Posing As a Dodger Will Get You Four Years Behind Bars
Man accused of posing as ballplayer on Dodger Stadium field Something is wrong with the U.S. justice system when a man pretending to be a baseball player is looking at four years in a state prison! Sure, he broke the law, but how much tax payer money will it cost to "reform" him? Why not [...]
Pavano Rooting For the Angels?
I liked Carl Pavano when he was a Montreal Expo, and I cursed team management when they traded him to the Marlins in 2002. But as the Jason Giambi Mustache Squad says, "Not even a mustache could save that guy." Not now, not after what he did yesterday in New York. Like any good baseball [...]
Who Are the Five Tool Players?
Anyone who's listened to baseball for any length of time has surely heard the term, "five tool player." The general consensus these days is that the title is bestowed all too frequently—diluting its meaning—and that so-called five tool players are overvalued.
Switch pitcher Venditte inspires new rule
When ambidexterious pitcher Pat Venditte takes the mound versus a switch hitter, each player must make a decision about their approach, and now they'll have to stick with that decision throughout the at-bat. On Friday, Venditte and switch hitter Ralph Henriquez hopped back and forth several times between lefty and righty until finally the umps [...]
Cito Gaston returning to Toronto!
Wow, several sources are reporting that John Gibbons is about to be fired by the Blue Jays and will be replaced with longtime former manager, Cito Gaston (who won two World Series while managing the club from 1989 to '97)! Last-place Jays fire Gibbons, re-hire Gaston by Ken Rosenthal Blue Jays fire Gibbons, bring back [...]
I don't have Griffey's ball, but I do have this
The drama surrounding Ken Griffey Jr.'s #600 ball continues! Meanwhile, I quietly cherish my special baseball: an official game ball from the 1992 World Series! Unfortunately, I have no information about the history of this ball, but I assume it was a foul ball and not a home run. I have no idea which [...]
Nationals sign Pokey Reese
The Nationals' have just signed 2B Pokey Reese to Triple A Columbus. Does this mean that we'll see one Washington's infielders traded? Felipe Lopez, Ronnie Belliard or Cristian Guzman could be on their way of out town. Of the three, Guzman's got the most value as a trading chip. Lopez is consistently inconsistent, and Belliard [...]
Two new baseball link tools
While watching the Mets crush the Yankees today in interleague play, I whipped up a couple of baseball link tools powered by del.icio.us using some code from Brett O'Connor's book, del.icio.us Mashups. Baseball Forums – This presents all my del.icio.us bookmarks tagged with "baseball" and "forums". The idea is to create a launch pad into [...]
Who's on third? Russell Martin.
Last night's Dodgers/Rockies game had some interesting twists and turns. Leading 7-6, Saito took the ball for the Dodgers to tie up the win, but walked the first runner and allowed a hit up the third base line. Watching on MLB.TV, I noticed Garciaparra hold up and go lame. Uh oh. Sure enough, he walked [...]
Thomas released; Double homer games for trio
What a great day of baseball! The biggest story of the day was the release of Frank Thomas by the Blue Jays. Thomas was informed yesterday of reduced playing time due to his recent slump. However, Thomas has started the past two years in a similar weak fashion, but managed to turn it around [...]
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