Contributed by Ryan Campbell
Events
1961 – A proposal by the Pacific Coast League to use a designated hitter in lieu of the pitcher is rejected by the Professional Baseball Rules Committee by an 8-1 margin.
1995 – 47,536 fans attend the first ever game at Coors Field, a game which is played by replacement players due to [...]

Spring Training is about hope.  Its that time of year where you see all the pieces of your team put together for the first time and wonder what if.  I know its a cliche, but its true.  It like the first date with someone you just met, but who made your stomach jump in the [...]

This week’s trivia contest is for a copy of Matt McCarthy’s Odd Man Out, reviewed earlier today.  Its provides a wonderful picture of the Minor Leagues as remembered by a guy who lived it.  This contest is open to anyone who loves to read!  All you have to do to answer the question is post [...]

Matt McCarthy’s  Odd Man Out: A Year on the Mound with a Minor League Misfit
published last year is a very funny and seemingly very honest look at his trip through a season in minor league baseball.  McCarthy graduated from Yale University in 2002 and was drafted in a very late round as left handed pitcher [...]

Sorry to be so East Coast-centric on this post but just happen to see these two pieces and thought the worked together nicely for the first post of the day.  Getting a longer one together shortly which will lead into Tuesday Trivia.
There are some interesting story lines which Mets, Yankees and Reds Sox fans have [...]

Joba Chamberlain didn’t win the starting job this year.  Its seems, from this Pat Borzi post, that there is some chance he might get a shot next year- but that is more waffling.  Why so much back and forth on this one player?
Here is my theory, and of course it is just a theory. Many [...]