Not that he knew what was happening or anything, but check out the kid on the far right of this picture laughing at Ryan Dempster breaking a bone.

Dodgers 8, Mets 0: Somewhere on Long Island there’s a guy who went to last night’s game for the express purpose of booing Manny and holding up a sign with a syringe on it or something. And, yes, Manny was booed and was even ejected from the game for arguing balls and strikes! Dude from […]

Jon Weisman transcribes a Red Barber television interview from 1982 during which he describes how Vin Scully got his start: I was out at the end of the football season, doing a California-Stanford football game. And at halftime, the engineer handed me a note and said, “Ernie Harwell has joined Russ Hodges at the Polo […]

Nothing makes baseball better than gambling! The final spot for the National League All-Star roster is up for grabs, and the governors of Hawaii andPennsylvania have made a friendly wager to rally online voting support for Phillies’ outfielder Shane Victorino, also known as the Flyin’ Hawaiian. Hawaii Governor Linda Lingle and Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. […]

Yesterday, in light of the imminent Cubs’ sale, I called for a makeover of Wrigley Field. Today there’s some talk about it: On the table is a $250 million makeover timed to celebrate the ballpark’s 100th anniversary and update the shrine of Major League Baseball to last for another century — and possibly host the […]

At least one major media outlet does this every summer, but it’s always fun. Today it’s the Sporting News’ turn. They break up 1 (Fenway), 2 (PNC), 3 (Wrigley), 4 (Camden Yards); and 5 (AT&T) into separate pages and then lump 6-30 together. There isn’t a lot of analysis here — I think some editor […]

You know you’re not livin’ right when your own brother sues you: Former professional baseball player Lenny “Nails” Dykstra refused to pay his brother a 10 percent stake in car wash partnerships that the outfielder sold for more than $50 million, Kevin Dykstra claims in Superior Court. Lenny allegedly convinced Kevin to give up a […]

So bad that folks are actively wondering whether it would have been a good thing for the Mets to have signed Manny Ramirez last winter: So before you stand up and boo Manny tonight, Mets fans, think twice. Remember how badly you wanted Manny during the off-season, and ask yourself this question: Would we take […]

Happy San Fermin, everyone. When you get done having fun, read some of this stuff: Ryan Braun to be Doug Melivn’s deputy? I’m not going to judge Manny for doing steroids. I will judge him, however, for being a cheap sonofabitch. Roy Halladay isn’t going anywhere. “The Worst Team That Money Could Buy” could soon […]

Headline: “St. Louis is perfect host for All-Star Game“ This is on MLB.com, of course, so it’s not like it was gonna say “St. Louis: frankly, we coulda done a bit better.” Lots of great “St. Louis fans are the best in baseball” porn in that article if you’re into that sort of thing.