Jobu’s MLB Rankings for 2010: Arizona Diamondbacks

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Having Brandon Webb go down in the first game of the 2009 season provided more than enough foreshadowing for a team that would be the only one in its division to have a losing record. The good news is, Webb is back, and the beastly country boy is set on making up for lost time.

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Jobu’s MLB Rankings for 2010: Seattle Mariners

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In 2009, the AL West was LA and everyone else. The Mariners did, however, come away with a winning season, thanks in large part to ace Felix Hernandez and perennial hit-machine Ichiro.

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An Update on Your 2010 MLB “Jobu Rankings”

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Ok, I realize that, in my haste, I started posting MLB 2010 reviews of teams to refresh your memory of offseason acquisitions and trades without really calling attention to the unique way it’s going on here. It all started a few weeks ago when I saw Major League for the 100th time and then unsuccessfully tried to find online a Jobu doll.

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Jobu’s MLB Rankings for 2010: Oakland Athletics

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Oakland is a dismal place for sports fans these days. Al Davis did his part in making the Raiders unwatchable, and the Athletics are catching up in that race in a big way.

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Jobu’s MLB Rankings for 2010: Los Angeles Angels

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The dark and dismal days of February have finally receded, giving way to the heavenly and glorious return of baseball. Thus begins the team-by-team evaluation, beginning with last year’s AL West winner.

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Predictions and Prognostications for MLB 2010 Season

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Get ‘em in. It’s time to do your best Nostradamus impersonation and attempt to look like a world class baseball analyst. Tell us if you think that Stephen Strasburg will win 20 games for the Nats; that the Royals will finish first in the AL Central; or that Jayson Werth will win the NL MVP.

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Why Hating the Yankees Has Gotten a bit Harder (“It’s all about the GUARANTEED Benjamins baby!”)

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Contract rules and requirements very pretty drastically from sport to sport. In the latest chapter from the Book of Jacober, we read what Dave has to say about baseball’s guaranteed contracts and how they impact big and small market teams.

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27pitches Celebrates Its First Birthday

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Can you believe it? I certainly can’t. Time flies when you’re maintaining a website you created. But alas, we made it to the one year mark, and there are lots of people to thank for helping us get to this point.

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SPRING TRAINING IS HERE!!!!

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That’s right. The 2010 MLB season has officially gotten underway, as many teams’ pitches and catchers report to their respective spring training facilities today. So take a minute to reflect on this glorious moment.

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Your 2010 Fantasy Baseball Team Names Post

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I recently began setting up the fantasy baseball league that I’ve been running for six years, and you know what that means — time to start talking fantasy baseball team names.

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