A Smattering of Intelligence: Managers, Mitts, and Cactus Jack
Now that Bob Melvin has been fired as the skipper of the Diamondbacks, the speculation can begin as to which team will be the next to fire its field manager. The Cleveland Indians could be that team;...
View ArticleThe Nickname Game: The Road Runner
Several players of 1970s vintage were known as “Roadrunner,” including Pirates teammates Gene Clines and Manny Sanguillen, but only one man became the true “Roadrunner” (or “Road Runner,” to be...
View ArticleThe Sunday Scuttlebutt
The Mets finally did the sensible thing in placing Carlos Delgado on the disabled with a potentially career-threatening hip injury, but now they face a bit of a quandary in trying to replace him. Do...
View ArticleCard Corner: Billy Almon
Photography on baseball cards sometimes shows players in delightfully awkward poses or clumsy moments. Card No. 616 of the 1979 Topps set provides an example of that; it features journeyman infielder...
View ArticleThe Other Side of the Steve Phillips Argument
General manager-turned-broadcaster Steve Phillips has taken a lot of flack over the last few days, ever since he made a series of critical comments about the Mets’ Carlos Beltran during ESPN’s Sunday...
View ArticleThe Sunday Scuttlebutt
With Carlos Delgado out of commission for at least two months and possibly longer, the Mets need to face facts and acquire a first baseman who can hit with some power. Even with Delgado for most of...
View ArticleCard Corner: Gene Michael
Forgive Gene Michael if he looks a little dazed in his 1969 Topps card. He’s shown as a member of the Yankees, even though he’s wearing the colors of the Pirates, a team that he hadn’t played for...
View ArticleA Conversation With Orlando Cepeda
Last weekend, the Hall of Fame opened a new exhibit, Viva Baseball, which chronicles the history of Latin Americans in the game. Hall of Fame first baseman Orlando Cepeda, a native of Puerto Rico and...
View ArticleA Smattering of Intelligence: Martinez, Hurdle, and the HOF Classic
Along with most rational and reasonable fans, I would expect that rookie ballplayers, fresh off their recall from the minor leagues, will run hard and play hard at all times in order to make a good...
View ArticleThe Sunday Scuttlebutt: Goodbye and Farewell
Baseball’s amateur draft, slated to begin a week from Tuesday, would carry far more luster if Major League Baseball would change its antiquated rules preventing teams from trading draft choices. All...
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