How Not To Media
The New York Yankees showed their players a video as an example of how not to interact with the media. I call b.s.
Read moreMonthly Archives: February 2016
The Most Disappointing Season For … The New York Mets
What do you make of the 1970 Mets? They allowed the fewest runs in the NL in 1970. They led the NL in ERA, fewest hits allowed and strikeouts. The offense is the rest of the story.
Read moreConfusing Blue Jays Spring Training Hat
I wanted to send a nice gift to my girlfriend who lives in Canada. (Her name is Alberta and she lives in Vancouver.) So, I sent her this new Blue Jays spring training cap.
Read moreKen Griffey, Jr. is Not a 1st Ballot Hall of Famer
Hello, I am Baseball Writers Association of America member John Doe and I voted to omit Ken Griffey Jr. from the Baseball Hall of Fame. Though you undoubtedly disagree, I will convince you that you would have done the same.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season for … the Washington Nationals
This was the year for playoff success? The NL was ripe for the taking. Oh, optimism. A cruel mistress, it is, especially when it is misplaced. Really, though, the Nats had no reason NOT to be optimistic.
Read moreThe Most Disappointing Season: A Series in 32 Parts
Everyone reads about the best in baseball. Best team, best player, best concession stands, etc. As The Spitter’s Crank Historian I said, “Balderdash to the best! Baseball is about disappointment for 29 teams. Let’s celebrate disappointment!”
Read moreBases Bloated: The People v. Mulder and Scully
You know how in 1994, we were all like, imagine if Ross Geller and someone from the Look Who’s Talking franchise worked together on a miniseries about one of the Buffalo Bills?
Read moreThe Baltimore Physical: Nose to Toes
The Orioles scooped up a couple more bargains before Spring Training begins in earnest next week. Right handed starter Yovani Gallardo and outfielder Dexter Fowler both agreed to multiyear deals in Baltimore. But not before the O’s put them through the rigors of their famous fitness test. Many a would-be Oriole has succombed to The Physical over the years. The
Read morePlenty of Potential for Twins’ Park
The Twins shocked Major League Baseball when they posted the winning bid for Byung Ho Park, the slugging, two-time MVP of the Korean Baseball Organization in November.
Read moreFowler? I Hardly Knew Her!
And just like that, Dexter Fowler is back with the Cubs. Fowler was all but locked up to play right field for the Orioles, who were ready to part with a draft pick and a lot of money.
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