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A passionate baseball fan, Matt delivers commentary using both statistical analysis and old-fashioned scouting. At the Bleacher Report and on his blog (www.mygirlfriendhatesbaseball.blogspot.com), he tells it like he sees it and isn't afraid of offering strong opinions.

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ST PETERSBURG, FL - OCTOBER 19: Starting pitcher Jon Lester #31 of the Boston Red Sox walks off of the field against the Tampa Bay Rays in game seven of the American League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on October 19, 2008 at Tropicana Field in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Four Big Answers: Advice for a Fantasy Baseball Beginner

Published 7 months ago
214 reads 15 comments

LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 23: Ichiro Suzuki #51 of Japan is sprayed with champagne in the locker room after defeating Korea 3-5 in the finals of the 2009 World Baseball Classic on March 23, 2009 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Japan won 5-3 in 10 innings. (Photo by Pool/Getty Images)

The World Baseball Classic: The Real World Championship

Published 7 months ago
662 reads 9 comments

Marlins Grab Rhodes From Mariners

Published about 1 year ago
170 reads 0 comments

Ken Griffey Jr. Heads To Chicago White Sox For Nick Masset and Danny Richar

Published about 1 year ago
580 reads 3 comments

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Favorite Athletes

Roger Federer, Chase Utley, Mariano Rivera, David Wright
Favorite Sports Teams

Yankees, Mets, Padres, Pirates, Cubs
All Time Sports Moment

Aaron F-ing Boone's HR
Ruth or Mays?

Mays
Unitas or Montana?

Montana
Jordan or Russell?

Jordan
Gretzky or Orr?

Gretzky
Pele or Maradona?

Pele, not a cheater
Federer or Sampras?

Sampras
Tiger or Nicklaus?

Tiger
Pac 10, Big 12, Big 10, SEC, ACC, or Big East?

what?

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by Garrett
7 months ago

Matthew,

This is something new for me..I'm not writing about the NFL, NBA, or MLB in this one..Here's the top 10 fishing locations in PA. Let me know what you think!

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/152411-top-10-fishin-locations-in-pennsylvania
by Richard
7 months ago

You should enjoy this. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/149730-lets-welcome-mlbs-newest-commisioner-richard-vegas-rich-marsh
by Garrett
7 months ago

Matthew,

Theres a light at the end of every tunnel..for the steroid scandal in baseball that light is Ken Griffey Jr. One of the few greats whose done it the right way. Let me know what you think.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/148469-a-tribute-to-a-man-who-did-it-the-right-way-ken-griffey-jr
by Richard
7 months ago

Enough is enough. Take a look. I would like to hear your thoughts and comments. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/145602-lets-just-play-ball
by Brandon
10 months ago

Hey Matt,

Just checking through some of your stuff - between BR and MGFHBB - overall, it's fairly solid. You should definitely try to write more frequently.

Keep it up,
Brandon
by Jordan
about 1 year ago

Post your e-mail on my profile or e-mail at jordanschwartz2003@yahoo.com and I'll send you the next round table questions.
by Zander
about 1 year ago

40,000 reads on the Banister article—you really blew this one out of the water Matt. Congrats!

Keep up the great work,
Z
by Ryan
about 1 year ago

Congratulations Matt, it turns out your article is linked to the front page of Foxsports.com. Well done! Don't ignore the role that your headline played in this. See what keywords in the right place can do? Keep up the great work!
by Michael
about 1 year ago

Go to Fangraphs.com. Search for a player and there should be a tab for graphs as well as stats, game logs. Pretty cool site.
by Michael
about 1 year ago

Thought you might be interested in an Alexei article. It's from a fantasy website, but nonetheless analyzes Ramirez based on his numbers.

http://www.fantasybaseballgenerals.com/2008/07/alexei-ramirez-another-look.html#more-1034
by Patrick
about 1 year ago

Hey Mat the Cat, nothing personal about the banter I hope. Its just debate dude, and you can call me Pat. I am not trying to be a foe to anyone, but think it a little disingenious to say that Cano or Cabrera would never be considered in addition to all the excellent prospect on NY.

I linked the Halladay articles with his direct quotes to my piece - I am not making it up or lying. IF TOR is talking trades then NY ought to be involved. In the future TOR could face Roy with LA while paying in the WSC - would that be better?

It is all about what team benefits TOR more with talent vs. pay check - LA or NY? Its a valid article, and I didnt say I thought Cano should be traded, I said he could be if NY wanted to but with CC a FA this offseason they may not care enough to do it.

The SP is not the issue. They fixed most of the problem already and still are incomplete because of injuries.
by George
about 1 year ago

I thoroughly enjoyed reading the rebuttal to my article. Hope to read more from you!

George

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Four Big Answers: Advice for a Fantasy Baseball Beginner

The World Baseball Classic: The Real World Championship

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