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Blog Post Archive
CarGo knows throwing guys out from the warning track
I'm old. So when I saw this dramatic video...
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... the first thing I thought of was Bo Jackson, who famously threw out Harold Reynolds from roughly the same spot almost 25 years ago. I say roughly...Show More Summary
About last weekend ...
You probably spent your holiday weekend sucking down Coronas and margaritas, and not thinking about the Battle of Puebla. You were celebrating the wrong holiday, and you didn't even make a phone call to your dad because you are awful. Show More Summary
Rays summon Wil Myers ... just in time
You might imagine my surprise Sunday morning, when National Public Radio turned into a discussion of "Super 2" arbitration rights and a powerful young hitter named Wil Myers. For more than three minutes, Mike Pesca completely confused the host, but then it's a confusing thing. Show More Summary
Deadbeat Father's Day: A revenge tale?
According to the seller, this is one of those revenge sales that you probably only thought existed in urban legend. Let him tell the story:
My sister’s deadbeat ex-husband thought it was okay to take off to Vegas with his secretary while leaving my sister and her 5 kids at home. Show More Summary
Nightmarish Father's Day gift idea
Did your father ignore you as a child? Then give him one of these tomorrow. This will get him back in two ways:
1. It will remind him that he rejected you whenever you wanted to hang out.
2. The empty, dead eyes on the figurine will haunt his dreams forever.
CEO needed. No experience necessary.
Our own Jim Baker, who is a terrible writer and an even worse person, recently wondered, I still don’t get why teams will invest millions in players yet allow those players to be managed by a man who never managed before at any level. This was in response to Rob's piece on Don Mattingly. Show More Summary
The meaning of the Yankees' 18-inning loss
Thursday, as you probably heard, the Yankees lost to the Athletics in 18 innings, with the A's finally plating the decisive run after a couple of hits of Mariano Rivera. A lot happened before then, though, as ESPN.com's Wallace Matthews...Show More Summary
Baseball: The world's best sport
The Dodgers tried to take over the highest-payroll crown this year, but they couldn't quite do it. The Yankees still hold that claim, which they've held for well over a decade.
But how do those two stack up with teams around the world? Well, you're not gonna believe this, but...
Highest yearly salary obligations, 2013
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When 10 games just isn't enough
In grading the suspensions for the Doddgers-D'backs brawl, our own Grant Brisbee gave an F to Ian Kennedy's 10-game suspension. Why an F? Because Kennedy could easily have crippled up somebody pretty good. The mere possibility of which seems to merit more than 10 games. Show More Summary
Grading the suspensions for the Diamondbacks/Dodgers brawl
The Dodgers and Diamondbacks brawl was one of the better baseball fights in recent memory. For the purposes of definition, "better baseball fights" is defined as a rhubarb, fracas, or melee that meets the following qualifications:
No...Show More Summary
Trevor Rosenthal is concerned about your well-being
Alternate headline: "More like Trevor Rosenfall, amirite?"
Alternate alternate headline: "This is a metaphor, not a GIF"
Alternate alternate alternate headline: "Metsaphor"
Jim Leyland's still looking for some (expletive) advice
Wednesday, the Tigers blew a save and lost to the Royals. More specifically, Jose Valverde blew the save. It was his fourth blown save, against nine successes. He's also given up five home runs in 18 appearances. The Tigers do have a semi-comfortable lead in the A.L. Show More Summary
Feeling sorry (or not) for Cliff Lee
There are a lot of things that might make you feel sorry for a major-league pitcher. You know, forgetting for a moment the incredible sums of money they earn (some of them while failing terribly).
I'm having a hard time feeling sorry for Cliff Lee, though.
Thursday night, Lee pitched brilliantly against the Twins and almost lost. Show More Summary
Picking the Home Run Derby team for the American League
You read the last installment, "Picking the Home Run Derby team for the National League," because you got an e-mail from your Google Alert for "home run derby." Finally, that baby paid off. But it was an excruciating wait to get to Part Two. Show More Summary
Dusty Baker and the art of bullpen management
Thursday afternoon, the Cincinnati Reds lost a 14-inning game. Dusty Baker, their manager, deployed six relief pitchers. Believe it or not, that wasn't all of them; Baker actually had seven relief pitchers at his disposal. Among the six he did use were these three (with ERA's first): 7.50 Manny Parra 5.20 J.J. Show More Summary
The Astros' Cypher School
The Crawfish Circle Boxes caught a glimpse of Jeff Luhnow's draft board, and... it's an enigma! First, the fanboy in me got excited as we tried to piece together what I hoped was an indication that the large blue dots indicated a signing... Show More Summary
The fascinating, unattainable Alfredo Despaigne
Please, Cuba. Just let us have Alfredo Despaigne. You can have... John Jaha. Oh, and Michael Cuddyer. There you go, perfect fascinating players. All yours in this cultural exchange. All we need is Despaigne. If you don't know who Despaigne is, you can start from the bottom here and work your way up. Show More Summary
I got no beef with Les Rohr
Back in the1980s when David Letterman and Jay Leno were still pals, Leno was a regular on Letterman's show. And part of his schtick was that he's complain about some silly little something. Dave would ask him about it, and Jay wouldShow More Summary
My Alfredo Despaigne obsession
Alfredo Despaigne is a home-run monster. He is not in the majors yet, but he should be.
Yoenis Cespedes' agent made a promotional video and put it on YouTube. You might have heard about it. In it, Cespedes either bench-pressed an '81 Trans Am, or someone hilariously dubbed over his voice and pretended that he was upset his food was going to the cat. Show More Summary