Defensive Indifference

And hey it’s an election year. 35 years ago this week Ron Blomberg left his glove in the clubhouse and became the first designated hitter in baseball history. Fittingly, he walked in his first plate appearance.
Even though there’s no byline on the piece, I did a quick ranking of the top DHs in baseball history […]

I’m sure someone else has run this on their baseball blog at some point. It might have even run on the FanHouse. Whatever. There are no words … except creepy.
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If you want to have your intelligence insulted, please read this column by Doug Padilla. I’m pretty sure he just switched the word steroids in for the phrase canceled the World Series and ran the same column. I won’t break this down FJM-style (totally), but here are the money quotes on why a $6 billion […]

And for the better, at least from our perspective. Five years ago yesterday David Americo Arias Ortiz signed a one-year, $1.25 million deal with the Red Sox.

Oh sure, there were plenty of other things that had to happen for the Red Sox to transform from perennial bridesmaids to an almost-dynasty (a big thank you to […]

But he probably should. It seems like every month I come across a story about Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wanting to buy the Cubs, who are actually for sale at the moment.
“Going to a game at Wrigley Field is something unique and special,” Cuban said.
The Mavericks owner said he hadn’t filed any […]

The more you realize baseball players have been a foul-mouthed lot for a longggggg time. 100% Injury Rate has the link to an 1898 baseball document rife with obscenities that would make even Elijah Dukes blush. Things like:
“I’ll make you suck my ass!”