Valuing Corey Hart (Updated)
To me, the salary arbitration hearing is one of the more interesting concepts in the business of baseball. The idea of an employee who’s still under team control publicly deciding to go to the mats...
View ArticlePutting a Price on Hart
Let me be the first here at Bugs & Cranks to wish you a happy 2010. You see, that’s funny because it’s already been 2010 for over a month, and I went that entire time without posting here a single...
View ArticleHome Run Derby ’10: Who You Got?
The closest I’ve come to picking the winner of this thing since our Derby special’s began was back in 2008 when I picked Josh Hamilton, only to watch him finish second. But let’s be honest, what do we...
View ArticleCaptain Ice Breaker
Yesterday morning, Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson revealed that he didn’t know who Corey Hart was, so we thought we’d introduce them… After pouring a couple of Captain and Coke’s and quickly dismissing...
View ArticleContract Extension Caption Contest
Milwaukee just extended Ryan Braun through 2020, not long after locking up Yovani Gallardo, Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart years into the future. MLB’s version of Jerome Bettis is batting .368, leads the...
View ArticleThe Triumphant Return of the INDOOR FOUR Contest: APRIL
Is there anything better than a return to one’s roots? The Indoor Four Contest was part of our genesis, and we are thrilled to raise the curtain on another season of B&C’s exclusive competition. In...
View ArticlePlay the Indoor Four Contest for April
Is there anything better than a return to one’s roots? The Indoor Four Contest was part of our genesis, and we are thrilled to raise the curtain on another season of B&C’s exclusive competition. In...
View ArticleEnough With the Beanball
I don’t mind admitting to my own naiveté. There are things on the field that I never fully understand. I know the RULES, sure. I understand that there’s always information I and the rest of the fans...
View ArticleIndoor Four: Anyone can do it, and let us show you why
Coming into today’s action, there have been 255 triples at the major league level since the defending champion Cardinals spoiled Miami’s Opening Day party on April 4. The quick math reveals an average...
View ArticleStill Time to Get in on the Indoor Four for April
Six players are on the board, but it’s early so the leader only has two triples, which means there’s still plenty of time to get in on the action and not only catch up, but emerge the recipient of the...
View ArticleB&C Baseball Tweet of the Day
Brought to you by… Baseball guy, right fielder, distance runner, can’t feel pain and covers Brewers baseball at Reviewing the Brew, Curt Hogg: “How has the #Brewers season gone? Yovani Gallardo has...
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