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Commissioner Trident Deck: One Bat Per Plate Appearance
The best fictional commissioner in baseball is back and he’s got another brilliant rule change idea. As I sat in my Captain’s quarters last night, casually watching the Athletics face off against the Los Angeles Angels of Disney’s Marvel’s The Avengers’ Anaheim, I saw something I’d seen countless times before on a baseball diamond. Blockbuster…
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Evan White is No Longer the 4th-Best First Baseman in Team History
In February of this year, we shared some extensive research which came to the conclusion that Evan White is already the 4th-best first baseman in team history, without ever having taken a Major League at bat. Unfortunately due to White’s offensive struggles to this point in his debut season, this conclusion must be revised. Evan…
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Yacht Rock Volume 1.1: A dhingy of perspective on the fantasy relevance of recent Mariner catchers
Michael ZuninoAll our hopes and dreams becameAn OBP killer
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Fanbase Friday Vol. 4: Remember Chris Taylor?
Welcome back to Fanbase Friday. Today we’re joined by @IHateWorkman, to get a snapshot of the behemoth that is Dodgers Twitter. Here we go! TD: How long have you been active in Dodgers twitter? Workman: I wouldn’t necessarily classify myself as “Dodgers Twitter” I’d call myself more “A Dodger fan who Tweets about them a…
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Stop the Charade, We’re 80-Grade!
While Trident Deck has no authority to hand out scouting grades to baseball players for actual baseball skills, and you probably don’t either, we DO have the authority (self-given) to assign grades for pretty much everything else we want. So while there may be discussion about whether or not a certain player is 80-grade on…
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Fanbase Friday Vol. 3: A Mix Between Ocean’s 11 and Beverly Hills Ninja
Welcome back to Fanbase Friday. This week we’re checking in on our friends to the north. Here to tell us about Blue Jays twitter is @yeahiroy, from twitter dot com. Let’s get started. TD: How long have you been active in Blue Jays twitter? Roy: I’ve been a Jays fan for a long time, and…
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Your Signature Call
Aaron Goldsmith side-steps you in the hallway. He’s almost bouncing, as he quickly moves away from you and down the corridor. He looks back to you and half-shouts “thanks again for doing this, boss! Be back in a minute.” Your hands *were* clammy, a few seconds ago. Now they’re flat-out slippery, and shaking. You try…
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Yacht Rock : Your Fantasy Season Preview
Hello, kind stranger. You both seem lost and perfectly on your destined path. Yes, it is a large boat, some may even call it a yacht. We’ve got plenty of space, climb aboard, I want you, and everyone you know to live your best life. *Michael McDonald Intensifies, but only enough to set a 33%…
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Your Predictions for 2020
Whatever this season is going to be, it is going to be weird. Any pre-season predictions should reflect that. I asked the Trident Deck twitter followers to give their best weird, goofy, or alarming predictions and they did not disappoint. Here’s a list of all the things you said would happen this season, Sailor. Hope…
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Swab the Deck 7.27.20
I thought we just cleaned this thing? In True Florida Fashion, Marlins Looking to Start an Outbreak https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/mlb-has-covid-19-concerns-on-opening-weekend-marlins-alter-travel-schedule/ The Marlins starter was a late scratch on Sunday, and then we found out there were multiple positives. We should always be asking ourselves why a professional baseball team is allowed to operate in Florida, but now…
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