After a hiatus, Lost in Transactions is back. This week had plenty of changes, from demotions to trades to injuries. Lastings Milledge and Blake DeWitt were (justifiably?) demoted to Triple-A while hot Rangers prospect Derek Holland landed in the bigs.
Here’s an article catching up with former Giant Dave Dravecky. I don’t subscribe to the religious views he does and I have about three hours worth of rants about the motivational speaking circuit in which he now earns his living, but none of that really matters. What matters is that when I was 16 I […]
It has nothing much to do with the article in which it’s found, but this kind of quote, about the challenges of facing the Cubs, always makes me smile: “It’s big, especially with a team as quality as they are,” Wainwright said. “They’re going to be there at the end battling you. Anytime you can […]
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 […]