Last night, the Blue Jays were playing the Oakland Athletics in extra innings. The Jays being the home team, they of course only needed to score one run to win. They ultimately lost, but not before a play where they demonstrated a universal rule of baseball that every coach from Little League to the MLB […]
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Posted in Baseball, braves, hgh on Apr 10th, 2008
Good news, Braves fans!
Jordan Schafer, the Atlanta Braves‘ prospect suspended for 50 games for human growth hormone use, did not test positive for HGH. Rather, he was suspended after major league baseball probed anecdotal evidence of HGH use by Schafer, two sources familiar with Schafer’s case told ESPN The Magazine’s Buster Olney.
The article goes […]
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For those of you high on Xavier Nady in your fantasy leagues, a stern warning:
Drop Xavier Nady. I picked him up in my fantasy league today. This mean’s he’s due to come down with baseball cancer within the next two weeks. I’m thinking something exotic, like a nice spinal cord injury - maybe somewhere in […]
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Posted in Baseball, on pace, stats, week 1 on Apr 7th, 2008
Well, we’re a week into the 2008 season, and here’s who’s on pace for what:
A-rod: On pace for 27 home runs.
Rick Ankiel: On pace for 81 home runs.
Detroit Tigers: On pace to go 0-162. (This may actually happen, if the Curse of Dontrelle really exists.)
Boston is on pace to finish last place in the AL […]
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I have had half a bottle of Southern Comfort and will be watching baseball and adding my witty comments until I pass out or get distracted or something.
Okay now I am watching Astros-Cubs. I will throw a more tag in herebecause otherwise J-Bla will whine like a dying engine. KEEP READING AND REFRESHING FOR MORE […]
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Posted in Baseball, fist pump, joba rules, nixon on Apr 4th, 2008
Posted in Baseball, analysis on Apr 4th, 2008
There is just no way, no way, no way you’re going to ask him to come through in this situation.
TAKE HIM OUT OF THE GAME!
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According to media reports, the Boston Red Sox are actually a danger to your children. A girl in Boston was attacked by an angry Hawk while touring Fenway Park.
Yes, a hawk swooped down and smote her.
A freaking hawk.
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Posted in Baseball, Misc, bulls, fat, minor leagues on Apr 3rd, 2008
From the Bulls’ mailing list:
The following offer is not for the faint of stomach. On select nights this season, the Durham Bulls will offer an all-you-can-eat ticket. For only $25, you receive a Diamond View Reserved Seat, a Durham Bulls Cap and a two-hour buffet featuring fresh grilled hamburgers, crispy fried chicken, hot dogs, potato […]
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Posted in Baseball, yankees on Apr 3rd, 2008
I now have a new hope for the Girardi era.
But what caught my eye immediately was a copy of the Baseball Prospectus 2008 annual on the shelf behind the desk. Baseball Prospectus in the manager’s office?
Yep, Joe Torre doesn’t live here any more.
One of us! One of us! One of us!
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