Over the past few weeks, I have read a bunch of reports talking about how there needs to be some sort of divisional realignment in baseball. Some of you might be wondering just what realignment is, and if it has happened before. Realignment is when teams change divisions, or even leagues, to make for better…
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Off the field, athletes are the same as you and me. They have hobbies and interests that they pursue when they aren’t getting paid millions of dollars to throw and hit a ball. It is not surprising to learn that your favorite professional sports figure makes home videos about his foot fetish (sorry Jets fans),…
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Yesterday, the Yankees announced that Jorge Posada will no longer be their Designated Hitter on a regular basis. In one calendar year he’s gone from starting catcher, to starting DH, to DH against right-handed pitching, to not DHing against anyone. Is it time for the Yankees to just cut ties with Jorge Posada? Is there…
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Jobu settles the age-old debate: In the movie A League of their Own, does Dottie Hinson drop the ball on purpose when her kid sister Kit barrels into her at home plate in the closing moments of the AAGPBL World Series?
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I haven’t added to the Redemption Song series in a few months. During spring training and the early season, I wrote three of these posts, predicting the possibility that Bartolo Colón, Freddy García and Russell Branyan might have bounce back seasons in 2011. As they say, two out of three ain’t bad. I pretty much…
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Over the weekend, there was a big hullabaloo between the Yankees and the Blue Jays because, according to Russell Martin of the Yankees, the Blue Jays were stealing signs from him. This allowed them to know what pitches Bartolo Colón was throwing on Thursday, which led to them pounding the Yankees for eight runs in the first…
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A former athlete, especially one with Lenny “Nails” Dykstra’s background (no college education, poor upbringing, etc), is not supposed to be able to do the things Lenny did after he retired from baseball. Many players eventually just gravitate back to the game they love, becoming coaches, broadcasters or front office executives. If you had only…
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Last week, Peter Bourjos of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim strained his hamstring and was placed on the DL. In response, the Angels called up the number one ranked prospect in all of baseball, 19 year old Mike Trout. Yes, that is correct. Mike Trout is 19 years old, had never played above AA-ball…
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At exactly 2:00 PM today, number 2 Derek Jeter hit his 2nd hit of the game, a home run into the left-center field seats, for his 3,000th career hit (talk about drama!). Derek hit a 3-2 slider from David Price (one of the best pitchers in the league) and became the 28th member of the…
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Here I am watching the Yankees play the Mets for the 4th time this season (out of six total games), and I find myself wondering if the entire concept of inter-league play is still even worth it. Believe it or not, inter-league play has been going on in Major League Baseball for 15 seasons. I…
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