Recently in Baseball Category
- May 3, 2012
You know it's going to be a long season when your team is out of contention by May Day - March 30, 2012
Digging our graves with our teeth, #371 - December 9, 2011
Memo to Cardinals fans: It's a business, remember? - October 25, 2011
Today in "People Unclear On The Concept": Wrong Rangers, dude.... - September 29, 2011
Today's "WTF??" moment": The Boston Red Sox. Need I say more?? - September 13, 2011
Hey, if you want respect, honor, and selflessness, go to an NFL game - August 20, 2011
Baseball will come to Portlandia when flying pigs violate Saudi airspace - July 16, 2011
You have to know the Apocalypse is nigh when.... - May 17, 2011
Well, it's not like the Astros could be any worse...right?? - May 4, 2011
For one night, at least, a reason to celebrate - January 27, 2011
Today's "WTF??" moment: walking away from $12 million?? - October 19, 2010
Stay classy, Philadelphia!! - October 7, 2010
History being made can be an awe-inspiring thing to watch
Comments (2) - September 23, 2010
Silly me...and here I'd been thinking that baseball was an AMERICAN thing - August 25, 2010
Michele Bachmann: Almost enough to make me rethink being a Twins fan - August 2, 2010
Back to the future...again - May 19, 2010
Never underestimate the power of a college edumication - April 15, 2010
How many hits? Two. Thanks for asking.... - April 13, 2010
I always miss Minnesota on Opening Day - April 8, 2010
Which is more disturbing: that crack kills?...or watching a Royals game? - March 10, 2010
With Joe Nathan out for the year...my Twins need help - March 4, 2010
It might be time to head south for spring training when.... - February 16, 2010
When generosity isn't really so generous - January 14, 2010
Even if no one cares to hear it, eh? - October 11, 2009
After the season they mailed in, it's a legitimate question - August 24, 2009
History in the making - July 24, 2009
Sometimes...well, the jokes just write themselves, eh? - July 3, 2009
David Letterman will be apologizing for me in 4...3...2.... - June 8, 2009
So that's who took my t-shirt - June 1, 2009
You know you're in for a rough day when you're down 32-0 in the fifth inning.... - May 22, 2009
Today's sign that all is right with the Universe - April 10, 2009
A pain no parent should have to endure...ever - March 16, 2009
Pat Burrell to Phillies fans: "Yeah, I miss you this much" - February 28, 2009
Nah...they'll just collapse in September - February 24, 2009
Who's on first? Well, he's probably white.
Comments (1) - February 10, 2009
If you need me, I'll be in the kitchen playing Russian Roulette
Comments (1) - January 8, 2009
For a game with so much down time, it sure produces some odd moments - December 24, 2008
Too much of...well, too much
Comments (1) - October 28, 2008
A replay I could really have lived without - August 19, 2008
Ah, ya just gotta love that Olympic spirit, eh?? - June 14, 2008
Jose Lima may have lost his fastball, but he certainly has an eye for talent - June 9, 2008
Nice day for a ballgame, eh?
Comments (1) - May 8, 2008
Memo to PC Nation: get over yourselves already.... - April 7, 2008
Now this is democracy - April 4, 2008
Reason #1 why I miss the '70s: the hair
Comments (1) - April 2, 2008
Killing the Golden Goose
Comments (2) - April 1, 2008
Today's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us - March 25, 2008
Welcome to Unintended Irony stadium...the new home of your Washington Nationals!
Comments (3) - March 22, 2008
News I really could have lived without - February 23, 2008
Just in time for Spring Training.... - February 7, 2008
Bear with me...I'm in mourning. - January 7, 2008
Guilty until proven innocent
Comments (2) - December 17, 2007
A lot of sound and fury, signifying...well, not much of anything, really....
Comments (2) - November 28, 2007
Hey, African-Americans don't follow baseball...right? - November 24, 2007
There's a reason why "baseball" and "gay porn" should never appear in the same sentence - October 19, 2007
Even in New York, he deserved better - October 11, 2007
Here's someone who could be a guest at my table anytime - August 29, 2007
The more things change.... - August 28, 2007
Well, there's always next year, eh?? - August 23, 2007
At least Little League has a 10-run rule
Comments (2) - August 13, 2007
Say hello to the Great American Cheatwave of 2007 - August 8, 2007
756: Outside of San Francisco, a nation yawns
Comments (1) - August 5, 2007
Ah, how naive of me...I used to think that cheaters never prosper - July 16, 2007
When life doesn't exactly imitate art
Comments (1) - July 2, 2007
Too much of a good thing...or a much-needed change? - May 21, 2007
The more things change.... - May 8, 2007
This week's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us - May 7, 2007
So who wouldn't go to New York for this kind of money?? - April 3, 2007
Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory...yet again
Comments (1) - February 16, 2007
This is why I love America
Comments (3) - October 11, 2006
Time for a healthy dose of perspective - October 8, 2006
Let's all have a good cry for the Evil Empire...or not.... - October 2, 2006
And now the fun begins
Comments (2) - September 27, 2006
No, I don't think she's looking for her contact lens
Comments (7) - August 2, 2006
The great American pasttime: Evangelism
Comments (6) - June 23, 2006
Divided loyalties
Comments (2) - June 4, 2006
An afternoon at Busch Stadium
Comments (1) - June 1, 2006
A shot in the arm...or too little too late?
Comments (4) - May 21, 2006
714* - May 18, 2006
And it couldn't have happened to a nicer, more personable jackass
Comments (2) - May 1, 2006
Wild Thing - May 1, 2006
Gentleman, start your checkbooks - April 9, 2006
Yep...just another day in Paradise, eh?? - April 7, 2006
Baseball: Enjoy it while you can. At this rate, it might not be around much longer.
Comments (1) - March 26, 2006
The end of the road for a Houston icon?
Comments (1) - March 13, 2006
Now do you believe it?
Comments (1) - March 8, 2006
We should all be so lucky to make this much of an impact - March 7, 2006
Touch 'em all, Kirby Puckett....
Comments (1) - February 28, 2006
This week's sign that the Apocalypse (and Spring) is upon us? - February 11, 2006
It's all about the kids, eh? - January 7, 2006
And just think...pitchers and catchers report in about six weeks - December 24, 2005
It's always about the money - December 21, 2005
This week's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us - December 8, 2005
Ain't none of us gettin' any younger, even the "Rocket" | TrackBacks (1) - November 25, 2005
A sign from God that you perhaps have too damn much money? - October 30, 2005
And this is why I'm not a White Sox fan.... - October 27, 2005
The good news is that Spring Training is less than four months away
Comments (1) - October 26, 2005
It's not the end, but you can certainly see it from here
Comments (2) - February 21, 2005
What a (not so) long, strange trip it's been.... - February 8, 2005
To you or me, it's just a baseball, but if you live in Boston it's the Sacred Icon that ended 86 years of suffering - February 7, 2005
Like baseball needs another black eye....
Comments (1) - January 24, 2005
This week on "Desperate General Managers".... - January 22, 2005
Is it any wonder I'm becoming disillusioned with professional sports?
Comments (2) - January 9, 2005
If this is the worst thing that happens today, we'll be having a very good day - January 7, 2005
This is why I'm becoming disillusioned with professional sports - January 1, 2005
More empty but highly entertaining gestures - December 16, 2004
Every now and then, government does the right thing - November 12, 2004
Of course, now I have to wonder how long the Twins will be able to afford him - November 9, 2004
Amazing....
Comments (1) - October 28, 2004
A little bit of history repeating...86 years later | TrackBacks (1) - October 24, 2004
Let's hope lighting doesn't strike twice - October 22, 2004
Well, Spring Training is less than four months away....
Comments (1) - October 21, 2004
This one's for all the marbles....
Comments (1) - October 19, 2004
To lionize or lament? - October 17, 2004
It's now a best-of-three series.... - October 13, 2004
Hmm...do I watch Bush lying or Backe pitching??
Comments (2) - October 11, 2004
A sad ending to a sad story
Comments (2) - October 10, 2004
When you fall off a pedestal, sometimes it's not so far down - October 3, 2004
Welcome to playoff baseball
Comments (2) - September 30, 2004
Au revoir, Youppi....
Comments (2) - September 23, 2004
And you know what they say about guys with big heads.... - September 22, 2004
If a baseball team leaves town, and no one is there to see the vans leave, was the team ever really there? - September 20, 2004
It's all about the Benjamins, isn't it?? - September 7, 2004
Silly me...I'd always thought that the Yankees were an example of class - September 1, 2004
The baseball gods are smiling....
Comments (2) - August 12, 2004
Winning on a shoestring budget - August 7, 2004
A Friday night at the ballpark - July 15, 2004
1918...1918...1918...1918.... - July 12, 2004
Revenge is a dish best served cold - July 6, 2004
Joe DiMaggio is probably applauding in Baseball Heaven
Comments (3) - July 2, 2004
Perception isn't always reality - June 27, 2004
This week's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us - May 19, 2004
So much for the idea of buying championships, eh? - May 18, 2004
Proof that there is hope for us over-40 types - May 13, 2004
The people running the game may be idiots, but the game is still beautiful
Comments (1)| TrackBacks (1) - April 28, 2004
Is anyone else enjoying this as much as I am?
Comments (1) - April 22, 2004
Not exactly the sort of streak one should be proud of - April 5, 2004
Life does begin on Opening Day - April 2, 2004
What? They couldn't throw in Miss January? - April 1, 2004
Maybe they can get Stone Cold Steve Austin for Opening Day?? - March 30, 2004
Life really does begin on Opening Day - March 24, 2004
A man, a dream, and a vomitorium - March 22, 2004
Well, we could have handled him being a druggie.... - February 27, 2004
Hope still springs eternal in the Great White North - February 20, 2004
Yes, Virginia, there is hope....
Comments (1)| TrackBacks (1) - February 17, 2004
And this, kids, is why they play the game - February 8, 2004
Any more questions? Ask him yourself.
Comments (2) - January 14, 2004
I had no idea that the whining of New Yorkers could be so melodious
Comments (1) - January 13, 2004
Sticking it to "the Boss"
Comments (1) - December 17, 2003
Isn't it about time for the Astros to NOT suck??
Comments (2) - December 12, 2003
Sticking it to "The Boss"
Comments (1) - November 18, 2003
Finally, Satan gets serious...yeah, right - November 5, 2003
If you live in Houston, you might want to hold off on buying those World Series tickets
Comments (1) - November 4, 2003
Mediocrity is OK- as long as you make a profit - October 23, 2003
Farewell (?) to one of the greatest
Comments (2) - October 16, 2003
You and I would have done the same thing
Comments (3) - October 15, 2003
The ghost of Jeffrey Mayer visits Wrigley Field
Comments (4) - October 9, 2003
1908, 1918...need I say more??
Comments (1) - October 3, 2003
A science experiment looking for a place to happen
Comments (2) - September 30, 2003
The triumph of Good over Evil
Comments (2)| TrackBacks (5) - September 22, 2003
Today in history - August 18, 2003
Whaddya expect? He's a Yankees fan...fuhgeddabboudit..... - August 6, 2003
Just keep them away from water, and don't feed them after midnight
Comments (1) - July 31, 2003
Pack light, Dan....
Comments (1) - July 31, 2003
Ugly and built to stay that way - July 30, 2003
Not quite a DUMASS AWARD, but very, very close - July 19, 2003
If you're from Cincinnati, you really can't go home again
Comments (1) - July 18, 2003
Kangaroo court is now in session- Judge McLane presiding
Comments (1) - July 16, 2003
This week's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us - July 11, 2003
Stoopid is as stoopid duz
Comments (4) - July 11, 2003
A lost art? - July 9, 2003
Someone loves me, eh?? - July 3, 2003
How about giving the fans what they want? - June 24, 2003
Salvaging a weekend in Omaha - June 21, 2003
Thirty years later, it's still a lasting memory - June 16, 2003
Lima time? How about Jackass time?
Comments (2) - June 14, 2003
Do owls play baseball?? - June 12, 2003
Finally, a no-hitter- and I'm in the middle of the freakin' Gulf of Mexico - June 2, 2003
Sometimes it's the players you've never heard of.... - May 26, 2003
Mold? Algae? Al Sharpton's hair?? - May 5, 2003
Time to find out who your friends are - May 3, 2003
So much for compassion - May 2, 2003
So much for supporting your employees
Comments (1) - April 22, 2003
And it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy, eh?
Comments (1) - April 21, 2003
Time to send for help?? - April 19, 2003
Patriotic Correctness run amok, Redux - April 16, 2003
Will someone PLEASE remind me why the Astros got rid of him??
Comments (1) - April 15, 2003
Patriotic Correctness run amok
Comments (3) - April 4, 2003
It's easier to fall than it is to get back up - April 2, 2003
Life begins on Opening Day - April 1, 2003
Let the madness begin - March 31, 2003
Yeah, but what we really want to know is.... - March 17, 2003
Hiding in plain sight - March 15, 2003
A postcard from Twins camp - March 11, 2003
Yeah, but you're still going to charge Major League prices, eh?
Comments (2) - February 28, 2003
Why, yes, I AM a Major League ballplayer. Why do you ask? - February 26, 2003
A postcard from Astros camp - February 24, 2003
Life begins during Spring Training - February 7, 2003
The fat lady's halfway through her aria - February 6, 2003
Luxury tax? We don't need no stinkin' luxury tax!! - January 28, 2003
Baseball's Brave New Frontier?
Comments (7)| TrackBacks (1) - January 21, 2003
The four sweetest words of winter: "Pitchers and catchers report" - January 20, 2003
So, what did you do on your vacation? - January 13, 2003
I wonder if the league's drug policy covers this?
Comments (1) - December 19, 2002
How many shopping days until Spring Training? - December 16, 2002
So what's the rush, eh? - December 13, 2002
Denial is more than a river in Egypt - December 3, 2002
The City of Brotherly Love is a misnomer
Comments (1) - November 8, 2002
Five questions.... - October 14, 2002
Taking it in the shorts, Chapter Two | TrackBacks (1) - October 9, 2002
Stop; I'm getting all misty here....
Comments (2) - October 7, 2002
More from the team that wouldn't die
Comments (3) - October 6, 2002
The team that wouldn't die | TrackBacks (3) - October 5, 2002
Up against the wall - October 1, 2002
Twins win! Twins win!! - October 1, 2002
Repeat after me: you can't fire the players
Comments (2) - October 1, 2002
Number Eleven would be to stick it up Bud Selig's @## - September 23, 2002
Honk if you love Juan Pierre
Comments (1) - September 21, 2002
There's always next year, but then this is baseball
Comments (1) - September 15, 2002
No time for losers...we are the champions....
Comments (3) - September 14, 2002
Circling the drain?? - September 13, 2002
A night at the ballpark with 26,000 of my closest friends
Comments (2) - September 5, 2002
It's 14:59 Lima Standard Time- Time to go , Jose!! - September 2, 2002
Where to from here?? - August 31, 2002
Now the real work begins
Comments (1) - August 30, 2002
Hallelujah!! Common sense (finally) reigns!! - August 30, 2002
What the players really want - August 30, 2002
The bell tolls for thee
Comments (1) - August 29, 2002
The end of the road? - August 28, 2002
You've got to be joking, right? Right??
Comments (2) - August 27, 2002
So who would benefit from a strike?
Comments (2) - August 25, 2002
This is not the way I want to go out - August 22, 2002
Our world in numbers - August 21, 2002
All work and no play really does make Jack a dull boy
Comments (3) - August 20, 2002
There will be no winners - August 20, 2002
C-L-U-E-L-E-S-S - August 18, 2002
And what took so long?
Comments (1) - August 18, 2002
Our world in numbers
Comments (1) - August 18, 2002
Hey, it beats watching a Devil Rays- Royals game - August 16, 2002
And they can't speak in complete sentences, either - August 16, 2002
And it's 1, 2, 3 strikes, you're out.... - August 16, 2002
Do higher salaries equal less credibility?
Comments (1) - August 14, 2002
Tuesdays with Satan - August 13, 2002
Can we dare be optimistic?? - August 12, 2002
Russian Roulette with five full chambers - August 9, 2002
Where the game still matters
