Keith's Articles

January 21, 2010 - The Mark Redman Award is given annually to the pitcher in each league that most personifies crashing back down to earth after a strong start to the season. We find a plethora of candidates in each league for the 2009 Mark Redman Award, making the winners not as clear-cut as in some past seasons.

Lee vs. Halladay 12/18/09
How big of an immediate upgrade is Halladay for the Phillies?

'09 Alex Gonzalez Awards 12/16/09
Jermaine looked as though he Dyed and Freddy Sanchez took a Giant step backwards.

Winter Meetings Roundup 12/12/09
Five winners and five losers in Indianapolis

Linear Saves 2009 11/25/09
Mariano Rivera Impresses, Fernando Rodney Surprises, an Brad Lidge Astounds.

Bad 2009 Predictions 11/16/09
Keith Swings and misses on the Mets, Indians, and Giants like a blindfolded Mark Reynolds.

October 27, 2009 - World Series Previews –10/27/09
This is the matchup that most people were expecting and most people were hoping for: The Philadelphia Phillies versus the New York Yankees. The Phillies are the first team since the Yankees to defend a World Series title. The Yankees go for World Championship #27 and World Championship #1 in their new stadium. Who will prevail? Keith and Asher take sides:

Asher: Yankees in Four | Keith: Phillies in Seven

Angels/Yankees ALCS Preview> 10/15/09
The two best offenses in baseball vie for the American League crown.

Twins/Yankees ALDS Preview 10/7/09
The best team in baseball squares off against the hottest team in baseball.

Red Sox/Angels ALDS Preview 10/5/09
Two AL powerhouses square off in the Division Series for the fourth time in six years.

Three Inexcusable Omissions 9/16/09
Flick, Garciaparra, and Terry fail to make Asher's Top 200 List

Pirate Exodus 8/4/09
The Pirate ship has exploded. Is it a cheap captain hoarding his treasure, or a clever maneuver designed to seize a better rival ship?

Grading the Deadline Deals 8/1/09
Keith takes a stab at evaluating the major deadline deals that do not involve the Pittsburgh Pirates.

How Good Is Dan Haren? 7/26/09
Dan Haren is on pace for one of the best pitching performances of this decade... or is he?

Are The 2009 Rays The 2006 White Sox? 7/17/09
The 2008/2009 Rays are following the unfortunate path of the 2005/2006 Chicago White Sox.

The Legacy of Ivan Rodriguez 5/16/09
I-Rod is known for bringing winning ways wherever he goes, but is that reputation still justified?

Remembrance of Voros McCracken 4/15/09
Nearly 10 years after we first heard about it, what do we really know about Defense-Independent Pitching?

The Fielding Bible Volume II 3/19/09
The Fielding Bible made history, and its sequel is just as revolutionary.

Manny vs. C.C. 2/3/09
Manny Ramirez and C.C. Sabathia represent two of the biggest-impact midseason acquisitions of all time. Which acquisition made more of an impact?

Second Half Chokers 1/22/09
With the 2008 award season in the rear view mirror, Baseball Evolution finally doles out its Mark Redman and Alex Gonzalez of the Marlins Awards.  Better late than never.  Of course, since these awards stigmatize the pitcher and hitter who collapsed most in the second half of the season, the motto for our winners should probably be, "better never than late."

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