I was going to write a column this week that summarized some of the stuff from the NorCal Pizza Feeds. Actually, I finished the column, had it ready to go, and was planning to send it to Joe for editing Thursday morning. Then, after checking out the local papers for a few clubs, I ran…
Today was supposed to be my AL preview, with the NL following tomorrow. I’m pushing those back a day each to Friday and Saturday because I want to run through the used-car salesman’s “Town Hall Meeting” from Tuesday afternoon.
Well, not just that. First, let’s deal with the announcement by Bud Selig that the owners will not lock the players out through the World Series. This was a shameless, transparent attempt to curry favor with fans and media, an announcement with absolutely no meaning whatsoever.
The Seattle Mariners are currently one of baseball’s most successful franchises, playing in a beautiful, expensive stadium they didn’t pay for, and fielding a well-funded team that won 116 games last season. According to Bud Selig’s Guaranteed Accurate 2001 Financial Statement, they paid $18.8 million into the revenue sharing pool, a figure that matched the Florida Marlins’ withdrawal from same.
Today was supposed to be my AL preview, with the NL following tomorrow. I’m pushing those back a day each to Friday and Saturday because I want to run through the used-car salesman’s "Town Hall Meeting" from Tuesday afternoon. Well, not just that. First, let’s deal with the announcement by Bud Selig that the owners…
The Seattle Mariners are currently one of baseball’s most successful franchises, playing in a beautiful, expensive stadium they didn’t pay for, and fielding a well-funded team that won 116 games last season. According to Bud Selig’s Guaranteed Accurate 2001 Financial Statement, they paid $18.8 million into the revenue sharing pool, a figure that matched the…
The end of the short trip to Arizona found me in Mesa, at HoHoKam Park, watching the Cubs and the A’s.
A recap of transactions in the last week featuring all 30 teams.
The end of the short trip to Arizona found me in Mesa, at HoHoKam Park, watching the Cubs and the A’s. HoHoKam could pass for a Double-A park, at least from the outside, and is a stark contrast to Phoenix Municipal Stadium. Oddly, the condition of each field was reversed, with HoHoKam’s diamond resembling a…
Sunshine, blue skies, green grass, and throwing errors.
If you’re A’s manager Art Howe, it was a lovely Monday except for that last part. The A’s made three errant tosses on their way to a 7-1 loss to the Diamondbacks yesterday.
Lots of stuff to get to, so I’ll cheat and make this a bullet-points column:
It happens every spring. Some unknown kid shows up for camp, just happy for the opportunity to hang out with the big club before he’s shipped out to the minor-league complex. Only when he takes the mound, he surprises everyone by throwing harder and better than he ever has before. And when he toes the…
Sunshine, blue skies, green grass, and throwing errors. If you’re A’s manager Art Howe, it was a lovely Monday except for that last part. The A’s made three errant tosses on their way to a 7-1 loss to the Diamondbacks yesterday. Lots of stuff to get to, so I’ll cheat and make this a bullet-points…
I love road trips. From traveling up and down the east coast as a teenager to play in Strat tournaments, to the famed East Coast Hockey Tour of 1992-93 with some college buddies, to an 11-day, three-stop cross-country trip in 1994, and on through any number of short trips since then, I really enjoy getting out of town and doing stuff.
I’m in Phoenix, a few hours into a short run to see a Cactus League game or two. On Monday, I’ll be at the A’s/Diamondbacks tilt at Phoenix Municipal Stadium, one of the last games before teams in Arizona break camp and prepare for Opening Day.
I love road trips. From traveling up and down the east coast as a teenager to play in Strat tournaments, to the famed East Coast Hockey Tour of 1992-93 with some college buddies, to an 11-day, three-stop cross-country trip in 1994, and on through any number of short trips since then, I really enjoy getting…
When we dealt Keith Law to the Blue Jays for a player to be named (hey, J.P., you getting on that?), we lost a key member of our staff. Oh, Keith was great on economic issues, and a significant contributor to the book, and always good for a batch of brownies when we had bake sales, but most importantly, he was our fantasy baseball guy.
There are a lot of things I want to get to, some from the news, some from an overflowing mailbag, so let’s just jump right in