Mets 7, Marlins 1: Gary Sheffield played left field and immediately dropped a fly ball, so apparently it’s the position, not the player. Other than that, things were just fine for New York, as John Maine pitched well for once. And, as you know, you can’t stop Omir Santos, you can only hope to contain […]

I’ve enjoyed Doug Glanville’s New York Times’ pieces quite a lot since he began them last season. As one of the rare ballplayers who was an intellectual without being marginalized or considered an eccentric (See, Bouton, Jim and Lee, Bill) he provides a unique view into the game. Unlike so many other retired players, he […]

I certainly wouldn’t consider it, but there’s a fun discussion over at Chop-n-Change this afternoon regarding whether the Braves should trade Jair Jurrjens. To be fair, I’m viewing the notion of trading Jurrjens as a red herring. The real conversation is what the Braves (or any team in their position) do when they have some […]

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently announced that he’s running for governor, which prompted a quickie bio in Time Magazine which included the following: He’s a 42-year-old San Francisco native and the youngest mayor of the city in more than 100 years. He is dyslexic and was reportedly drafted by the Texas Rangers in high […]

It’s looking like a really ugly afternoon for me on the legal front, so these links may have to last you a bit. All apologies. Life will return to normal very soon: Stealing home is cool, but it could have been much cooler. Did Brian Wilson’s late night in Scottsdale cost the Giants a game? […]

As I had mentioned, on Friday evening I took the kids to their first ever baseball game. Indianapolis Indians vs. the Columbus Clippers at the shiny new Huntington Park in adequate downtown Columbus, Ohio. Fun was had by all, though I’m pretty sure the kids had no idea what to make of it. They liked […]

Red Sox 4, Yankees 1: Everyone will be talking about this one today because of Ellsbury stealing home. And I suppose it was a pretty neat trick. Just worth noting, though, that 11 guys did it twice in a game, that the single season record — held by Ty Cobb — is 8, and the […]

History was made in Oakland, and the MSM didn’t cover it. Typical.

Today is one of those days where I actually have to put on my suit and tie and be a lawyer out in front of a court and God and everyone, so there won’t be any content at least until this afternoon and quite possibly at all depending on how good or bad court goes […]

Cardinals 12, Mets 8: Watching Oliver Perez, John Maine, Mike Pelfrey and, on this night, Livan Hernandez repeatedly stink up the joint after the awesomeness that is Johan Santana reminds me of a Superfriends episode in which Superman gets stuck having to save the world with just the Wonder Twins and Aquaman around. I mean, […]