Box scores! Get your fresh hot box scores! Cubs 5, Pirates 2: If Trey Hillman got suspended for spraying it instead of saying it, Carlos Zambrano is probably going to be tied up and sent out into the desert on the back of a donkey Thunderdome-style after his outburst yesterday. By the way, I love […]

Jason from IIATMS hits the big time: Jason Rosenberg was heading home and listening to satellite radio when he heard that Manny Ramirez was fourth among National League outfielders in initial All-Star voting. By the end of the night, a new Web site was born: Vote for Manny. “I said it would be funny if […]

Eric Gagne is making a comeback: The Quebec Capitales baseball club got a surprise from the major leagues Tuesday in the form of a contract with Eric Gagne, the former star relief pitcher of LA Dodgers, Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers fame. The Capitales, who play in the Can-Am League, announced they had signed […]

This sounds like a dubious suspension: Kansas City manager Trey Hillman was suspended one game by Major League Baseball for spitting in an umpire’s eye, something Hillman said was entirely accidental if it happened at all . . . “Suspended because while I was arguing spit reportedly came out of my mouth and hit him […]

ShysterBall reader James Van Hooser just graduated from the University of Texas with a B.A. in English. This means he can (a) go to law school; (b) go to grad school; (c) learn guitar and take up busking; or (d) get in a Mustang full of beer, beef jerky, applesauce and a couple of his […]

This one comes in response to the Vote Manny post. You may be surprised to hear that it comes from David, who is one of ShysterBall’s least popular commenters. I know, but (a) it’s a good comment; and (b) I try to give everyone a chance. Not that I didn’t have to delete a somewhat […]

I’m out of my league when it comes to the draft, so it’s good that guys like Keith Law are around to break it down for us. Today Keith has his prediction of how the first round will play out (sorry, though, Insider only). As always, good reading and good analysis from Keith. ***Spoiler Alert!!!*** […]

NBC: bringing you the best Wednesday lineup since they dropped “Real People,” “Diff’rent Strokes,” “Facts of Life,” and “Quincy” on you back in 1980: Nolan Ryan has taken the training wheels off the Rangers’ pitching staff. I was dubious of this when I first read about it, but Ryan and Mike Maddux give conditioning and […]

I’m lazy this morning, so if you want box scores, go and get them here. Mets 6, Nats 1: Livan Hernandez shows how you stick around baseball for 15 years getting 225 innings a year despite the fact that you kind of stink: you throw tons of pitches without getting tired and occasionally, just occasionally, […]

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