Archive for the ‘MLB Draft’ Category

A Lesson On Looking Gift Horses In The Mouth

Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

Meet Jake Eliopoulous. And pay close attention, because you'll probably never see him again. A year ago, young Jake was picked by the Toronto Blue Jays in the second round of the MLB Draft with the 68th overall pick. It was a feel-good story. Born in Ukraine, Jake was adopted by ...

Tale of the Tape: Donavan Tate vs. Tate Donovan

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

On Tuesday evening during the 2009 MLB Draft, an incredibly confusing event transpired. With the No. 3 pick in the first round, the San Diego Padres selected high school outfielder Donavan Tate. For the rest of the evening, on several Web sites, the pick was listed as: Tate, Donavan. I ...

2009 MLB Draft: Live Blog

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

6pm ET: Afternoon, everyone. And with that, I'd like to start by asking what the fuck John Hart is doing as part of MLB Network's broadcast? The guy is clearly the Matt Millen of Major League Baseball, but he gets a studio job analyzing talent? God, that's just...just...wrong! It's just ...

Good Luck Stephen Strasburg, You’re Gonna Need It

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Tonight, the Washington Nationals will select Stephen Strasburg with the No. 1 overall pick in the MLB Draft. In case you aren't aware, Strasburg is a right-handed pitcher for the San Diego State Aztecs and he has ridiculous stuff. We're talking the kind of pitching talent only seen in video ...