The Bearded Texan/Big XII Friday
Good Friday evening my friends! I hope you all had wonderful holidays and happy New Year celebrations. As you can see this is not my normal day and with a new year comes new things. From here on out I...
View ArticleJames Shields Signing Makes Padres Legit in 2015
The San Diego Padres have been annual cellar-dwellers in the NL West for the last eight years. However, in yet another bold offseason move today, the Padres signed free agent pitcher James Shields to a...
View ArticleThe Lineup: Previewing The 2015 Tigers
@afen10 on Instagram Tigers pitchers and catchers start tomorrow. Hallelujah! Means that beers and brats at the ball park aren’t too far behind. And maybe your fantasy Baseball draft is coming up....
View ArticleMixed Reactions to MLB Pace of Game Initiatives
Even though temperatures aren’t exactly heating up yet across the country, temperatures are just right for MLB spring training. Unfortunately, blood pressure is also on the rise for fan’s and player’s...
View ArticleThe Way It Still Is
Chapter 4: Geniuses Need Not Apply According to the mythology in which they swaddle the minds of their customers and employees, the owners of major-league baseball are philanthropist. These dedicated...
View ArticleAGSH Fantasy Baseball Top 10 for 2015
Spring Training is now in full swing, and the 2015 MLB season is right around the corner. Expectations for teams throughout the league could not be higher. No pressure Cubs! For most of us, there is...
View ArticleThe Lead Off: A.L. West Edition 4
The Lead Off: This is one of those stories that affects deeply, hurts emotionally, and whispers softly. This is one of those stories that reeks of a tragic hero without the hopeful ending everyone...
View ArticleThe Bearded Texan Vol. 3
During the week, I get a daily phone call from my brother in Lubbock and we discuss some of the bigger working in sports among other things. One the the things I love the most about our conversations...
View ArticleAGSH Top 25 Starting Pitchers in Fantasy Baseball for 2015 (1-10)
Starting pitchers are the foundation of a great fantasy baseball team. Building your team around a group of solid, consistent, and statistically sound aces will only aid in your quest for fantasy...
View ArticleAGSH Top 25 Starting Pitchers in Fantasy Baseball for 2015 (11-25)
Monday we covered the top 10 starting pitchers in fantasy baseball. Today we will dig deeper, pointing out starters that may not be as well known as those in the top 10. However, our starters from...
View ArticleBaseball Gets It Right
No, I’m not talking about rule changes to speed up the game, or getting rid of the infield fly rule or anything like that. I’m talking about rookie hazing. This has to be one of my favorite things in...
View ArticleAGSH Top 10 1B in Fantasy Baseball for 2015
The fantasy baseball position of first-base has had a great deal of depth over the past several years. Unfortunately, that’s not the case in 2015. Power is going to be very hard to come by this season,...
View ArticleAGSH Top 10 2B in Fantasy Baseball for 2015
It’s always nice to have depth at certain positions in fantasy baseball. There is always depth at pitcher, outfielder, and first base (most of the time), but for the most part second base and...
View ArticleNever Can Say Good Bye
I give you a break from March Madness to present to you a quandary. And again, if you haven’t already signed up for March Madness over at numberFire, feel free to do so now. And once the Madness is...
View ArticleI’m Worried About The Tigers
I am. I am worried. I went out on Twitter yesterday and discussed this with some of the fans. And it’s good to know that I’m not alone. Opening day is upon us! A day that quite honestly should be a...
View ArticleThe Lead Off: Sorry, Not Sorry! Ed. 9
The Lead Off: Today the anticipation of opening day has ended, many teams were shutout, while doom and gloom now lingers for the all of the fans whose teams were blanked yesterday. Boasting a new...
View ArticleLSU Round-Up, Vol. 8: A Comeback, Giving Back and Welcome Back
Welcome back! This is the LSU Round-Up, where I give you the latest news on your former Bayou Bengals. In this edition, we have a former LSU running back on the comeback trail, our favorite golfer...
View ArticleThe Road to 162-0
Three games into the season and it’s impossible to ignore the elephant in the room any longer: the Detroit Tigers are a mere 4,293 outs away from a Perfect Season. There are people who believe it is...
View ArticleThe Bearded Texan Vol. 5
It’s been awhile. That is the theme for me and for the month of April in one of the best sports months of the year. It’s been awhile since we saw a young American star dominate a golf tournament when...
View ArticleMainstream Medias Love Affair with Red Sox and Yankees Bad for Baseball
The greatest rivalry in baseball (as most of the mainstream media would have you believe), is back again in 2015 and being pushed through the roof by almost every sports media outlet possible....
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