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 […]

So a month or so ago I was asked by the New York Post to review Marty Appel’s new Thurman Munson biography. They sent me the book. I read it. Liked it. I wrote a review. Then I traded the book to Jason at IIATMS for a Chipper Jones jersey he didn’t want anymore (query: […]

As you probably saw today, Joe Posnanski has been offered a Senior Writer gig at SI, and will be leaving permanent employment at the Kansas City Star. Great news for a great writer. One issue, though. Posnanski says he’ll keep the blog. I assume it will stay independent, but one can’t help but think that […]

I’m prepared to admit that there are many reasons to fire J.P. Ricciardi but, contrary to what Heyman says, not trading Roy Halladay is not one of them. As far as I know, there was never a truly great offer on the table for him. The Indians kind of killed the market anyway by taking […]

I’m not really making this a daily feature, but today was a red-letter commenting day, so I have to offer the best: There’s no sense arguing with Craig. He is the “know all, “be all” and “end all” of everything related to “the list” or in existence for that matter and we should bow to […]

Bob Watson is investigating the whole Mota-Fielder incident. Ken Macha: “[Fielder’s] been hit a lot. . . . He doesn’t like when somebody does it on purpose. I don’t blame him. . . . This type of mentality puts everybody in jeopardy. Giving a guy a $500 fine and two-game suspension isn’t enough.” Well, yeah, […]

Ahhhh, Wilker goodness. This is more like it. Feel free to take a couple of extra days now, Rob. BTW I, and I assume many other bloggers, got another baseball card in the mail recently. I don’t have it in front of me, but it’s a 1975 common whose name I’m forgetting. Lovely card though. […]

Gray day, everything is gray. I watch but nothing moves today: Hank Aaron is wrong. Alternative title: the post which has caused all kinds of people to come out of the woodwork and call me an idiot. Mother of mercy! Is this the end of Rico? Er, Prior? ESPN brings the hammer down on sports […]