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Yankees Position Battles Update (3/11/10)

Double G Sports — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:37:23 +0000

Today’s Yankees game against the Braves has been rained out, so this is a perfect time to take an updated look at the position battles this spring. The pitching continues to be a big focus as Joba Chamberlain has struggled in his two appearances so far. Nick Johnson has come back from a brief injury [...]

The MLB 2K-Curse

The Baseball Spin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:53:39 +0000

Over the years, baseball players have graced the covers of Sports Illustrated, MLB The Show, and MLB 2k Sports. Today, we examine 2005 and which particular cover (if any) can ‘curse’ a player. S.I. covers feature 8-15 baseball players a year. We will not include team shots or Hall of Fame issues where the feature athlete [...]

Torii Hunter’s record speaks for itself

True Grich — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:42:36 +0000

Torii Hunter isn’t the kind of guy who chooses his words carefully and in my opinion that’s a good thing. Hunter speaks candidly. He doesn’t rehearse his words or run them through a multitude of filters like Alex Rodriguez tends to do. What you see is what you get. Hunter [...]

THIS CALL TO THE BULLPEN TODAY AT 5PM ET ON BLOGTALK RADIO

swkeane — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:08:33 +0000

Join me today at 5PM ET for THIS CALL TO THE BULLPEN on BLOGTALK RADIO. My guests will be Anthony Amobi and James Baker of Oriole Post and Michael Baron of Metsblog and Mets Photos.

Curse of the Cover:2004

The Baseball Spin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:34:12 +0000

Over the years, baseball players have graced the covers of Sports Illustrated, MLB The Show, and MLB 2k Sports. Today, we examine 2004 and which particular cover (if any) can ‘curse’ a player. S.I. covers feature 8-15 baseball players a year. We will not include team shots or Hall of Fame issues where the [...]

Angels are red. Dodgers are blue. Whatever

True Grich — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:52:10 +0000

From time to time I have made a snarky comment or two about the Dodgers and their fans. That shouldn’t be misconstrued into some sort of belief that I hate the Dodgers or their fans in any way because I really don’t. My disdain is reserved for the Oakland A’s. It’s a rivalry thing. So, [...]

Tradition

True Grich — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:34:21 +0000

The Angels 2010 marketing campaign is “Tradition.” You’ve probably seen the billboards in and around southern California by now with the “a” in tradition being the Angels’ logo. The first time I saw one of these billboards, I thought to myself that it was an odd choice for a campaign. After all, that word tradition seems [...]

The Ghost of Urban Shocker

Sitting in the Catbird Seat — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:02:30 +0000

A good friend of mine, a printer by profession, came across a team photograph of the 1928 Yankees, shot during spring training that year in St. Petersburg, Fla. Knowing my love for baseball in general and the Yankees in particular, he gave me a press sheet of the picture for display in my downstairs Yankee [...]

New York Mets Position Battles Update (3/9/2010)

Double G Sports — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:12:51 +0000

The New York Mets as a team are off to a good start in spring training, with a 6-2 record. While many players like David Wright, Johan Santana, and Jason Bay know their roles are are simply preparing for the season, there are others in position battles. Some trying to make the roster as bench [...]

BBA BLOGZKRIEG! 2010 Auction Makes Ray Romano Monologues Seem Fast-Paced

Hippeaux — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:28:15 +0000

We’re exactly one week into the auction process in the Baseball Bloggers Alliance’s inaugural “experts” league and just under 50% of the players have been rostered. That said, more that 75% of funds have been spent and only two teams have more left in their coffers than they’ve laid on the table. It’ll be up [...]