I was ready to write a 6-4-3 this week that gave Cam Bonifay as fond a farewell as possible, focusing on his tremendous deal that brought Brian Giles to the Pirates in exchange for Ricardo Rincon. It was an absolutely masterful deal, one that could have been the cornerstone for a very successful franchise. Mr….
BYE BYE BONIFAY "When we are ready to make the announcement, we’ll announce it." — Cam Bonifay, Pirates GM, on Derek Bell’s return from the DL "To Derek’s credit, he’s given us every effort. He works hard. He does everything he’s asked to do. He just needs to get healthy. People will say the Derek…
One of the more unlikely record-holders in baseball history is Bobby Thigpen, whose single-season mark of 57 saves, set in 1990, has never been seriously challenged. The record has the scent of a accident all over it; the White Sox closer shattered the previous record of 46 saves, set by the Yankees‘ Dave Righetti in…
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OK, so the mistake I made was not reiterating my position on the All-Star voting, and simply including a pointer to last year’s article. Lazy mistake. Here’s the relevant quote: Regardless of how you define the term, though, it seems obvious that this is what the All-Star Game is about: seeing the best players in…
ALL THE COOL KIDS ARE DOING IT "Teams not hitting are the teams not walking. All great hitters wait for their pitch to come to them–Barry Bonds, Mark McGwire, [Barry] Larkin. That’s why Larkin always hits .300 and why he always hits well in the clutch." — Bob Boone, Reds manager "I think the main…