May 2009
David y los Muchachos
Before my time, the 1969 Mets had the storybook postseason that eluded the careers of Cub greats Ron Santo , Billy Williams , Fergie Jenkins , and "Mr. Cub" Ernie Banks . On a fun note, all-time great afro grower, Oscar…
Getting Drafty
This could be the first time we've checked with ESPN's MLB Draft Blog , but we found something remarkable in Sunday's post by Jason A. Churchill . One assistant scouting director's expectation for the top half of the…
Greetings from Mahopac
We are spending the weekend with friends in Mahopac, NY. Quickly, I wanted to make note of a few things that we've noticed the last few days. Rich Hill is Back! Congratulations to the Orioles. Rich Hill came back…
The Return of Good Friends
Early this morning, while reviewing today's starting lineup for our team, I felt the need to create a stir. So, as we periodically do, we went back to "Good Friends", and our photo went from being a smiling Chris Young,…
Last Chance Hochevar
As any regular readers to this space can guess, we are very excited for tonight's season debut by Kansas City Royals starting pitcher, Luke Hochevar. Back in 2005, Hochevar capped off his collegiate career at the…
Painstaking Roto Moves
Yes, this is embarrassing. I am publicly announcing that I care enough about our roto team to think about whether or not it was wrong to cut Juan Pierre and George Sherrill last night. As we've mentioned before, our…
Bowden & Bard
We previously wrote in this space about how impressed we were with Red Sox pitching prospect, Michael Bowden. (I heard it pronounced "Bo-den" instead of "Bow-den", like Bobby Bowden.) Over the weekend, Bowden's…
Patience
In rotisserie baseball, there comes a time when you have to cut someone that you thought would be a key to your squad. It is critical to be correct when recognizing the difference between a player who will bounce back…
In the Box Scores
I'll admit that I didn't watch any baseball last night, but still here is a quick recap of last night's action, straight from one of our Nation's free gifts to the world, daily box scores... First, what we were looking…
A Walk in the Park
Was our anticipation to Tuesday's matinees rewarded with results matching up to our prognostications? I doubt it. However, our expectations were exceeded by a few memorable surprises. Let's recap. What Happened to Roy…
Tuesday Matinees
Here are a few things that I will be looking for in today's action. 12:35pm EST Houston Astros @ Washington Nationals Roy Oswalt vs Scott Olsen I'm looking for Roy-O to have a very good game. He was winless in April,…
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