"Derek Zumsteg should be ashamed to have such comprehensive knowledge of the history of cheating in baseball. Pete Rose gave me two to one odds this book would become a classic." -- Allen Barra, author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant
"Derek Zumsteg should be ashamed to have such comprehensive knowledge of the history of cheating in baseball. Pete Rose gave me two to one odds this book would become a classic." -- Allen Barra, author of The Last Coach: A Life of Paul "Bear" Bryant
The game has passed Pat Gillick by.
Dave, I think that’s about the best I’ve ever seen it put.
Whenever someone slams Gillick, the natural response from his supporters is something along the lines of, “He can’t be a bad GM. He’s been around the block. Look at the teams he’s built over the years. And he’s [...]
Go Dave go!
Derek, I wouldn’t worry too much about Sanchez not starting last night. Apparently he only got to the park around 4pm after traveling, so Melvin decided to let him have the rest of the day off. No big deal.
Er, no pun intended there.
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, well, you know the rest. I really expected the Mariners to make a trade today. Actually, I expected them to make a couple of trades. Clearly, I just haven’t been paying attention. So, without further ado…
Dave’s 2003 Rant Against Pat Gillick
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It appears that the Mariners have stood pat, once again. Once I get official confirmation that they did not make a trade, Dave’s Annual Rant Against Pat Gillick will commense. For those who missed it last year, don’t make the same mistake.
Five minutes until the deadline. Keep in mind, it usually takes some time for word to leak to the public, so we may not hear about a trade that was completed for an hour or more.
July 31st is one of the coolest days on earth.
I’d like to nominate Aaron Boone as the most overrated player in baseball.
People are flipping out, handing the Yanks the pennant, and chastising George Steinbrenner for buying stars. Hello, its Aaron Boone.
His line away from the Great American Bandbox this year: .249/.311/.408. Last year, he hit a spectacular .241/.314/.439. [...]
The Red Sox just traded Freddy Sanchez to Pittsburgh and got Jeff Suppan and Brandon Lyon back.
The Mariners traded their version of Freddy Sanchez 18 months ago so that Dan Wilson could have an overqualified backup.
Just about 90 minutes left Pat.
I love the trade deadline. Writers on short deadlines, 20 articles looking for a different angle on the same rumors… it produces great gems like this, from Jayson Stark, on Giles to the Yankees, when the Yankees only want Giles (and not Kendall): “But if the Yankees toss names like Nick Johnson and Brandon Claussen [...]
Okay, what the heck has gotten into Randy Winn? He now has 6 home runs in July after hitting 2 from April through June.
Rafael Soriano is comparing favorably to what Francisco Rodriguez did last year before the playoffs began. At this point, he’s probably our best reliever, and hopefully the Box learns [...]
Rafael Soriano looked astounding tonight from the stands. I’m so impressed with Rafael Soriano I’ve decided to give him my full endorsement, though I don’t have an official title yet. If they dump Freddy and his problems on someone else (and they should), plug Soriano into the rotation. Or right now, swap roles with the [...]
