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Archive for November, 2014

What’s That You Say, the Myth of Joe DiMaggio?

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankee History, Yankees on November 25, 2014 | 3 Comments »

Joe DiMaggio played the game at least at a couple of levels higher than the rest of baseball. A lot of guys, all you had to see to know they were great was a stat sheet. DiMaggio, you had to see. It wasn’t only numbers on a page—although they were there too—it was a question […]

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Giancarlo Stanton’s Back Loaded Deal a Home Run for Marlins

Posted in Baseball, Business and Finance, Hot Stove, MLB on November 19, 2014 | 2 Comments »

Yesterday, I considered several reasons why Giancarlo Stanton’s new contract wasn’t folly on the part of the Marlins, but that was before the details of the mega-deal were announced. As it turns out, Stanton’s extension is heavily back loaded, making the new contract even more team friendly than first anticipated. Annual Breakdown of Giancarlo Stanton […]

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Have Marlins Gone Off Deep End? Dispelling Misconceptions About Giancarlo Stanton’s Historic Contract

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, Business and Finance, Hot Stove, MLB, Yankees on November 18, 2014 | 6 Comments »

The Miami Marlins must be crazy. That seems to be the conventional wisdom in the wake of the franchise’s decision to commit $325 million dollars over 13 years to Giancarlo Stanton. But, is this reaction to an admittedly mind-boggling contract based upon sound analysis, or simply a visceral response to the exorbitant salaries of professional […]

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