Archive for March 2009

A descriptive tour of New Shea (I, like you, partially own Citi, so if I want to abrogate their naming rights, I should feel free to do so): For those fans who hated Shea Stadium, fear not: Citi Field is nothing like its predecessor, the last bits of which lie in ruins a few hundreds […]

At what point do editors start rejecting stories about Bernie Williams wanting to still play in the majors? I don’t think the dream of finding the Northwest Passage died this hard.

The WBC has begun, with Japan beating China 4-0 in the opener. For those of you who shut down the computer at 5 yesterday and didn’t see my last post of the day, here are the reasons why this is about as expansive as I’m likely to get with respect to the World Baseball Classic […]

From the Dept. of Things I Did Not Know, comes Jared Lansford, son of Carney, pitcher for the Athletics: Jared Lansford is on the A’s list to pitch today at Scottsdale against the Giants. The Giants’ hitting coach is Carney Lansford, Jared’s father. “I’ve been hearing about it the last couple of days,” Jared Lansford […]

You’re not going to believe this, but: A vote on a new ballpark for the Florida Marlins is being delayed again. City of Miami spokeswoman Kelly Penton on Wednesday said commissioners are not expected to vote on a proposal to bring a 37,000-seat stadium to the city’s Little Havana neighborhood until March 19. The commissioners […]

I never thought I’d be one of those people, but yesterday as I was driving home from work it occurred to me that I simply can’t listen to any more bad financial news on the radio. It’s just too much and it is starting to depress me greatly. So I clicked off NPR and listened […]

A mock draft with 11 perfectly average drafters plus myself.

Teams that made the playoffs despite losing one of their best players.

Building a model to explain the money players make.

A-Rod-free for three Thursdays in a row!