The season is more than a month old now, and we’re starting to see some pretty impressive rookies out there. The wheat, as they say, is starting to be separated from the chaff, and we’re starting to see who’s going to stick, as well as who’s going to slide. I have to start first with […]
Continue reading →A tale of two pitchers: Pitcher X has an ERA of 3.28. Pitcher Y has an ERA of 3.31. Pitcher X has four wins, Pitcher Y has none. Against Batter Z, Pitcher X has an ERA of 5.12; Pitcher Y’s ERA is 1.84.
Continue reading →Rickey got paid! Rickey was chilling on Saturday night when the phone rang. It was some dude from San Diego. “Yo Rickey! We want the greatest leadoff hitter in baseball history to come get that paper and show all the suckers in San Diego how to play baseball like a man!” he said, or something […]
Continue reading →hi! this is JIM THOM! sorry that theres no RANK INDEX this week – i was at the hospital for my back! it sucked! here’s what my doctor told the news about it: “Dr. Alex Vaccaro and I have also determined he has an inflammation of a previously documented pars defect,” Phillies director of medical […]
Continue reading →Editor’s Note: John Rocker, the maligned former closer for the Atlanta Braves, has signed a book deal with Regnery Publishing (publisher of such bestsellers as Unfit for Command: Swift Boat Veterans Speak Out Against John Kerry) to chronicle his comeback attempt. Regnery and Mr. Rocker have graciously agreed to post some of the pitcher’s entries […]
Continue reading →The last days were ugly. The ballclub had been in disarray for weeks, faced with a Brobdingnagian series of heartbreaking losses and baserunning buffoonery the likes of which had rarely been seen since the 1962 New York Metropolitans. The clubhouse air was dank and dismal, tasting faintly of mustard and failure. Even Angel Berroa, always […]
Continue reading →This weekend, during the E$PN Sunday Night Baseball game between the Reds and the Dodgers, I talked a bit about Adam Dunn. He’s an interesting sort of hitter, because he’s known for doing three things when he’s at the plate. He either strikes out, walks, or hits a home run. I said that it was […]
Continue reading →People call me one of the greatest hitters that’s ever lived, and people are right. I hit .338 over my 20-year major-league career, and on the Padres, I was not only our best hitter, but our hitting coach, too. Back in ’94 when I almost hit .400, I remember Bip Roberts was having trouble with […]
Continue reading →Pardon the interruption, but I’m Mike Wilbon, and I haven’t been myself for the past few days. I want to vent about it, but I’ve got to be as inconspicuous as possible when broaching the subject. You know what I’m on about — I’m embarassed about what happened to my, uh, baby bulls and I’m […]
Continue reading →Six complete games for the Florida Marlins pitching staff. Six complete games from only three pitchers, too. That’s impressive, right? Yeah, sure, it looks good in the sports section when you’re dropping kids off at the water park, and it sounds good when folks talk about it. And, yeah, I’ll admit, I get a little […]
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