Ben Whitledge was drafted into the Air Force, but he wanted to be traded to the Army. If only he could catch a knuckle-ball…… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 132: “No Time For Sergeants”
Instead of the “Old West” of the 19th Century, imagine a 21st Century Gregory Peck riding in to Fenway Park to gun down the Boston Red Sox.… Read More Sports Analogies Hidden In Classic Movies – Volume 103: “The Bravados”
Given what happened the other night, there’s a lot of superlatives being bandied about…while the Red Sox and Braves both managed a serious dose of “epic fail,” neither of them are the worst choke job in pennant race history. So, before you let anybody tell you the Red Sox pulled off the worst collapse in… Read More The 10 Worst Baseball Pennant Race Collapses – The Red Sox Weren’t The Worst, Just The Most Fun
Whether it’s stocks, fantasy baseball, or the real thing, trading can be a dangerous proposition. There’s no guarantee that the deal will work; only time will tell whether your investment pays off or whether you get to sell you blood to make the rent this month. But, one thing that is certain; where there’s… Read More The Baseball Trading Deadline – The Shark Week Comparison
After announcing that his retirement originally scheduled for the end of this season was moving up to today, it is time to give Lou Piniella the send-off he richly deserves. 18 years as a player, 23 years as a manager, three World Series rings; his 1,835 wins as a manager rank him behind only Tony… Read More Goodbye, Sweet Lou…
Does a ten-pound bag of flour make a really big biscuit? First of all, we’re not talking about that Carlos Santana. This one is one of the most touted rookies not flinging death-bullets for the Nationals. Sadly enough for Carlos, he did nearly meet his maker at the hands of a Nat, just not Stephen… Read More Ask The Geico Guy: Is Carlos Santana Happy Adam Dunn Is In The Other League?
Rankings By Division: American League: AL East: 1) New York Yankees Upside: The Bombers easily could have turned on the money-hose and flooded out free-agents like Jason Bay or Matt Holliday, or they could have wasted some serious dough by resigning an over-valued Johnny Damon. But, instead of having their usual explosive cash-gasm, they realized their in-house options are… Read More The 2010 Dubsism Major League Baseball Pre-Season Rankings
1980 was a watershed year in baseball history. The Philadelphia Phillies won their first championship, George Brett taught us all about hemorrhoid flare-up, and there was a convergence of some the ugliest uniforms ever to see a summer day. Lately, baseball teams have been trotting out retro togs in the guise of honoring some damn… Read More 1980 – Year of The Terrible Uniform
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