Ned Colletti wants to come back to L.A. next year: A day removed from acquiring the final pieces of the team the Dodgers could field in October, General Manager Ned Colletti briefly turned his attention to free agency on Tuesday. His own. The decision of whether Colletti will remain with the club is half Colletti’s, […]

I’m going to take a quickie trip to California in a couple of weeks for a friend’s wedding. The beautiful Bay Area! The wonderful wine of Napa! The first chance at a romantic, kid-free getaway in years for Mrs. Shyster and me! So what did I do this morning? Sat bummed after realizing that the […]

Warning: I’m just not feeling the gravity of the baseball season this morning, so there’s gonna be a lot of randomness in today’s installment. Phillies 1, Giants 0: Philadelphia was cruising before Cole Hamels woke up. Now they’re positively terrifying. Two hitter. Nine Ks. Dear God. Braves 4 Marlins 3: Tim Hudson is back, pitched […]

From Rick Morrissey: And while we’re asking questions, since when did Trader Kenny become Traitor Kenny? On Monday, the news hit that Sox general manager Ken Williams had sent a memo to every team listing the players he was willing to trade. By Tuesday morning, Jim Thome, who was having a nice year at the […]

I often accuse ballplayers of being kinda dumb. It’s not meant as a slam, really. At least not a harsh one. Ballplayers are what they are, and what they usually are are guys who didn’t go to college and spend a lot more time thinking about where they’re going to build the tree stand this […]

I had no idea: Why all the baseball? Don’t blame me. Blame the Vikings, who introduced the concept of a “pitch count” for their expensive and risky new quarterback addition after his Minnesota preseason debut Aug. 21 vs. Kansas City. It isn’t a widely used or at least commonly known metric in football, but numerous […]

Jason, did one of your kids step on Blanks’ foot or somethin’?

Reds 4, Pirates 3; Reds 6, Pirates 3: Darnell McDonald scored on a wild pitch by Jesse Chavez with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to win the first game of the doubleheader. There was no one there. Like, 2000 people. Which is a crime considering how nice a day it was in […]

So sayeth Jon Heyman. He’ll probably do well there, though pitching ain’t exactly the Giants’ biggest concern.

Always good to see merit being rewarded: The Royals have reached a tentative agreement with general manager Dayton Moore on a four-year contract extension that runs through 2014. The new deal could be announced as soon as tonight. The move confirms owner David Glass’ belief that Moore has the organization pointed in the right direction […]