Category Archives: Baseball

I think Richard Justice is very likely correct in saying that Roger Clemens is not going to get traded – apparently, he feels so strongly about this that he’s said it twice. I think the main reason why Clemens isn’t … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Thanks to my friend Andrea, I got in to the Members Preview party for Baseball as America at the Museum of Fine Arts on Friday. It’s definitely worth seeing. There’s so much stuff that it’s hard to boil it down … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Plunk Biggio gets itself a couple of mentions in the press, from Rich Connelly in this week’s Press and from Jacob Luft on SI.com. A schtick is a good thing to have in the blog world, and Plunk Biggio has … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So Jeff Bagwell has shut it down, possibly for the season, possibly forever though he hopes to come back, so he can get his shoulder surgically repaired. I hope his surgery is a success and he’s able to come back, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Tony Womack stole four bases in Sunday’s game for the Yankees. He did not, however, score any runs. This is, in many ways, a microcosm of his career. That is all. Continue reading →

Roger Clemens faces off against Greg Maddux tonight in a rare battle of 300-game winners. Not counting four matchups between Pud Galvin and Tim Keefe in the 1890s, such an event has happened only four times before, all involving Don … Continue reading → Continue reading →

How can you resist a blog that’s devoted to one man’s (probably unintentional, possibly unconscious) quest to become baseball’s all-time hit-by-pitch king? I can’t, so I’ve added a subscription to the oddly compelling Plunk Biggio to my Bloglines subs. Thanks … Continue reading → Continue reading →

According to Stina, the Museum of Fine Arts will have several interesting baseball-themed exhibits over the next few weeks. Check out the panoramic view of the Astrodome from Jim Dow’s showcase of stadium photos, on display from May thru August. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Opening Day. Yankees over Red Sox. Life is good. It was a little strange seeing the Yankees in the first game of the season (I for one kinda liked the tradition of the Reds kicking things off), and on a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

It’s not just the boyos in Washington that can grandstand about baseball: The North Dakota Senate has unanimously passed a resolution calling on Bud Selig to Roger Maris the single-season home run king again. “In North Dakota when we think … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Will we not have Barry Bonds to kick around anymore? Coming off knee surgery and caught up in baseball’s steroids scandal, Barry Bonds said he might not play at all this season — despite standing on the doorstep of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Last week, Cardinals pitcher Rick Ankiel announced that he was giving up pitching and would try to make it as an outfielder. While the sportswriter consensus appears to be happiness for Ankiel, who endured a terrible meltdown on the mound … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Pitchers and catchers report to spring training this week. All is temporarily right with the universe. Continue reading →

So Major League Baseball has implemented a new steroid policy which includes random testing and suspensions for violations. What reaction I’ve seen so far has been mixed – King Kaufman approves, while AP’s Steve Wilstein disapproves (latter link via Eric … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So now that Carlos Beltran has left the Astros, the question is are they better off without having to spend the kind of money it took to sign him? Tom Kirkendall says Yes, while David Pinto thinks the Mets got … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Wade Boggs and Ryne Sandberg have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, thus resolving one puzzling omission but not others. Boggs, a five-time American League batting champion for the Boston Red Sox, was selected by 474 of the record … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Eddie Layton, the longtime organist for the Yankees, has passed away. Layton died Sunday, the New York Yankees said. The team did not know his age. Layton joined the team in 1967 when the club began using organ music at … Continue reading → Continue reading →

There are twenty-seven candidates on the ballot for the Baseball Hall of Fame – twelve newcomers and fifteen holdovers. Only one newcomer is a sure thing, and that’s Wade Boggs. He won’t be the most talked-about candidate, though. If there’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Roger Clemens has won his seventh Cy Young Award. Clemens, 42, is only the fourth player in history to win a Cy Young in both leagues and is the oldest winner of the award given annually to the league’s best … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Not the most auspicious sign for the Astros’ offseason: Lance Berkman tears his ACL playing flag football. Known for his positive outlook, Berkman, a three-time All-Star, used humor to caution against panic. He also joked he is more frustrated because … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Astros GM Gerry Hunsicker has stepped down from his position. Adamant that he had sought an exit strategy for about a year, Hunsicker stepped down and ceded his position to longtime assistant Tim Purpura. Even though Hunsicker led the Astros … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations once again to the Red Sox, who just completed one of the hottest runs in postseason history to win the World Series. I guess once every 86 years or so I can handle the Sox being champions. I fully … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Johnny Damon’s face on a pumpkin. And more over at Sparky. Sparky calls Damon the Unfrozen Caveman Outfielder, by the way. That’s funny, but I’m still partial to HWRNMNBSOL’s comment, which dubbed him The Passion of the Centerfielder. Continue reading →

And congratulations to the Cardinals for winning another well-fought championship series. I may be 0 for 2 this October, but I’ve still got my silver linings: 1) Now I don’t have to feel compelled to stay up way past my … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What can I say? The Sox played a great series and deserved to win. Congratulations to them. At least now if the Astros win as well, I won’t have to worry about getting strung up by my coworkers for disloyalty. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What an incredibly sad story this is. It’s about former Major League first baseman Cecil Fielder, father of hot prospect Prince Fielder, and how an addiction to gambling has ruined his life and his family’s life. It’s so bad, a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

If I never see that DirectTV ad with Carmen Electra having the body of the high school gym teacher again, it’ll be too soon. Please, in the name of all that’s decent, make it stop! Now hear this: If Drayton … Continue reading → Continue reading →

How did the Astros blow it last night? Let me count the ways: – Biggio hacks at a 1-0 pitch after Matt Morris walked the pitcher to load the bases. Would it have killed you to take a strike, Craig? … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Hey, how about those Astros? Well done all around. And how sweet it is for Biggio and Bagwell to come up big in the decisive 7th inning. Nothing quite like a little redemption, is there? The championship series ought to … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Former Astro Ken Caminiti, 41, dead of a heart attack. Rick Licht, Caminiti’s agent and close friend, said Caminiti died at New York’s Lincoln Memorial Hospital in the Bronx. Licht, who last spoke to Caminiti last week, declined to comment … Continue reading → Continue reading →

What can you say about the Astros? They won 36 of their last 46 games, which is just outrageous. They also owe some thanks to the Cubs. Check the standings in today’s paper. Over the last 10 games, the Stros, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Everybody knows that Ichiro! is about to pass George Sisler for the all-time single-season hits record, but to me a more interesting record was broken yesterday: Adam Dunn struck out for the 190th and 191st times, passing Bobby Bonds and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

So it finally happened – Les Expos have a new home. Baseball returned to the nation’s capital for the first time in 33 years Wednesday, with an announcement from Major League Baseball that the Montreal Expos will move to Washington … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Congratulations to Barry Bonds for his 700th career home run. I don’t think I really thought he was going to break Hank Aaron’s record until I realized a few weeks ago how close to 700 he was. He’s still more … Continue reading → Continue reading →