Where do the Rockies go from here?

<div style="text-align: justify;"><i>Big Leagues Monthly</i> is a new and up-and-coming e-magazine with some of the best baseball writing you'll find in one place. And it is humbling to be among a group of so many talented peers that write for the magazine. The <a href="http://bigleaguesmonthly.com/" target="_blank">new issue</a> was just released yesterday and included is an article about where the Colorado Rockies go from this point now that they have tanked to 98 losses this season. Jim Tracy just resigned, so that takes care of one of the recommendations made in the article, but the rest is very relevant. Anyway, please click the link above and read the article and if you love baseball, read the thing from cover to cover!</div>

Where do the Rockies go from here?

Big Leagues Monthly is a new and up-and-coming e-magazine with some of the best baseball writing you'll find in one place. And it is hu...

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Why relievers such as Rodney and Kimbrel are not CYA candidates

<div style="text-align: justify;">One of the really nice things that has happened to your favorite Fan in the last year has been a new association with a new e-magazine called <i>Big Leagues Monthly</i>. It is such an honor to be named a senior writer for this new project alongside so many fabulous writers and contributors. The magazine, the brainchild of Jim Pratt, is such a powerhouse of content that you will devour it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are two contributions in there this month from yours truly. One is an essay and historical perspective on why relievers like <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/chapmar01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Aroldis Chapman</a>, <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kimbrcr01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Craig Kimbrel</a></strong></strong> and <strong><a href="http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rodnefe01.shtml?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=linker&utm_campaign=Linker" target="_blank">Fernando Rodney</a></strong> should never win the Cy Young Award (yeah, boo and hiss all you want, heh). The other is how a team like the San Diego Padres will respond to the Dodgers new fountain of wealth.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Check out those two pieces and the entire magazine out. Click <a href="http://www.bigleaguesmonthly.com/" target="_blank">here</a> for baseball reading heaven. </div>

Why relievers such as Rodney and Kimbrel are not CYA candidates

One of the really nice things that has happened to your favorite Fan in the last year has been a new association with a new e-magazine calle...

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Big Leagues Monthly - Issue 2

<div style="text-align: justify;">The second issue (August) of Big Leagues Monthly, a new e-magazine, is out and as a senior writer for the new work, your favorite Fan was asked to write a piece on Derek Jeter. That might be one reason to go read. But the truth is that the magazine is chock full of great baseball writing from the likes of Stevo-sama, Lew Freedman, Lincoln Hamilton, Jared Thatcher, Nathaniel Stoltz, Blaine Blontz, Mike Rosenbaum and many others. There are 64 pages chock full of great baseball writing all in one spot for you to read. Big Leagues Monthly! <a href="http://bigleaguesmonthly.com/" target="_blank">Check it out</a>. And here is a teaser from the Jeter story. Read more starting on Page 27:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: justify;">"Somewhere between the run of four championships in the first five full seasons of Derek Jeter’s career, the player became a demigod. His play, as recorded by the main stream media, became larger than life. The hyperbole of his heroics elevated him above simply being a terrific player who will someday be enshrined in Cooperstown. Instead, he became “Captain Clutch” and “Mr. November”. All of the hype unfortunately set Jeter up for potshots of the analytic world and took the focus off of what has genuinely been a remarkable career. The real truth of the kind of player Jeter has been lies between the hype and the history."</blockquote>

Big Leagues Monthly - Issue 2

The second issue (August) of Big Leagues Monthly, a new e-magazine, is out and as a senior writer for the new work, your favorite Fan was as...

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