Apparently the Giants’ problems are all mental: “Are we this bad? No,” manager Bruce Bochy said, attempting to answer the central question about his team. “But right now we are.” And the first thing the Giants need to do to get better? “What you start with as much as anything,” he said, “is how we […]

No, not Alex Cole, the man for whom the Indians famously moved the fences back in 1990, it’s Alexander Cartwright’s birthday today. Given that he’s 189 years-old, however, the celebration will remain low key. For those unfamiliar, a Wiki-overview of why all of the banks and government offices are closed today: Cartwright was a bookseller […]

The suits are still trying to figure out if my stuff belongs on the Red Network or the Blue Network. And they still won’t let me begin my posts with a second inversion C Major triad. The Marlins are on the march! Yankee Stadium: Meh. Can the Blue Jays keep it up? Why is everyone […]

Indians 10, Yankees 2: I missed it live, but thankfully STO shows Indians day game replays in the evening. Having known the outcome in advance, I could focus on other things. Mostly I was fixated on the view of the primo seats just to the third base side of home that were visible during every […]

On April 14, 1969, Brad Ausmus was born. In his 17-year caree, he has appeared in more games than all but a handful of catchers. During this career, Ausmus posted a historic batting line, which inspired Richard to look at other, similar hitters.

The figures challenge the reputation

Why fantasy is a mug’s game.

An all-new edition of The Roster Doctor.

Usually in extortion cases, the party doing the extorting doesn’t meet with the victim until after all of the damning information is assembled. They must do it differently in California: A committee formed by the commissioner of Major League Baseball to study the Oakland A’s stadium dilemma met for the first time with Oakland Mayor […]

A one-acre site in front of the Rome Braves’ stadium was supposed to be a Hooters, but it looks like that’s not happening: The acre of land in front of State Mutual Stadium that was to be the new Hooters restaurant is in foreclosure and will be sold at auction May 5 at the Floyd […]