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Blue Jays GM Riccardi Outfoxes Naysayers

Now I am simply confused...Listening to Toronto's AM 640 yesterday, the sub for Bill Waters was discussing the Blue Jays and taking calls about the Blue Jays. There seemed to be an ongoing theme that J...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 5 months ago 42 reads 2 comments
Gasp! Sammy Sosa Presents a Noble Truth

Now I hate to be cynical, but really? This is a story?I first heard the news that Sammy Sosa had tested positive for taking performance enhancing drugs as I was driving around, taking care of some pre-Korea errands...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 5 months ago 21 reads 0 comments
It's Not That I'm Back...

I have, for all intents and purposes, clipped the wings that made my site soar. While things were far from booming for me, I was very pleased with the direction of the site and the increased readership...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 5 months ago 111 reads 1 comments
Procrastinating Prognostication: American League

While a week has passed, I can't honestly say I am in a different frame of mind with my projections then I was a week or two ago...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 7 months ago 16 reads 0 comments
Did You Get the Memo?—Wasting a First Round Pick

Well, maybe that is a little harsh, but the point remains the same: Orlando Hudson is not worth a first round pick...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 9 months ago 187 reads 0 comments
The Barry Bonds Saga: New Inadmissable Evidence

The first games of Spring Training are just days away. This should excite even the least enthusiastic fan. Here, at the Outsiders Look, I am simply beside myself with joy! Oh, and the biggest sports trial in recent memory isn't too far off either...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 9 months ago 54 reads 12 comments
Orioles Receive Pie For Olson

How many authors are going to drop some lame Baltimore desiring a piece of Pie joke on this one?On January 18th, 2009, the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago Cubs came to an agreement on a trade that ...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 10 months ago 171 reads 14 comments
ADHD and Baseball

I'm not entirely sure why or how this made headlines, but Major League Baseball is just like the rest of America. That's correct; according to baseball's recent "Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 10 months ago 153 reads 0 comments
Mis-Article of the Week: Misremembering Facts

When did it become okay for writers to improperly analyze facts? I know everyone wants to be a sportswriter, but simply because you have fingers and a keyboard does not give an individual the right to report incorrectly the goings-on of the game...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 10 months ago 418 reads 29 comments
Questionable Assumption: Would Barry Bonds Have Been a Good Hitter in 2008?

As promised, yet another follow up to the Barry Bonds saga. Jack Marshall writes, ...[S]igning Bonds in order to make the playoffs would have been a dubious and foolish deal for any team, even ...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 10 months ago 83 reads 7 comments
Ethics and Baseball: Reflecting on Barry Bonds' Snub

Not just yet. I'm going to take a look at three of the main aspects regarding the Barry Bonds issue as pertaining to the article written by Jack Marshall over at the Hardball Times...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 10 months ago 96 reads 2 comments
On Logic and Barry Bonds

Well, apparently I've gone out and upset someone, quite possibly ticked them off. That's fine, often times during a discussion individuals let their passion and opinion trump logic. Yesterday I reviewed an article over at the Hardball Times...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 98 reads 12 comments
Barry Bonds Is Unethical

Over at the Hardball Times there is a well-written, albeit illogical, rationale regarding why teams did not sign Barry Bonds for the 2008 season...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 280 reads 21 comments
Analysis of a Coast-to-Coast Blockbuster

By now, we've all heard of the 12-player, three-team blockbuster that occurred on Wednesday Night between the Mets, Mariners, and Indians...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 277 reads 7 comments
MLB Trades That We Could Have Done Without

The 2008 MLB Winter Meetings have wrapped up and while there was some action, many of the headlines were either predictable or were not the ones everyone was looking for...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 98 reads 0 comments
Rule V Draft Primer

Tomorrow marks MLB's Rule V draft, a draft where unprotected players can be had by any team for a fee and a roster spot...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 187 reads 2 comments
Contemplating Speculation

Despite the fact that we are still two months away from pitchers and catchers meeting for spring training, there is plenty of action going on...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 334 reads 6 comments
Rangers Ship Surplus to Detroit

Late Sunday evening, the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers came to terms on a deal that would send Gerald Laird to Detroit in exchange for two pitching prospects, Guillermo Moscoso and Carlos Melo...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 76 reads 0 comments
It's MLB's Arbitration Day

Those who were offered arbitration have the remainder of today to announce whether or not they are accepting arbitration...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 102 reads 0 comments
Khalil Green Traded to The St. Louis Cardinals

"The San Diego Padres continued their firesale today, trading Khalil Greene to the St. Louis Cardinals..." If there was ever a reason to disregard the baseball coverage from network media in Canada, this is it...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 11 months ago 695 reads 0 comments
Braves and South Siders Strike a Deal

The San Diego Padres may have been bluffing about Jake Peavy after all. While the demands for the ace right handed pitcher were not unreasonable on paper, but in today's baseball world, asking ...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 12 months ago 73 reads 0 comments
MLB Hot Stove Updates

Another week into the offseason, and another week with little to no action. Rumors, however, are beginning to heat up as teams send out their arbitration offers to impending free agents, as ...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about 12 months ago 1,399 reads 1 comments
Pittsburgh Pirates: Rebuilding, the International Way

The Hot Stove League has hit a lull, the big name free agents are still jockeying for the best possible offer, and many of the trade rumors have cooled for now. The Winter Meetings, being held in Las Vegas beginning Dec...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about about 1 year ago 269 reads 2 comments
The Problem With Lazy Analysis

Over at the Bleacher Report, there is a debate regarding the merits of the MVP award and who it rightfully deserves to be awarded to...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about about 1 year ago 356 reads 29 comments
A Hand on the 2008 Hot Stove: Part One

This is the first installment of a weekly series reporting on Major League Baseball's offseason, The Hot Stove League...

Written by Brandon Heikoop about about 1 year ago 248 reads 0 comments

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Brandon Heikoop Article Archive

Blue Jays GM Riccardi Outfoxes Naysayers

Gasp! Sammy Sosa Presents a Noble Truth

It's Not That I'm Back...

Procrastinating Prognostication: American League

Did You Get the Memo?—Wasting a First Round Pick

The Barry Bonds Saga: New Inadmissable Evidence

Orioles Receive Pie For Olson

ADHD and Baseball

Mis-Article of the Week: Misremembering Facts

Questionable Assumption: Would Barry Bonds Have Been a Good Hitter in 2008?

Ethics and Baseball: Reflecting on Barry Bonds' Snub

On Logic and Barry Bonds

Barry Bonds Is Unethical

Analysis of a Coast-to-Coast Blockbuster

MLB Trades That We Could Have Done Without

Rule V Draft Primer

Contemplating Speculation

Rangers Ship Surplus to Detroit

It's MLB's Arbitration Day

Khalil Green Traded to The St. Louis Cardinals

Braves and South Siders Strike a Deal

MLB Hot Stove Updates

Pittsburgh Pirates: Rebuilding, the International Way

The Problem With Lazy Analysis

A Hand on the 2008 Hot Stove: Part One

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