an essay on how not to write a baseball article

[Mephistopheles]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/tom_verducci/11/27/inside.baseball/index.html

[DiamondMind]

Did the guy just pick teams out of a hat? And did I really read a sentence trying to justify the Nationals being a contender by referencing Kevin Millwood?

[jersey cubs fan]

And did I really read a sentence trying to justify the Nationals being a contender by referencing Kevin Millwood?

 

No.

[SouthSideRyan]

And did I really read a sentence trying to justify the Nationals being a contender by referencing Kevin Millwood?

 

No.

 

Could see that making sense though. "While the rotation was mediocre at best, the Nationals will once again not have Kevin Millwood in their rotation in 2008."

[javy knows my name]

I have FJM on the line. They told me this would be easier than a Joe-chat.

[bukie]

I'm still looking where he's justifying his selection for the Giants as a breakout season, unless "They lose their best hitter on the worst slugging team in the league" is his justification for the Giants' "breakout season"

[jersey cubs fan]

I'm still looking where he's justifying his selection for the Giants as a breakout season, unless "They lose their best hitter on the worst slugging team in the league" is his justification for the Giants' "breakout season"

 

I'm pretty sure he just looked for losing teams whose run differential was relatively low.