by Kent Sterling The Chicago Cubs will pledge to write a $20-million check to be eligible to bid for Japanese sensation Masahiro Tanaka, who was an astonishing 24-0 last season for the Rakuten Golden Eagles. Teams with truly deep pockets will engage in the serious bidding while the Cubs will play the game at which they […]
by Kent Sterling There are 36 names on the 2014 ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame, and it’s virtually certain that fewer than five will get in this time around. We don’t know exactly how many ballots are distributed, but last year 569 were returned with 6.6 votes per ballot – voters are allowed […]
by Kent Sterling Through the first 10 weeks of the postseason, the Chicago Cubs have made exactly no strides toward an improved roster for the 2014 campaign. Below is the complete list of transactions as reported by Major League Baseball. New blood on their way to Chicago include LHP Wesley Wright, catcher George Kottaras, OF […]
by Kent Sterling My son grew up playing basketball and baseball against Drew Storen, and it’s been fun to watch him become a very successful major league pitcher for the Washington Nationals. There must have been something in the water in Brownburg as several guys in that age group have become outstanding professional players. Lance […]
by Kent Sterling Gordon Wittemyer does great work covering the Cubs for the Chicago Sun-Times. He’s about as down the middle as it comes for honest coverage of a team that appears more and more to be lacking leadership at the top. There was good news and bad news from the top of the Cubs […]
by Kent Sterling They were the three best managers of their generation, and their careers as major league managers almost perfectly dovetail one another. It’s entirely appropriate that Bobby Cox, Tony LaRussa, and Joe Torre will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame together on July 27, 2014. They are ranked third, fourth, […]
by Kent Sterling The very best thing that could happen for the Seattle Mariners is that 31-year old second baseman Robinson Cano flunks his physical of Monday, and will be forced to pass on the ludicrous cash they are willing to pony up for his services. It’s not that Cano won’t be worth $25 million […]
by Kent Sterling The question of when the fruits of the Theo Epstein regime will begin to bear fruit is beginning to be asked somewhere other than kentsterling.com, and that’s a good thing. The pass Epstein has gotten based upon nothing more than his ability to deconstruct a team whose roster had been loaded with […]
Alex Rodriguez Might Be a Guilty Creep, But He’s Working the System Like a Pro – Just Like I Did
by Kent Sterling A-Rod has done what all guilty as hell reprobates should do, but many times don’t have the level of character bankruptcy necessary to pull off – he has taken complete control of the narrative. What he pulled yesterday in his arbitration hearing is eerily similar to Otter’s “Animal House” speech in front […]
by Kent Sterling Here is what super-selfish super agent Scott Boras said to the media about the Chicago Cubs at the annual baseball general managers meeting that I found super annoying. “You’re (the Cubs) developing the infrastructure, but fans don’t come to see seats, grass, cement. They come to see players. They’ve done a great […]