Fernando Rodney’s suspension has been reduced to two games. Three games, two games, big deal. I thought the neatest part was that, according to the article, his appeals hearing was held via telephone. I wish I could do that. It’s not like it would be a problem. I feel like I lose most of my […]

He’s still hanging around the Nats because he’s still technically on the roster, but Da Meat Hook is basically done with baseball. And based on how his summer has gone, he seems to be just fine with that: “It’s been real cool,” he continued. “I just came back from Toronto. I went to watch my […]

As you probably know, the Pirates recently clinched their 17th consecutive losing season. But what are their highlights in that stretch?

I don’t care about the Francouer precedent. I don’t care about Jordan Schafer. Put this guy down as the starting RF for 2010 and let ‘er rip, baby: Mississippi manager Phillip Wellman said Heyward is neither especially vocal nor timid. In a word, steady. “We’re always looking for weaknesses we can develop. In all honesty, […]

Angels outfielder Torii Hunter was named the recipient of the 2009 Branch Rickey Award. The award is given out each season to honor those players who do the most to set the single game record for stolen bases allowed, to crush the independent minor leagues, to deal sharply with players renegotiating their contracts and business […]

On Sept. 9, 1913 Hugh Mulcahy was born. Or, as he was known during his nine-year career “Losing Pitcher” Mulcahy. That is what happens when you have the misfortune of pitching for some of the worst teams in baseball history.

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Good thing the Giants already wear those off-white home uniforms, because if my experience with all-natural detergents is any guide, they would have looked pretty dingy soon anyway: Though baseball may be a long way from getting performance-enhancing substances out of its players’ bodies, the Giants announced last month that they have fully “detoxed” their […]

I’ve lived without HBO for the past decade, so I’m just now watching “The Wire” on DVD. Great show, as everyone has said, even if it does cause people to get a really skewed impression of Baltimore, which is an underrated city in my experience. Of course, there is crime there: The full-sized statue of […]

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