The great Danish physicist Niels Bohr once said: “If quantum mechanics hasn’t profoundly shocked you, you haven’t understood it yet”. Clearly, Bohr was never a dedicated fan of the game of baseball, for if he had been, he would have been impelled to revise his statement. While engaging in my nightly ritual of concertedly flipping […]

Editor’s note: Colorado Rockies rookie Clint Barmes has been keeping a regular diary throughout the 2005 season. Sadly, he suffered a clavicle fracture in June in the midst of what was shaping up to be an outstanding year for him offensively. Nevertheless, he has continued to keep his diary despite the injury, and is looking […]

Hello to you Americans from me, 1999 Liége-Bastogne-Liége Champion Franck Vandenbroucke. I won a large amount of other races but this is a short column so there is not space to list them all. In my time, I was the pride of Belgium and remain a hero to Frankyboys worldwide. I am also called the […]

In a fascinating and unexpected follow-up to an earlier story, outfielder Eric Byrnes (pictured above as a member of the Oakland A’s) has engineered his own trade once again, this time from the Colorado Rockies to the Baltimore Orioles. Outfielder Larry Bigbie is headed to Colorado on the other end of the deal, which was […]

I’ll be honest with you guys. When me and Hatty appeared on Yard Work back in May, I was really down in the dumps. The fans writing in weren’t happy with me, and I wasn’t happy with myself. I played it cool, like I always do, but I was totally bummed. After the interview, I […]

What do you mean, only five baseball landmarks still matter? You can’t compare this to the NBA because nobody cares about numbers in basketball. How many 3-pointers did Jordan have in his career? Nobody remembers those sorts of details. But ask a baseball fan how many homers Teddy Ballgame hit, and they’ll tell you right […]

Editor’s Note: When they’re not providing colour commentary for many of the world’s most prestigious bicycle races, Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwin like nothing better than to relax with the grand old game of baseball. Recently, they took a short break from working the Tour de France to watch Boston and New York mix it […]

I recently returned from a conference in Europe, where all of the continent is busily anticipating this year’s installment of the Tour de France. It is not only the world’s most physically demanding race, but is also the finest and most elegant example of raw physics at work in modern sport. The bicycle — the […]

We originally planned to feature an exclusive Sunday Night Baseball preview with Joe Morgan and Jon Miller. However, unforseen to those of us at Yard Work, we ran into Anna Benson in the Yankee Stadium press box and were unable to resist her charms! Model, actress, mother, and socialite, Anna always has time for interacting […]

Following up from last week’s column , here are my 2005 All-Star candidates from the National League: C: Ramon Hernandez, San Diego. Mike Piazza is now a 36-year old gimpy catcher which means he’s no longer an automatic selection, so I’m going with the sentimental choice and picking Hernandez. He was responsible for the single […]