Monthly Archives: May 2010

Modern Day Milton

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Eric

A few days ago, a reader named Greg left an epic comment on one of our most popular posts: The Definitive Unsourced Milton Bradley Timeline. We liked the comment so much that we decided (with his gracious permission) to republish … Continue reading →

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Portrait of a Man Out of His Depth

Posted on May 28, 2010 by Ted

If you’re into awkward conversations, people discussing issues they have no professional knowledge of, and winter hats in the summer, watch Manny Delcarmen play Dan Savage (many NSFW words) for ten minutes over at boston.com. Link

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Podcast 12: Lovitz is Not Bigger Than Baseball

Posted on May 27, 2010 by Ted

In the latest episode of the podcast, we play the name game, we play for the Lovitz of the game and talk about lots of other things like Roy Oswalt and Geoff Blum and baseball cards and Mark Buehrle and … Continue reading →

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Radio Motion Meditation

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Ted

A version of this essay appears at Everyday Ichiro In a previous post, I talked about sports talk radio. Now, it’s onto the good side of baseball on the radio: the game broadcasts. I listened to a good part of … Continue reading →

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Jose Lima (1972-2010)

Posted on May 23, 2010 by Eric

He had his greatest successes with the Astros and Dodgers — our favorite teams. But in any and every uniform, Jose Lima was a joy to behold. People like him, careers like his, triumphs and failures like those he embodied … Continue reading →

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Unverified Wikipedia Quote of the Day!

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Ted

Just before the fifth, and final, pitch to Joe Carter, CBS Sports announcer Tim McCarver commented that Carter (relatively unproductive in the Series to date) looked awkward and uncomfortable at the plate. – from Wikipedia page about the 1993 World … Continue reading →

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Pity

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Eric

One thing Ken will always get is the respect and dignity he deserves in this game,” Zduriencik said. “And he’ll always get that from this organization and this community, and he deserves that. You should read Dave Cameron’s recent rant … Continue reading →

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Podcast 11: Vote for Bronson

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Eric

In podcast 11, we talk all kinds of Bronson Arroyo, converse aimlessly about Hanley and Fredi, get all up in Jared Saltalamacchia’s messy brain, and contemplate the baseball road trip — nay, the baseball pilgrimage. Or right-click here to download.

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Life in The Show, Volume 2

Posted on May 18, 2010 by Ted

Eric has his Little League baseball team, and me? I’ve got the Playstation 3. So in the spirit of one downsmanship, I will be tracking my year on the virtual field, playing MLB 10: The Show, a masterpiece of a baseball video … Continue reading →

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Podcast 10: Be At Your Smartest, with Carson Cistulli

Posted on May 13, 2010 by Eric

In #10 are joined by internet baseball writing maverick Carson Cistulli, and get all Socratic about baseball’s hot topics: Does the A-Rod hype overshadow the Braden perfect game? What does Supreme Court nominee Elana Kagan’s batting stance say about her … Continue reading →

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