Well, if my Santana post the other day made your head swim, wait till you read this.  It actually is making my head swim a bit.  I was watching the Royals/Rays game last night and the broadcasters were talking about how great Meche had pitched.  I had turned the game on in the 7th, and [...]

So I guess I wrote a pretty shocking thing yesterday… I wrote that Santana wasn’t the savior that Mets fans thought they were getting a guy that could win everything he started. That isn’t what they got.  They got a damn good pitcher, but not the Sandy Koufax, the big game stopper.  My point about [...]

So only previous winners answered yesterday’s question correctly.  The starting outfield for the Mets in the 2000 World Series was Timo Perez, Benny Agbayani and Jay Payton.
Today’s Trivia:
For a copy of either my book, Dugout Wisdom by Dan Migala or the Baseball Field Guide, Who holds the home run record for the Phillies franchise?  Hint: [...]

So I have always liked Jimmy Rollins, he’s that fast middle-infielder that can be a difference-maker with a glove, something rare these days, and usually also has a solid bat at the plate.  This Jack Curry post to the New York Times blog shows what else is great about Jimmy.  I agree with Jack its refreshing [...]

Bill Conlin spells out the maple bat controversy, or maybe more accurately the history of the wood used for bats.  If you are wondering why this has suddenly become a problem, take a look at his piece.  Oh, and I guess its just one more thing we can blame on Barry Bonds.