Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has come in for a lot of criticism over the past couple of days, and I think that’s too bad. I admit that I’m not exactly up on the details of the controversy, since I’ve spent the last month concentrating on seeing the ball good, and taking it one day at […]
Continue reading →Y’know, logos and mascots such as myself are generally discriminated against in the world of baseball analysis, as in most other aspects of life. Supposedly, the rap on us is that we’re not good with the advanced math needed for today’s fancy-ass prediction making. And you know what? I’ll cop to that. I couldn’t tell […]
Continue reading →Hello. Yard Work Editor Ward York here. I hope you’re enjoying the excitement that comes with the first few weeks of exciting baseball. There are some great stories already this year – Jimmy Rollins leading the National League in home runs, Alex Rodriguez answering critics that he can’t hit when it matters, the welcome return […]
Continue reading →Fm: Charlie Barnasta [mailto:charliebee@mlb.com] Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007, 11:42 PM [PST] To: Bud Selig [mailto:budselig@mlb.com] Subj: JR Day Buddy.. The numbers are not good. We’ve run them twice, and there’s no two ways about it: Our memorail [sic] day in honor of Jackie was a bust. Our anonymous contacts in polling community have come […]
Continue reading →Hi there sports fans! As the founder and CEO of Big Jim Potzrebie’s Used Motor Vehicles, I’m just as pleased as punch to sponsor this weekly “infotisement” on my favorite baseball site. Let’s get ready to rumble…and learn some facts! IT’S A FACT: Tigers third baseman Brandon Inge credits his improved 2006 power numbers to […]
Continue reading →Sun-Times music critic Jim Derogatis braves a wild April snowstorm and heads to Cleveland to learn more about Nine Inch Nails’ frontman Trent Reznor’s love for music and baseball Trent Reznor takes a long drag from his cigarette before pausing to take a gulp of watery coffee on a cold afternoon in Cleveland. He’s well […]
Continue reading →I am Metatron! Mouthpiece of the Almighty! Scribe of the Creator! Possessed of wisdom beyond all understanding! Speaking with the breath of the Divine! Enoch, transformed through primordial fire, seraphic eyes ablaze, torchlike! Walker at the side of God, His holiest company! I am Metatron! We have endured now two years in witness of the […]
Continue reading →If there’s one thing all baseball fans associate with the Boston Red Sox, it’s fine wine. And regardless of whether or not the previous statement is remotely true, next month will see the release of three unique wines that reflect the personalities of Red Sox stars. As a result, bourgeois yahoos from Great Barrington to […]
Continue reading →Hey there, New York. And whoever else is out there, you might as well come on in too. Sit down. Make yourself comfortable. It’s a long season. Not many people know that the Rock n’ Roll Animal was and is a fan of the game from way back. Brooklyn born, baby. Jackie, Hodges, Pee Wee, […]
Continue reading →In September of 2005, on the behalf of President Bush, we asked the American people to contribute to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Relief Fund. Over $130 million has been raised to help those in the Gulf Coast region, and we are eternally grateful for your generosity. But now we are asking for your help once again, […]
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