Steve Stone

5 posts

  1. Good Friend, Pat Hughes

    It has been a somber fortnight over here, what with the recent losses of Leslie Nielsen and Ron Santo . At least yesterday, we were able to hear the uplifting and often humorous, touching, and heartfelt words of Pat…

  2. Victor Martinez, Bo Diaz, & Catching 101

    This morning, Ignacio Serrano of El Nacional newspaper in Venezuela broke the story that Victor Martinez was leaving Boston to sign a 4yr/$50 million deal with the Detroit Tigers. There is some confusion that V-Mart…

  3. Top 100 Sports Books

    Over the weekend, Joe Posnanski was inspired by this , and wrote this , where he mentions that he will be putting together his list for top 100 sports books. Asking for reader nominations, here are the rules... 1. All…

  4. The Managerial Rise of Enyr Grebdnas

    Harry Caray, bless his heart, had a fascination with names. Players, teams, countries, no-one was safe from his imagination. He would criticize people who's last name sounded better to him as a first name. For example,…

  5. 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…