Tigers 4, Royals 3: The crowd began to rise, and clap, waiting for Michigan’s most iconic sports broadcaster to walk out to home plate to say good-bye. Slowly, the applause floated out onto the field, peaking as Harwell strode out from the tunnel behind home plate, walked past the gates and out onto the grass. […]

Jon Heyman has an early free-agent preview. In it he asks an unnamed agent and an unnamed GM to guess how much everyone will get. Interesting reading, but some of these predictions seem a couple bubbles off plumb. Here’s Matt Holliday (the “me” is Heyman’s guess): Agent: $147 million, 7 years. GM: $80 million, 5 […]

Sorry, can’t answer that question until September 22nd: Tom Lasorda will soon take his place alongside other Los Angeles Dodgers stars in the Smithsonian Institution. The Hall of Fame manager will have his portrait hung in the museum’s National Portrait Gallery. The unveiling is set for Sept. 22, Lasorda’s 82nd birthday. The life-sized portrait, measuring […]

A look at the apparently very common use of corporal punishment in both amateur and professional Korean baseball: Corporal punishment has long been part of the way sports teams operate here. The way it is dealt with by the teams and the media generally follows the same playbook. Whenever reports of a violent incident surface, […]

The Yankees are lowering some ticket prices next year. So are the A’s. I’m sure others will follow. That sound you hear is every hack sports writer changing their annual “tickets are too expensive” groan fests into “these changes are welcome, but tickets are still too expensive” groan fests.

I have a question: Indians center fielder Grady Sizemore underwent successful surgery to repair a sports hernia, his second operation in a week. Has there ever been a report immediately after an athlete’s surgery in which the procedure was characterized as “unsuccessful?” Tiny Bonham, I suppose. Neal Finn. Doc Powers’ biggest problem was pulling a […]

Chipper Jones recently dropped hints that he may not play out his contract. Could Bobby Cox be gone soon too? When asked if he would come back for a 25th season as the Braves’ manager next year, Cox would not commit one way or the other. “We’ll see,” he said. Anticipating a follow-up question, he […]

Red Sox 4, Angels 1: Say what you want about the guy, but Dice-K has always done well on 89 days rest (6 IP 3 H, 0 ER). I’m not sold yet. Even Dontrelle Willis had a good game his first time back this year. Blue Jays 10, Yankees 4: Fisticuffsmanship! Jorge Posada and Jesse […]

As has happened so often lately, work is taking up my afternoon. Apologies.

A mid September Tigers-Royals matchup isn’t a draw in and of itself, but if you’re in the neighborhood you may want to stop by Comerica Park tomorrow, as the Tigers will be honoring Ernie Harwell. There will be a video tribute and Harwell wil be saying a few words before taking in the game with […]