I never smoked, but I had a lot of friends who did back in high school, and the greatest thing about it was Camel Cash. Little currency-like coupons with Joe Camel’s face on them that, when collected in great numbers, entitled underage smokers everywhere to exchange them for beach towels and cassette players, and squeezy […]

This is an odd story. A bad English-Spanish translation cost the Cuban team the use of two of its relievers for its elimination game with Mexico on Sunday. They won though, so no harm no foul. And, as the article notes, it may even work to their advantage tonight as the two pitchers are once […]

The Dodgers are close to signing Pedro Martinez. No, the Astros are close to signing Pedro Martinez. No, I’m sorry, the Astros are not close to signing Pedro Martinez. Hey, I love rumors as much as the next guy, but sometimes maybe it’s best to wait for the news to actually happen before reporting it.

Things to read while thanking heaven above that you weren’t jailed for contempt of court yesterday afternoon: Sal Baxamusa has five questions about the A’s. Question number six: if they go to San Jose, will they still consider my idea to rename themselves the “East Bay A’s,” despite the fact that it won’t really be […]

The mailbag heats up as the regular season approaches.

An introduction to THT Fantasy’s newest feature, Roster Doctor.

Sal tells about his new favorite player this year.

Should Mets fans be hopeful or worried about the upcoming season?

Bust the Boras touch.

Yesterday, Roger Clemens’ filed a motion asking the judge in the defamation action to reconsider his February 12th ruling which essentially gutted his case. As I sat here a few minutes ago reading about it, I realized that I couldn’t recall a single instance in my nearly 11-year legal career in which a motion for […]