Oh, oh, October

Will the 2009 Crew get drunk with glory, or just gloriously drunk?

This is interesting: Arlington police are investigating the discovery of a man’s body Tuesday morning near a pond at the Ballpark at Arlington. Few details are available, but the body was found at about 8:30 a.m. by ballpark security officers on the west side of the facility near Randol Mill and Nolan Ryan Expressway. Did […]

Jose Tabata is apparently married to a dingo: A 2-month-old is back in the arms of her parents and the wife of a top Pittsburgh Pirates minor league prospect is suspected of taking the infant from a health clinic outside Tampa, authorities said Tuesday. Amalia Tabata Pereira, 43, was being questioned by Florida detectives in […]

Artists have been selected to gussy up the area around Target Field: St. Paul muralist Craig David and Phoenix artist Al Price were selected from among 84 applicants by a Public Art Steering Committee formed by the Minnesota Ballpark Authority (MBA) and project partners Hennepin County and Northstar Commuter Rail, the MBA announced Tuesday . […]

Wait, what? Audi today announced that the brand is now the official luxury vehicle of the New York Yankees. The new relationship also includes the naming of the Audi Yankees Club, an exclusive viewing location and membership restaurant, located on the H&R Block Suite Level in left field. The sponsorship begins with the opening of […]

Same team, less hype

The good news? There’s nowhere to go but up.

Hall of Fame third baseman, ten time All-Star, and 1949 batting champ George Kell has died. I knew him best as the play-by-play guy for Tigers’ games on WDIV in the 70s and 80s. He was paired with Al Kaline in those days, which made a rare double Hall-of-Fame broadcast combo. Kaline’s unsure commentary made […]

The Merc’s Ann Killion notes the bad timing of Lew Wolff’s anti-Oakland campaign, and reminds us what happened the last time a Bay Area owner trashed his hometown in the runup to the baseball season: Almost two decades ago, Giants owner Bob Lurie originated the “I hate my ballpark and you should too,” public relations […]