The always reliable Craig Calcaterra brings us news of the Dodger Stadium renovation.

Jon Garland has started slow for the Angels, and Dave Cameron notes that he’s not missing any bats. I agree that that level of performance is not very sustainable, but would imagine that Garland is probably either injured or will regress toward his career averages as the season goes on. When pitchers get poor results, […]

Just days after being cut from the Blue Jays, Frank Thomas has landed back in Oakland. With both Mike Sweeney and Thomas on board, something’s gotta give. Will Sweeney hit the waiver wire soon?

At U.S. Cellular Field, bottled water on team benches is forbidden. No word on whether players have to drip yellow sweat.

A brief look at Krivsky’s brief career in Cincy. It’s interesting now to dig up older posts that saw the writing on the wall when the Reds hired Jocketty — e.g., this one from January.

Early grade: ineffective. On the plus side, you’re not a puppet!

Rich Lederer has posted a great “roundtable discussion” with Pat Jordan and Alex Belth. Alex compiled a “best of…” book of Jordan’s writing, and it’s a sensational read. Pat Jordan is a terrific writer in general, and an even better sports writer. You really should buy this book. It’s so good, I can say that […]

Joe Posnanski reviews and categorizes all the retired uniform numbers for every major league team. A very worthwhile read.

That’s what Baseball Digest Daily heard on WWWT radio in Washington, D.C.

A definitive guide, from an Angels fan (“Rule #5: Make Terry Francona walk up and down the dugout steps”).