Since Extra P and I started Bus Leagues last year, I have found myself constantly fascinated by the idea of prospects and the way they perform when they reach the major league level. As I’m sure our readers have noticed by now, Baseball America’s Preseason Top 100 serves as my go-to list in this area [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Jay Bruce’
29 Jun
The Best and the Brightest: Prospects Who Are Friggin’ Awesome In The Majors, Part 2
Many of Baseball America’s Top 100 prospects continue to see steady playing time in the major leagues; unofficially, I count 40 who have gotten themselves into a game this season. Some, like Geovany Soto, have performed admirably for long stretches at a time; others, like Homer Bailey, got a shot but proved that they weren’t [...]
26 Jun
Jay Bruce Is The Next WHO?
In baseball circles, the name “Kevin Maas” is legend, representative of a highly touted player who bursts onto the scene and fizzles out just quickly. Joe Charbonneau pulled a Maas; so did Bob Hamelin, I’m inclined to say without looking at his numbers. But this, people…this is just naked aggression toward the man who remains [...]
19 Jun
Jerks!
It’s official: Walt Jocketty and Dusty Baker are dead to me. Hardcore fans of Bus Leagues will recall that up until a few weeks ago, I planned to make a pilgrimmage to the Holy Land of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to see the Louisville Bats take on the Pawtucket Red Sox. Louisville was, at the time, home to [...]
14 Jun
What In The World Is Jay Bruce Doing!?
Nooooooo, Jay, nooooooo! Stop! Not against THAT team! AAAAAAAAAAAAAGH! Bruce, Dunn homers lead Reds over Red Sox 3-1 (Yahoo! Sports)
5 Jun
The Price Is Right
We’ve tried hard to ignore the facts here at Bus Leagues, but it can’t be overlooked anymore: Jay Bruce, our first blog-crush, is gone for good, never to return. And while we couldn’t be happier to observe his early success in The Show from afar, his career growth has left an obvious void in our lives. [...]
4 Jun
Video: Jay Bruce’s First Major League Homerun
I once hit a walkoff homerun. It was in Little League. We were trailing, 8-7, in the last inning when I came up to bat with the bases loaded. I ripped a line drive just inside the first base line and managed to touch ‘em all before they got the ball in for a game-winning, [...]
2 Jun
Breaking News: Jay Bruce Is Good At Baseball
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost [...]
29 May
The Z-Meter: 5/29/2008 – Chasing Headley
The Z-meter tracks the story arcs of 25 top prospects (or players we just like) on their way to the bigs. It is named after current Washington Nationals star Ryan Zimmerman, who made the transition from anchoring the University of Virginia to starring in MLB in one year. Promoted: Evan Longoria, 3B, Durham (AAA) to [...]
28 May
He Was There: Friend of the Blog Sees Jay Bruce’s Debut in Cincy
Wow, quite a week for our friend NaturalMevs over at Diamond Hoggers. First he wins the Jay Bruce nickname contest, then he gets to see The Deal’s first official at-bat as a major leaguer. Since we’re in full-on worship mode, we’d be remiss if we didn’t direct you to this excellent recounting of the big [...]
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