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What if the Indians Had an Infinite Payroll Starting from 2007?

Merritt Rohlfing — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:30:37 +0000

It’s a pastime of any wishful thinking baseball fan: what if I had a few billion dollars and could buy my favorite team? What would happen? Well, that’s a great question. The Dolans are far from poor, but the revenue streams the Indians have coming their way are all too minimal. So let’s have some fun, let’s spend some time re-breaking hearts and opening old wounds, let’s imagine the Indians signed a distribution deal with Fox Sports in, say, 2007 for more than what the Dodgers just did. How would that be different? Where would we be today? (more…)

FanSided MLB 2012 Awards: AL MVP: Mike Trout

Lewie Pollis — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:50:44 +0000

For many fans, the end-of-season player awards are one of the biggest highlights of the long MLB offseason. There’s just one problem: the most deserving players don’t always win. Though the BBWAA generally does a better job with the MVP and the Cy Young than with, say, the Hall of Fame, their picks for the coveted hardware are often questionable, if not dumbfounding. (more…)

FanSided MLB 2012 Awards: AL Rookie of the Year: Mike Trout

Lewie Pollis — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 18:21:10 +0000