The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Yes, seriously, Mike Silva asked that question: If you compare both players in their first full season of just starting it looks like this: Ponson: 4.71 ERA, 1.5 WHIP, 99 ERA+, and FIP of 5.39 Chamberlain: 4.75 ERA, 1.5 WHIP, 90 ERA+, and FIP of 4.82 To be fair Ponson never had Joba’s success in the minors, but he [...]
Capitol Avenue Club (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
I thought I’d never had to write this article. I thought we (the baseball community) had come far enough. I didn’t want to write this article, either. Unfortunately, I made the mistake of reading this earlier this morning. It’s a piece by Mike Silva (not to be confused with Drew Silva, a competent writer and [...]
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
Frank Russo / Mike Silva's New York Baseball Digest : Report: Crawford Wants Out Of Tampa — It appears that Carl Crawford's days in a Tampa Bay uniform could be numbered. We spoke with someone with knowledge of the situation on Friday who told us that Crawford is “livid” over management's decision to pick up his 2010 club option …
The Eddie Kranepool Society (Free subscription) | yesterday
Motivation to blog about the Mets is a real challenge today. Everyday at the Winter Meetings is Groundhog Day. But I guess there are a few moves that need to be addressed so here we go: Scott Boras has entered the building and I agree with Mike Silva, Boras needs the Mets to get in the [...]
- Are You Riled Up? - (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... mayor edad. Ahora lo es Virgil Trucks, quien lanzó en El Bronx en 1958, y disfruta de sus sus 92 ? Mike Silva?s New York Baseball Digest » Blog Archive » Henrich ? Sports news - OPEN Sports Tommy Henrich , a 5-time All-Star and member of 7 World Series Champions from 1937-1950 passed away on Tuesday at age 96. How good a player and important a player was Henrich to those Yankee teams?...
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... - but very brittle for team that had so many on DL. source Andrew Smith Twitter Later in the day Mike Silva at NYBD said that Frank Russo informed him that he was hearing the same type of rumors. Frank Russo just got confirmation. Yankees believe Mets are serious about Damon, not sure about the terms. Yanks prob wont go 3 years. source NYBD twitter Apparently this rumor is coming...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Tonight at 7 pm, I will be a guest of Mike Silva and Howard Megdal on their Hot Stove Sunday radio program, which you can listen to on Blog Talk Radio, here, or on WGBB 1240 AM, here. To call in and ask a question, dial (877) 217-3922.
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009
According to FoxSports.com, the Cubs are looking for a center fielder, but first must trade OF Milton Bradley to determine how much they can spend on the free-agent market. Mike Silva of NYBD wonders whether it would be worth it for the Mets to take on Bradley, in exchange for 2B Luis Castillo. …like Ted Berg wrote [...]
Mets Fever (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
First I like to thank Mike Silva for referencing me in his post on this subject at NYBD and acknowledge the excellent argument he makes in regard to this subject. I will say this I have been a fan of Saito's for a few years and completed this post on him last off season, but Saito is 40 y/o, has had a history of injuries and would be expensive... But what the Mets learned in 2008 was...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... his lifetime … Link Search: , , , and Discussion: , and Discussion: iYankees / : Zach Links / : : Mike Silva / : Link Search: , , , and Discussion: , and Discussion: iYankees / : Rob Bradley / : El Duque / : Jeremy Sandler / : Link Search: , , , and Discussion: , , and Discussion: Joseph Pawlikowski / : Joejanish / : Larry Larue / : iYankees / : Matthew Cerrone / : Link Search: ,...
Amazin' Avenue (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
... Sox . If this were the late 90s, that would be a pretty amazing middle of the field defensively. Mike Silva continues to look down on Florida baseball . In a pretty amazing story, former Yankee reliever Ross Ohlendorf has become an intern at the Department of Agriculture. Roy Halladay would waive his no-trade clause in a deal to the Yankees . MLB Trade Rumors discusses the trades...
MetsBlog (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Seriously, what is going on with the baseball rumor mill? It’s like the mainstream media is losing its mind. Today at 1:10 pm, ESPN’s Rumor Central ran the following with the title, ‘Mets Trading for Halladay'” The story references Mike Silva’s report for NY Baseball Digest, in which he simply wonders, in text, whether the Mets [...]
Walkoff Walk (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... up too badly. It's pretty much worked for 20 years now. But that isn't enough for some people. Mike Silva of New York Baseball Digest wants baseball to reanimate the corpse of Kenesaw Landis and have that dude run things. Sure, he was a virulent racist and called "Baseball's Tyrant" by the press (catchy). That's not the stuff that Silva likes about him. He just thinks "baseball...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
... and Discussion: , , , , and Discussion: Phil Rogers / : Ed Ryan / : D.J. Short / : Luke Adams / : Mike Silva / : Matt O'Donnell / : Mike Newman / : — Manny Banuelos and Casey Kelly were the two most polished starting pitchers I had the opportunity to see in person during the 2009 season. After writing game reports on both, Yankee fans have questioned my placing Casey Kelly...
Ballbug (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... / : Link Search: , , , and Discussion: , , , , , , , , , , , and Discussion: Barry Petchesky / : Mike Silva / : Larry Larue / : Greg Pomes / : Michael Baron / : Rob Bradley / : Joe D / : Iris Brito / : D.J. Short / : Chad Jennings / : Craig K / : John Beattie / : : Mike Axisa / : Link Search: , , , and Discussion: and Discussion: Mike Axisa / : TheSportsHernia / : Geoff...
