I have long talked about Peter Angelos and his desire to be in on every move that the GM makes. He runs the team like he would run another type of business and like Tom Hicks and a few other owners out there that come into this business and think if you get the best [...]

Jack Curry writes a temedous story about how Astros Scout Andres Reiner found Santana.  The story shows how easy it would have been for Johann Santana not to be the biggest story of the winter, but it also shows you a bit about the life of a scout, which we don’t always see.  Sure it was [...]

John Harper hits it on the head when he says had the Yankees (or the Red Sox) really wanted Satana he would be heading to one of those places.  The Red Sox didn’t really need him, but were willing to drive the price up for the Yankees.  Brian Cashman made a decision that wins my respect, [...]

I love Brandon Inge, have for years.  Pete Caldera of the Bergen record calls me Mrs. Inge, because I am always upset when ARod wins a gold glove over the small, under-touted Tiger. Inge has been shoved aside for Miguel Cabrera and his power, and thats understandable if you are the Tigers, but those that [...]

Well, what we are calling the Bedard trade is producing a few interesting twists and turns.  First, if you are Mariners fan, it isn’t the Bedard trade at all, its the Jones trade, and Ted Miller writes a great column about what the trade can mean to the Mariners and to their fans.   Sounds like [...]

Last night was the New York Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association dinner.  Its a swanky affair at the Hilton in NYC where the writers hand out all the awards announced after the season, like the Manager of the Year, Cy Young’s ad MVP’s.  They also have a few other local chapter awards, which bring [...]