, injuries, position battles and general performance dictate. C - 1B – 2B – 3B – SS – … Continue reading
In the first of a series, Scoops’ writers will give a us a quick take on their 10 BOLD Predictions for 2013. The Pencil gets us going and by the look of it there will be drama this year. 1. Alex Rodriguez does interview with Oprah. 2. Washington Senators win the World Series. 3. Kansas … Continue reading
BABIP In general, BABIP is one statistical measurement that is more meaningful to batters than pitchers. It’s a stat that has some external factors out of the pitcher’s control – defense, luck, etc. A .300 BABIP is about average and a fluctuation of .010 to .015 one way or the other is not uncommon nor … Continue reading
A TITAN OF THE GAME Stan “The Man” Musial November 21, 1920 – January 19, 2013 BA .331 – Hits 3,630 – HR 475 – RBI 1,951 24 All-Star Teams, 3 World Series Championships, 3 NL MVP, 7 NL Batting Championships
Tweet DREAM TEAM If you could have any player at any position and you had to lay down your bankroll on that team to be the best team in all of fantasy baseball, then what would your lineup look like? We will have 4 starters, 1 closer and 1 more reliever of your choice. Only … Continue reading
Tweet There are Sleepers and then there are Scoops Sleepers. Were talking 16+ team Keeper Leagues where the last 3 or 4 picks of your draft can be critical to the success of your season. Our Sleepers won’t even get a sniff in standard 10 team 5 x 5 leagues. And we’re not talking about … Continue reading
Tweet TOOTBLAN: Acronym for Thrown Out On The Basepaths Like A Nincompoop. Inspired by 2B Ryan Theriot (when he was a Cub), for his penchant for ill-advised steal attempts and general lack of skill running bases. Even a nice turn around third base and a slide into home to score the winning run in the 2012 … Continue reading
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