The Orioles, like my mother in law, will now winter in Sarasota: The Orioles ended one era and began another on Wednesday, when they learned that their deal to relocate to Sarasota from Fort Lauderdale had been approved. The Orioles had agreed on Tuesday to a 30-year lease with Sarasota County that calls for more […]

This is a couple of weeks old, but I haven’t seen it elsewhere and it’s pretty cool: As many of you know, I have written about my love of the Houston Astros uniforms from the 1970’s and 1980’s several times. The Astros were by far my favorite team growing up and the whole thing started […]

My wife gets to go to a ballgame tonight and I have to stay home with the kids. The more I struggle to make sense of this world, the more confused I become. Apart from silly bluster, what do Joe Morgan and Hugo Chavez have in common? You’ll have to click through to find out. […]

Look out Jeff!!!! UPDATE: Now with animation!

Braves 4, Giants 2: “Ladies and gentlemen: the part of Tim Lincecum will be performed tonight by Jair Jurrjens.” (7.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 9K). A’s 16, Twins 1: The A’s scored so much so early that starter Trevor Cahill had to run down to the bullpen to warm up again while his teammates […]

Chris Duncan: hated one day, demoted the next, and then traded: Confirmed on the STL end: Cardinals are not responsible for the $13.5 million that remains on Lugo’s contract. Boston is eating that money. The Red Sox just wanted to get something in return. Red Sox will also receive the infamous Player to Be Named […]

Another story I’m probably late on — stupid day job — concerned Ron Gardenhire’s comments in the wake of Monday night’s botched call at the plate: Ron Gardenhire has what he considers the perfect plan for reviewing close calls in baseball: red flags that managers throw like in the NFL . . . . . […]

No, not that one. Probably not the second or third most famous Bill Simmons either: Jose Canseco is hungry for another shot at winning a celebrity boxing bout. Yet he may not be as famished as his next opponent in this bizarre form of sports entertainment, a man who also knows how to dig in […]

Tony La Russa yesterday, responding to the considerable criticism of leftfielder Chris Duncan by everyone who isn’t Tony La Russa: “I get so tired of the unfair treatment of Chris Duncan. It makes me want to vomit. And you can quote me on that. This guy is treated unfairly. These fans have a reputation of […]

Man, the Pirates trade another veteran. Adam LaRoche is really gonna bitch about this. Oh wait . . . 12:12 p.m.: LaRoche has been traded to the Boston Red Sox. No word on return yet. Still no official word of any kind from the team. 12:46 p.m.: Strange, but LaRoche is still sitting in the […]