August 29th, 2008
The 2008 Major League Baseball season is coming up on its last month before the playoffs. The New York Mets and interim manager Jerry Manuel have a one-and-a-half game lead in the National League East over the Philadelphia Phillies. Life is good for the new skipper.
So just what has Manuel cracking up in […]
By Tony Baldwin -- 3 comments
August 25th, 2008
Sunday night, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Andre Ethier drew a five ball walk. How? The umpire lost count! But, as you’ll see in the video, not even Either argued or thought he earned the walk on the previous ball. He stayed at the plate and awaited another pitch from Philadelphia Phillies […]
By Tony Baldwin -- 2 comments
August 20th, 2008
Chicago Cubs stars Carlos Zambrano and Geovany Soto needed help Wednesday afternoon. The batterymates were escorted from a Little League field by Chicago police officers due to a raucous scene. Men, women and children were all calling out Zambrano’s and Soto’s name in an attempt to receive an autograph. Some fans were […]
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August 19th, 2008
“All you have to do is win the game, and they’ll cheer. They want a winner. We want to win. They’ll cheer if we win. And if they don’t, oh well.”
Reigning National League MVP Jimmy Rollins offered up that quote Saturday while the Philadelphia Phillies were on a road trip in San Diego. The […]
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July 23rd, 2008
Do you remember the former Baltimore Orioles slugger Jay Gibbons? Yeah, he was one of the guys named in the infamous Mitchell Report. And yes, he was out of a job for most of the first-half of this season - that is until the independent Long Island Ducks picked him up.
Well, lucky Mr. […]
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June 18th, 2008
Can someone tell Hank Steinbrenner to shut up already? I’m sick of hearing his complaints about injuries and his rants about no designated hitter in the National League. It’s true baseball, Hank! The NL plays the game it’s supposed to be played, without the DH and with the pitcher swinging the lumber.
I […]
By Tony Baldwin -- 8 comments