Welcome to my first blog

For many years now I have shoved my opinions about baseball on any willing ear, but I never thought I would start a blog about it. However I've finally decided I'll never get my dream job as an ESPN analyst or become the Texas Ranger's GM so I've decided to create this blog instead.

First things first though. You are probably wondering what my credentials are. Why should anybody in their right mind listen to me?

I have to admit I'm not an expert nor do I have any insider information. All I can do is comment on what I see or hear about. So if you're expecting Baseball America from me you've come to the wrong place.

However what I can give you is an honest fan's opinion. I have been a baseball fanatic ever since I can remember. While I am a Texas Rangers fan, first and foremost I'm a baseball fan. Unlike many blogs around the internet that's sole use is to praise or condemn the hometeam's every move, that is not my intention here. First of all I think it is crazy to praise ever move a team makes as even the best GM makes mistakes. (Beane is really going to regret the Loiaza signing) Plus, it is equally stupid to act like a team is so inept they never make any decent transaction... even the Devil Rays make good moves sometimes. (Kazmir anyone?) Secondly I follow baseball everywhere, not just the Rangers, so expect everything from top prospect lists, (with my analysis, no copy and pasting of somebody else's opinion) trade analysis, FA pickups, fantasy baseball advice, and any other random information that I think is interesting.

Am I a stathead or a traditional scouting guy? Way back in high school I was pretty much a walking encyclopedia of baseball statistics. Nowadays I still admit to swing to the stat side. I'm a big believer in on-base percentage, slugging percentage, WHIP, and K/9 and a cynic in regards to batting average, runs, RBI's, and wins (for a pitcher). Amazingly these theories were ingrained in my skull even before the world had heard about Moneyball. (Although since I did not have a blog then you will just have to believe me) Statistics though can't show everything. Scouting is still integral for baseball and although I can't go and see every player in the major and minor leagues I will incorporate whatever I do see into all of my analysis I give out.

Hopefully I haven't bored you to tears by now with this introduction. Anyway, thank you very much for coming to this site. Hopefully I've gotten you at least a little bit interested. If you have any suggestions please email me at tranger85@yahoo.com