Nine potential pick-ups.

Inspired by the five cycles in the books this season, a look at each team’s last brush with this rare hitting gem.

The Padres’ Bud Black gets a contract extension.

Anniversaries and exhibits have Bruce Markusen thinking about one of his favorite baseball cards in this week’s Cooperstown Confidential.

The people ar Harvard Law School are really smart. For one thing, they didn’t let me in, which in hindsight was probably a very good idea. I probably wouldn’t have given them any money after I graduated, and my rantings about how lame law school can be would have reflected poorly on them instead of […]

Both the link and the general thrust of the commentary comes via this BTF thread (others provided the commentary; I made the first Spaceballs reference, though) but I’d be remiss in not passing it along. The story: Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan projects the team will lose $16 million this season and says the recent […]

There’s a lotta things about me you don’t know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn’t understand. Things you couldn’t understand. Things you shouldn’t understand. You don’t wanna get mixed up with a guy like me. I’m a loner, Dottie. A rebel. So long, Dott: This will never be over. Ever. And the truth is, baseball […]

Sorry no “exile” post today, but the URLs are going to be all screwed up over at NBC anyway as they’re doing a platform changeover sometime today. Good news: no more Newsvine and no more “Continue reading this entry” prompt when none is needed. Bad news: as with all changeovers, there is some minor disruption. […]

Jason has some very sound advice for Joba Chamberlain tonight.

Reds 4, Cubs 0: Justin Lehr? Really? The same Justin Lehr making his second career start at the age of 32? The same Justin Lehr who hadn’t previously pitched in the majors since 2006, and was really, really bad when he did that? The same Justin Lehr who the Reds signed in 2007, sold to […]