Archive for General
The archive page you are viewing contains only excerpts of each post. To view the full post, click on its title.
July 4, 2006
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
Posted by Mike | 7:50 pm | General | Comments: 0
You know Bud Selig and MLB have image problems when Jose “Surreal Life” Canseco’s comments on steroid policy have credibility.
June 23, 2006
Yeah, Well…He’s Still a Jerk
Posted by Mike | 9:00 am | General | Comments: 2
Ozzie Guillen was fined and must attend sensitivity training for homophobic slurs directed toward Jay Marriotti. Ozzie’s dumb, but Marriotti is still a tremendous jackass.
June 21, 2006
Shorts
Posted by Mike | 8:40 pm | General | Comments: 1
OK, I’ve been bad about posting lately, meaning that I haven’t posted at all in the last two weeks. I don’t have the time that I wish I had for extended posts about the NL Central and since I don’t want to just give this up, I’m thinking of a different approach.
Here’s the deal: I’m […]
June 12, 2006
Grimsley and HGH
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 2
I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about the Jason Grimsley saga, which, if you haven’t heard much about (it’s possible, I suppose), is the subject of the newest chapter in the steroid era of baseball and while I’m still forming opinions, here are some things that stick out in my mind right now:
Grimsley earned […]
June 2, 2006
Buying Wins (or Losses)
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 1
The internet is overrun with dumb, callous people, so it’s nice to find that there are people out there that are both smart and friendly. Mike Carminati at Baseball Toaster fielded a question of mine about what club has spent the most money per win over a season with some interesting results. Go check it […]
May 19, 2006
Headline…
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 2
In Cub news, the North Side’s problems have been solved as Tony Womack was signed to a triple-A contract. Says Cub skipper Dusty Baker:
“He can play the outfield, he can pinch-hit, he can pinch-run. When we had him [in 2003], he was injured. We didn’t see the real Tony Womack. His arm was bad, and […]
May 18, 2006
Thursday Notebook
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 1
Mesmerized by the thought of an exciting NBA Finals this year (San Antonio and Detroit, however good they are, are boring as hell to watch), I was a bit distracted last night when trying to put together a post. Check out my notebook for today for some good readin’, though.
One thing that is drawing my […]
April 28, 2006
This Date In Baseball
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 0
It’s Friday and I feels like taking it easy today, so I’m mooching content from a pair of interesting websites that chronicle interesting baseball feats in history on a day-by-day basis: National Pastime and Today in Baseball History. Some NL Central-related highlights:
Things that will never happen again: “1906 - It’s the only time two player-managers […]
April 18, 2006
Back At Home/Fourteen Thoughts
Posted by Mike | 7:00 am | General | Comments: 0
After fourteen days of being away on business (if you can call staying in Maui for two weeks business, that is), it has come to my attention that there is an astounding coincidence at hand. Believe it or not, I have exactly fourteen thoughts on the NL Central so far.
Slow starts aren’t bad sometimes. For […]
April 2, 2006
Out of Town
Posted by Mike | 6:48 am | General | Comments: 0
I’m going to be out of town on a business trip for the next two weeks, which means I won’t be able to do much posting here or even get to watch much baseball. This is unfortunate because the beginning of the season is one of the most exciting times of the year (although I […]