I refuse to join the parade of people making fun of David Wright’s helmet. The guy is just getting over a serious beaning. He could wear the hollowed-out case to an upright pedal piano on his melon and I’d be cool with it. And besides, unlike all of you haters, it’s going to the Hall […]

Someday, the Royals will be competitive again. But when?

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I would have guessed that they’d languish on the market forever, but Tom Hicks apparently has a half dozen offers for that stake — probably a controlling stake — of the Rangers he’s been peddling. Well, it is Texas, and rich Texans are different than rich people from other places, so guess I shouldn’t be […]

Ned Colletti wants to come back to L.A. next year: A day removed from acquiring the final pieces of the team the Dodgers could field in October, General Manager Ned Colletti briefly turned his attention to free agency on Tuesday. His own. The decision of whether Colletti will remain with the club is half Colletti’s, […]

The Oakland Athletics’ rookie pitchers have certainly been a surprise and none have seen as much success as 21-year-old lefty Brett Anderson. Get the skinny on Anderson in this installment of THT Fantasy Focus.

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From Rick Morrissey: And while we’re asking questions, since when did Trader Kenny become Traitor Kenny? On Monday, the news hit that Sox general manager Ken Williams had sent a memo to every team listing the players he was willing to trade. By Tuesday morning, Jim Thome, who was having a nice year at the […]

Jason, did one of your kids step on Blanks’ foot or somethin’?

So sayeth Jon Heyman. He’ll probably do well there, though pitching ain’t exactly the Giants’ biggest concern.