Archive for General

My NBC colleague Bob Harkins has a long piece up about folks who do the 30 ballparks in one season thing. Lots of good anecdotes in there, a great interactive map, and a good overview of the logistical hurdles such a trip presents. The biggest hurdles for the ultimate road trip, however, could be personal […]

I’m shocked I had time to write these posts, what with putting together my “Vote for Jerry Hairston, Jr.” website. What, we’re only outraged at certain PED users? Pfft. If only that one landowner hadn’t held out when Citi Field was built, forcing it to jut out its right field bleachers like that. The Baltimore […]

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 […]

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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 […]

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, […]

It was a slow morning writing-wise for me as my bosses decided that we needed to have several meetings today to make up for not having any yesterday. God I love government service. I hope you citizens are thankful for my efforts. Ohio citizens anyway: The Red Sox should make a deal. They shouldn’t go […]

Brewers 1, Cardinals 0: This is the sort of game I hope I’m watching just before I die in my easy chair at, oh, 108 years-old. Can’t help it, I’m just a pitching guy, and I get all giddy when two aces match up against one another like this. Chris Carpenter was perfect into the […]