Apparently the Giants’ problems are all mental: “Are we this bad? No,” manager Bruce Bochy said, attempting to answer the central question about his team. “But right now we are.” And the first thing the Giants need to do to get better? “What you start with as much as anything,” he said, “is how we […]

No, not Alex Cole, the man for whom the Indians famously moved the fences back in 1990, it’s Alexander Cartwright’s birthday today. Given that he’s 189 years-old, however, the celebration will remain low key. For those unfamiliar, a Wiki-overview of why all of the banks and government offices are closed today: Cartwright was a bookseller […]

The suits are still trying to figure out if my stuff belongs on the Red Network or the Blue Network. And they still won’t let me begin my posts with a second inversion C Major triad. The Marlins are on the march! Yankee Stadium: Meh. Can the Blue Jays keep it up? Why is everyone […]

Indians 10, Yankees 2: I missed it live, but thankfully STO shows Indians day game replays in the evening. Having known the outcome in advance, I could focus on other things. Mostly I was fixated on the view of the primo seats just to the third base side of home that were visible during every […]

Usually in extortion cases, the party doing the extorting doesn’t meet with the victim until after all of the damning information is assembled. They must do it differently in California: A committee formed by the commissioner of Major League Baseball to study the Oakland A’s stadium dilemma met for the first time with Oakland Mayor […]

A one-acre site in front of the Rome Braves’ stadium was supposed to be a Hooters, but it looks like that’s not happening: The acre of land in front of State Mutual Stadium that was to be the new Hooters restaurant is in foreclosure and will be sold at auction May 5 at the Floyd […]

Via BTF, here’s what may be the worst “celebrity” blog of all time. Jeff Francoeur’s. It’s obviously put together by either his P.R. people, his sponsors, or both, as evidenced by constant references to the products either he or the Braves endorse: Not only do the Braves get to play in one of the nicest […]

Little known fact: the guy at NBC who approved adding me to the blog recently left abruptly after the girl with which he was smitten, in an attempt to let him down easy, told him that she needed to be with someone more selfless. Apparently he joined Greenpeace and, last anyone heard, was seen speeding […]

Back from hiatus. Son of Shyster — or ShysterBoy, if you prefer — is back to breathing like a normal human being, so things are basically back to normal. Steroids: is there anything they can’t do? Red Sox 8, Athletics 2: Knuckleballers should be like fire extinguishers: everyone should have at least one around at […]

Sorry folks, no ATH today. Son of Shyster decided he wanted to go to the emergency room at 3AM and he wouldn’t drive himself so I had to go, too. Right now he’s day-to-day, and he’ll take some swings in the cage this afternoon and we’ll see if he’s ready to go at gametime. I […]