So how come every time it looks like there might be some sort of a labor stoppage in baseball, some group of people feels the need to put together some sort of “fan organization” with a bad acronym, with no apparent purpose except to whine?
Major League Baseball is a product. It’s packaged and sold in a number of ways. You can buy tickets and attend the games in person. You can sit through commercials and listen to the games on radio. You can either pay for a broad selection of games on TV, or settle for a more limited…
MVP, Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards.
It just goes to prove anybody with a bat in his hand at this level is dangerous, even Hideo Nomo.
MANAGERS AND EX-MANAGERS "You never expect the pitcher to get a base hit, especially against a guy like Randy Johnson, and especially after the swing he put on the pitch before that. It just goes to prove anybody with a bat in his hand at this level is dangerous, even Hideo Nomo." —Bob Brenly, Diamondbacks…
The greatest thing I’ve found this year, though, is that in attending games you can see things you don’t see on television.
I’m seeing a lot of Raul Mondesi/Jesse Barfield comparisons from Yankee fans. I guess there’s a resemblance: both are right fielders with great arms and high strikeout rates who came to the Yankees in midseason trades.
It’s far too hot to write, or read, anything longer than three paragraphs or so: I’m seeing a lot of Raul Mondesi/Jesse Barfield comparisons from Yankee fans. I guess there’s a resemblance: both are right fielders with great arms and high strikeout rates who came to the Yankees in midseason trades. However, given what I…
If the off-season deal involving Roberto Alomar did not signal the direction in which the Cleveland Indians are heading, then the June 27 trade of Bartolo Colon certainly did. The Indians sent a clear message that they are rebuilding, specifically for the 2004 season.
Over the weekend, I attended my first Society for American Baseball Research convention. It was the 32nd get-together for the organization, of which I’ve been a member for about three hours.