Well, to Arlington. He was already in Texas: Ivan Rodriguez is returning to the Rangers to be a backup catcher. The Rangers completed a trade with the Houston Astros on Tuesday to reacquire the 14-time All-Star catcher for two players, according to multiple sources. The Astros will receive a Minor League player and a player […]

Joel Sherman on the draft: I know people demonize Scott Boras for making huge demands for his players. But the person who finishes first, say, at Harvard Law is not told which law firm he must work for, nor is there a ruling authority pressuring that law firm to stay within certain financial parameters. So […]

Sorry I’m late with this today. I don’t what has gotten into the people in my office, what with their demands and everything. I mean, don’t they know I’m a government employee? Before you die there is something you should know about us, Lone Star . . . I am your father’s brother’s nephew’s cousin’s […]

Braves 9, Diamondbacks 4: Max Scherzer’s arm is probably going to fall off after starting two games in this series. Oh wait, the first game was back in May and this was a makeup? Forget I said anything. Also forget the fact that only three of Scherzer’s nine runs allowed in this one were “earned.” […]

Certain things about wins are predictable.

It’s never too early to plan.

What to do with those ninth-inning headaches.

Sean O’Sullivan and Roy Oswalt have rough weeks. Lucky, but rough.

Six players “improved” their groundball rates in 2009. Two saw it happen without an actual improvement in performance.

In which we witness the unloading of some very big lumber near the Lake Erie shore.