Baseball
Take Me Out . . .
Ah, the crack of the bat, the smell of hot dogs in the air, and a nice cold one to get things started. This Sunday, Easter Sunday, in fact, marks the start of the 2010 Major League Baseball season and who else but the Yankees and Red Sox are batting leadoff. That’s right; button down […]
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Pitchers and Catchers Report: American League
I hear there was some snow over there in the rest of the country these past few weeks. Hard to know, given where I live. Sorry, had to get that brag in there. With most of the country dealing with massive snowstorms this winter, the sight of pitchers and catchers reporting today is a welcome […]
READ MOREGone Bay-By, Gone: A Look to the Past (and Future) of Left Field at Fenway Park
It’s been a little over a month now, but I’m still trying to wrap my head around Jason Bay signing with the Mets. It’s not just because the Sox are losing a good player (and they are), but because of the repercussions it may have of the Legend of Left Field. You don’t know what […]
READ MOREYankees in Six – Again?
Well I, for one, certainly hope not. But we’ll just have to wait and see how the 2010 MLB season pans out. So many players, so many deals, so little time to put all the pieces together. But somehow, those 30-something-year-old big league GMs find a way. They always do; just ask Theo Epstein or […]
READ MOREThe State of International Baseball
A few weeks ago, MLB commissioner Bud Selig announced he was interested in creating an annual series between the MLB and Japanese Nippon Professional Baseball champions. Likely Selig is mostly talk, his announcement nothing more than a show of good faith at a meeting between the commissioner and Nippon Professional Baseball’s boss, Ryozo Kato, especially […]
READ MORE2009 USA Baseball: Tomorrow’s Stars Today
What do Roy Oswalt, Ben Sheets, Carl Crawford, Tino Martinez, Robin Ventura, Joe Mauer, Grady Sizemore, Shane Victorino, Jered Weaver and Matt Holliday have in common? They all donned the USA Baseball uniform to represent their country before becoming MLB stars. Over the last few years, the trend within baseball has shifted towards acquiring young […]
READ MOREBrag Photo: Bats
What’s that? Bats. I know it’s chilly in most of the country right now, so it’s all about football playoffs, hockey and basketball. But look, it’s 68 degrees today in Carlsbad. Perfect weather for baseball. Oh, the bats. Fine. You want a closer look? That’s a lot of bats. Ok, one step closer. But then […]
READ MOREThe Head-Spinning “Doc Deal”
Well, the dust is finally settling on the biggest trade of the offseason. After days of speculation, “The Doc Deal” was finalized last week. Four teams. Two of baseball’s biggest pitchers. Massive amounts of confusion! Roy Halladay goes to the Phillies, Cliff Lee is shipped to Seattle and the Blue Jays get a smattering of […]
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