Jinx Alert – Do We Have a Clear #2 Team in the League?

No team in the league has done more since the end of Spring Training to reshape and remake their roster and identity than the San Francisco Six Demonbags of Chinatown. And, coming off of an impressive series win over A Shaq of Their Own – including an epic 21-inning affair we all hope might get

So we’re playin’ A Shaq of Their Own…

Regular season winding down, yeah. Demonbags on a collision course with destiny, looking at what lies over the horizon at night, but keepin’ our eyes wide open and firmly focused on the task at hand during the day, no doubt. A time for work and a time for dreams, yeah. A season for all things…

Ten Targets at the Trading Deadline

Looking at five pitchers and five position players who could be on the move Pitchers Tom Henke, Relief Pitcher, Amazings Everyone needs relief pitching help if they want to make a run at the World Series Title. From the fringe contenders to the playoff lock, everyone could use another high quality arm in the bullpen.

The Hot and the Cold of It

Some players currently tearing it up in FODEUSS … followed by some players currently getting torn up Over his last twenty games, Jose Altuve of Performance Enhancers has a slash line of .400 / .417 / 1.000, with three homers in that stretch. Over his last sixteen games, Frank Thomas of Let’s Play Two has

One Trade Target Every Team Should Consider

Coming out of the All-Star Break is a great chance to evaluate your team and your goals for the season. It’s also a great chance to take action on that evaluation, and try to get a player (or a future asset) to drive you forward. Here’s one trade every team should consider: Game of Throws

Can Anyone Catch These Stats?

Statistics make the sports world go round. There’s a reason why fantasy sports is a billion-dollar industry, why a message board of Star Wars geeks could dive headlong into the insanity of a historical baseball simulator…and in many ways it can be boiled down to the nerdom of the numbers. (There’s also, on the flip

At the All-Star Break … My Awards Ballot

Who do we have for frontrunner on MVP, Cy Young, and Manager of the Year? MVP Ted Williams, A Shaq of Their Own This one is a bit too obvious, and there’s no reason to get cute. The best player, on the best team, and the league leader in WAR. Why go anywhere else? Williams

At the All-Star Break … The state of the playoff race

The Mid-Summer Classic seems a perfect time to reflect on chance each team has at making the playoffs. Of the twelve teams in FODEUSS, it would seem that eleven of them still have some realistic hopes for getting into the playoffs, and perhaps winning a championship. We establish these tiers to talk about their chances:

A Really Hot Bench

Has anyone been hotter at the plate in May than Johnny Bench? In nine games this month, Bench is slashing .538 / .567 / .929. He’s collected a hit in all but one game so far this month, for seventeen hits total, and five of those going for extra bases. That’s helped to lift his

Feller Leading the Way for Bandwagoners

It’s not his 0.68 WHIP, or his 1.80% ERA. It’s not his 16.2 K/9, 0.9 BB/K, or his even his 2.5 WAR he’s already amassed this season. No, to hear his teammates tell the story, no stat or stat line can tell the story of what Bob Feller is doing for Every City Bandwagoners this