The other day, in my National League favorites post, I had this tangent while talking about Roberto Clemente: And speaking of Clemente and jerseys, I just gotta say how dumb I think Yankee fans are. LaTroy Hawkins wanted to wear number 21 to honor Clemente, but he met a huge backlash from Yankee fans because [...]
I did the American League the other day (background is in that post, too); today we will look at the National League. Los Angeles Dodgers Favorite: Russell Martin* Why: There’s an asterisk there for a reason. Russell Martin is my favorite current Dodger, and one of my three favorite current players (along with Albert Pujols [...]
Over at ShysterBall (one of the most engaging, intelligent baseball-related blogs I have come across), Craig Calcaterra had what I think is a wonderful idea. And because it’s not stealing if you give credit, I am going to use it here. Here’s what Craig had to say: Thinking about which Giants jersey I’d get got [...]
Hallelujah. That’s all.
As a Dodger fan from the 80s, this is the greatest thing I have ever seen: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video I can’t believe they let Tom Niedenfeuer be in the video. Weren’t they worried that he’d give up a homer to a 128-pound cameraman? (Thanks to my [...]
This video is pretty awesome. I would love to do this someday. You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video
So Shelley Duncan doesn’t think the Rays should be upset about his slide into second, which ignited a bench-clearing brawl. I could almost believe that, except that he actually refers to his slide as “play[ing] the game the right way.” Let’s see… Guess what, Shelley? The ONLY possible defense, the ONLY way I will believe [...]
Ryan Howard, 2006 NL MVP. Chase Utley, future NL MVP. Jimmy Rollins, 2007 NL MVP. Pedro Feliz. That’s the Phillies’ infield as of this afternoon. Howard is a stud who, in three seasons, has won a Rookie of the Year and an MVP and driven in like a billion runs. Utley probably would have won [...]
Buster Olney wrote today about Jim Rice’s Hall of Fame credentials. The title of the blog entry is “Rice was extraordinary in his time.” I read a lot of Fire Joe Morgan, ShysterBall, Vegas Watch, and other sites that have spent some time over the past few weeks discussing the Hall of Fame arguments made [...]
The Yankees and A-Rod just finalized their deal. I have a very bad feeling that the timing is not a completeSi más de un jugador posee dobles parejas, gana el que posea la pareja de cartas más altas; en caso de empate, el que tenga la segunda pareja de mas valor; si persiste el empate, [...]
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