Jun 17
As most of you know we lost one of our founders, and friends last month. It’s been a tough time for his kids and a memorial fund was set up. If you can help, it would be awesome. Any donations for burial expenses, immediate outta pocket expenses….if it’s at all possible to help I know …
Jun 17
How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America’s Game Chris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about base¬ball when he risked his life’s savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor would become one …
Jun 16
The Houston Astros and Mark Appel, the No. 1 pick in the 2013 Major League Baseball draft,*have reportedly come to terms on a deal. The Astros and the Stanford right-hander have agreed on a bonus of $6.35 million, the most any player has received under baseball’s new draft bonus rules. The preview high was the …
Jun 14
Colorado Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki left the team’s game against the Washington Nationals on Thursday to have an MRI on his right side. Tests revealed the All-Star has a broken rib and he is likely going to miss four to six weeks as a result. Rockies manager Walt Weiss claimed Tulowitzki had been sore for …
Jun 14
The suspensions were finally handed out today for the melee that occurred at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday. Over the last two days, I have been giving out “mock suspensions” in my head on what I thought might be the outcome. I was way off! Ian Kennedy has been suspended 10 games, which makes sense because …
Jun 12
Ian Kennedy is apparently jealous of the NBA because he made headlines the same night the San Antonio Spurs blew out the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals. Kennedy beaned Los Angeles Dodgers rookie phenom Yasiel Puig in the face and then pegged Dodgers ace Zack Greinke in the shoulder, sparking a …
Jun 06
This story made my day. Apparently, a “suspicious package” that was shipped to Chris Perez’s house on Monday has alarmed authorities. City police and a regional narcotics unit, along with USPS postal inspectors, investigated said delivery to the Cleveland Indians closer’s suburban home, according to Rocky River Police Chief Kelly Stillman. Some evidence was seized …
Jun 05
Throughout my career as a sports writer, one thing that has always amazed me is how players spend so much time atop the world—then vanish. Oh, certain types always remain in our thoughts. Superstars, obviously. Those who die young. Those who make it big in another field. Murderers. Drug addicts. Generally, however, it’s a quick …
Jun 04
T.J. Quinn of ESPN’s Outside the Lines reports that Major League Baseball is preparing to suspend Ryan Braun, Alex Rodriguez and about 20 others connected to the Biogenesis clinic in Miami. Uh oh. The Biogenesis mess had seemed to calm down over the last couple months, but apparently there could be a major fallout yet …
Jun 04
ESPN.com Power Rankings Fresh Take Week 10 After being No. 2 in each of the past two weeks, the St. Louis Cardinals grabbed the top spot for Week 10. The Texas Rangers fall to the second spot, while the Cincinnati Reds*remain*in the No. 3 position for the third week in a row. The Boston Red …
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