Nothing spoils us like greatness. It is so easy to take for granted the magnificence of once-in-a-lifetime talents like Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez, precisely because their greatness produces a consistency that lulls us into becoming accustomed to their exploits.
Greatness isn’t a quality reserved for those who take the field. The most dominant baseball figure of the past 25 years hasn’t played in the major leagues since 1969. It has been 12 years since the playoffs started without a team managed by Bobby Cox, and he appears to be in no hurry to end that streak.
It’s all about veteran leadership.
I thought I might be able to put a cap on the DiSar Awards for this year, but I can’t. Not yet. Not with one of the all-time great hackers finding his way into the lineup�despite a 390 OPS�and keeping the heat on the leaders in the clubhouse.
It’s all about veteran leadership. I thought I might be able to put a cap on the DiSar Awards for this year, but I can’t. Not yet. Not with one of the all-time great hackers finding his way into the lineup-despite a 390 OPS-and keeping the heat on the leaders in the clubhouse. Like Tiger…
Nothing spoils us like greatness. It is so easy to take for granted the magnificence of once-in-a-lifetime talents like Barry Bonds or Alex Rodriguez, precisely because their greatness produces a consistency that lulls us into becoming accustomed to their exploits. Greatness isn’t a quality reserved for those who take the field. The most dominant baseball…
ESTES HITS CLEMENS "I missed my spot. I didn’t execute my pitch. You can draw your own conclusions." —Shawn Estes, Mets pitcher, on throwing a pitch a foot behind Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens "I never doubted Shawn being a good teammate. Read into that what you want. We protect each other." —Mike Piazza, Mets catcher…
The random thoughts going through Joe’s head over the course of this week
Bonds hitless as Yankees beat Giants 4-2 — Headline of 6/9 game recap at ESPN.com Last Sunday, facing the Yankees, Barry Bonds was walked four times and hit by a Roger Clemens fastball once. Ichiro Suzuki can hit a double off a slider in the dirt, and Vladimir Guerrero can take balls off his shoes…
I tend to consider notes columns a lazy way to fill space. I really enjoy reading them, but I generally write them only when I can’t carry an idea through to column length. [Insert punch line here.] The weird thing is that each time I write one, as I did last Thursday, I get a…
A recap of the last two days of transactions, including some minor trades and DL stints
If there’s no such thing as a pitching prospect, why can’t we keep them off our lists?
How can the Diamondbacks content for another title if their bullpen continues to falter?
In the game I’m watching as I try and come up with a column, Shane Spencer just hit a three-run home run off of Mike Morgan to turn a 6-2 Diamondbacks lead into 6-5. Monday night, Spencer hit an eighth-inning grand slam off of Bret Prinz to turn a 4-3 deficit into a 7-4 lead…