Monthly Archives: April 2009

April baseball lessons

Written on April 30, 2009 at 05:59, by

I have to say this has to be one of the most interesting Aprils we’ve had in Major League Baseball in quite some time. *… Continue Reading

Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: No bets on Bosox

Written on April 30, 2009 at 05:43, by

Just in case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been more than a little bit rough on the Cleveland Indians lately. This apparently prompted a note from… Continue Reading

Kentucky Derby 135 Power Rankings

Written on April 29, 2009 at 07:16, by

In 1999 D. Wayne Lukas sent Charismatic to the Grade II Coolmore Lexington Stakes after Charismatic had failed miserably two weeks before in the Santa… Continue Reading

Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: Out of whack stats

Written on April 29, 2009 at 05:44, by

Sometimes it’s simply better to be lucky than good. That’s an important factor when analyzing pitchers. Isolate those who have been catching some good breaks,… Continue Reading

Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: Neglected talent

Written on April 28, 2009 at 06:24, by

Pardon the rant, but if there’s one thing that drives me nuts, it’s when teams with obvious needs refuse to promote high-end prospects who are… Continue Reading

Dave Cokin’s Hardcore Baseball: Harvesting the farm

Written on April 27, 2009 at 04:40, by

Two top prospects are likely to get into big league action this week. Phil Hughes is tearing it up in Scranton-Wilkes Barre and with the… Continue Reading

MLB Free Play: Braves at Reds

Written on April 25, 2009 at 08:34, by

The Atlanta Braves are having trouble scoring runs and it may not get any easier with the injures piling up on them. Today they will… Continue Reading