It’s time to revive my favorite series for Standing Room Only: Memorable Careers. In this series, Scott and I pick some of our all time favorite players. The only rule we have here is that the players we pick to profile cannot be major franchise icons. They have to be players that may fly under... Continue Reading →
One More Podcast to Wrap Up The Year!
We don't just write about baseball -- we also talk about it too! Brett and I have been busy with our careers and academic studies over the past few months, but before we dive back into baseball and the Hot Stove during the new year, we wanted to record one more podcast for 2018. On... Continue Reading →
Why Adam Jones is the Answer in Cleveland
Ah, yes. I have returned from the depths of a long fall of school to return for some Hot Stove takes. After spending the last two days grading exams, it is time to return to baseball. It has been an interesting off season to date in baseball. Patrick Corbin is in DC, Edwin Encarnacion is... Continue Reading →
Haunted By The Past, Cleveland Can’t Move Forward
This is the hardest part of being a fan. When all the meaningless platitudes like "grit" and "clutch" are stripped away, all the stats dissected and parsed, all the analysis completed, you still feel empty. The postseason continues. But your team is packing up their bags and heading home, leaving the memories and remnants of... Continue Reading →
And the Cy Young Award Goes To…
During the final week of the season, the Standing Room Only guys are giving their predictions for this year’s award winners. On Tuesday, Scott told us who he thinks deserves Manager of the Year. Yesterday, I told you that Ronald Acuna Jr. and Shohei Ohtani should be the Rookies of the Year. Today, let's look at the tight race... Continue Reading →
Why Trevor Bauer is the Indians Secret Weapon
There is one Indians pitcher who needs no introduction: Trevor Bauer. With his 69 (nice) days of giving, trolling people on Twitter, and his drone mishap from 2016, Trevor Bauer might rub people the wrong way. Bauer, however, is one of my favorite Cleveland Indians. There is no doubt that Bauer is one of the... Continue Reading →