Archive for July 2009

Turns out the greatest game of ’em all was a regular-season contest with with no greater significance beyond what happened on the field that day. Really.

What we can learn from the Cardinals.

The Dodgers remain on top despite a miserable week with the bats.

No work today, so I blogged from home. It’s nice, though I’m not sure if it’s less stressful than blogging from the office or not. On the one hand, I don’t have to shower, shave, drive anywhere, answer the phone or work around meetings and stuff. On the other hand, in many important ways its […]

Astros 7, Padres 2; Look, between my two bloggy spaces and the water cooler at work I have probably talked about Manny Ramirez more than anyone in the past couple of weeks. And I’ll admit, my reasons for bringing him up are often tenuous at best. But nothing I’ve written about the guy is as […]

This week’s potential NL pickups include three MIFs and four SPs, both old and young.

Eight potential pick-ups.

A tour inside Johan Santana’s change-up and its deception.

One of the memorable characters from the 1970s is carving out a second career as a minor league manager.

I never thought I’d cry while watching an Eminem video, but the waterworks started at about the 3:05 mark of his new one. Detroit natives of a certain age may get a little misty through the whole thing.