Peter Gammons has a very detailed piece about J.C. Romero’s 50-game suspension for taking, well, something: Three months after Romero was tested before a Phillies-Mets game on Aug. 26, the players’ association sent a Nov. 21 letter to players that stated, “We have previously told you there is no reason to believe a supplement bought […]

Neate Sager passes along an interesting column from Sports Business Journal offering predictions about the year in sports media. Here’s one we can wish for: Postseason baseball games will start earlier this year. First Fox announced that it is canceling its pregame show during baseball’s regular season. Now look for the broadcaster to start World […]

Death will eventually come to us all, but when I go, I hope it’s in my 90s with a couple of billion bucks in the bank. I’ve read a few Carl Pohlad retrospectives since yesterday afternoon. Some had nice things to say about his ownership of the Twins, some not so nice. The way I […]

I’m tired this morning because I stayed up watching the Fiesta Bowl. But it wasn’t the hour, really. After all, the game ended before midnight, and even at the decrepit age of 35 I can handle midnight. No, I am tired because of the stupid emotional gymnastics I once again put myself through for the […]

This has nothing to do with baseball or even sports, but since a lot of sciencey types read THT, I thought it worth noting. From an AP story about the size of our galaxy: Take that, Andromeda! For decades, astronomers thought when it came to the major galaxies in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood, our Milky Way […]

I am far from an arbitration expert, but the book on the process over the years is that it is one to be avoided for several reasons. For one thing, there is no baby splitting, meaning that if you lose, the other side’s number wins, and nothing in between. Yes, this is probably intended as […]

According to Rosenthal, it’s two years and $16 million for Pat the Bat: The Rays, filling their need for a power hitter, are close to signing free-agent Pat Burrell to a two-year, $16 million contract, according to major-league sources. Burrell, 32, will serve as the team’s designated hitter. The Rays, nearing their payroll limit, could […]

It’s for sale, anyway. Nice digs. Paid $3.5 million for it in 2005 and now wants north of $7 million. If he remains unsigned when spring training comes it means that he’s overvaluing the market for corner outfielder/DH types just as much as he’s overvaluing the market for real estate.

Richard Justice tries to get his mind around Andruw Jones falling off a cliff: Whatever the reason, Andruw Jones is one of the real strange stories in sports because few players have fallen so far so fast. The Dodgers can’t even give him away. Even after he agreed to a restructuring of his contract, Jones […]

I’m a cat person, and as such, I don’t like to hear about anyone’s cat dying — not even George Bush’s. That said, it’s pretty spiffy that he named his cat after Ruben Sierra.