There was much talk yesterday about how the Hall of Fame is changing its rules for electing both officials and those players that did not get in via election from the baseball writers.  Those not elected will be grouped by era: 1871-1946, 1947-1972, and 1973- present.  Its easy to see why these era’s were created- [...]

Pardon the Interruption this morning.  There were some technical difficulties that should never have happened- but you know what?  Its hard to keep ones on eye on the ball and mind the details sometimes.
Due to the difficulty this morning, we are going to save this week’s prize for next week, and make this week’s contest [...]

How do you beat the Yankees?  Remember last October, when the Yankees became World Champions again, there was outrage among non-Yankee fans about the bombers payroll.  How could any other team compete?  Well, the Angels, and the Rangers earlier in the month both showed you how.  You don’t have to have more money, you just [...]

Yesterday was Induction weekend, and usually, I am there for the event.  That wasn’t possible this year, though I was up in Cooperstown on Friday to hear Bill Madden give a talk about his new book on George Steinbrenner.  Though not as crowded as an Induction Sunday, the town, and sidewalks, were pretty full. Especially [...]

Last night I was lucky enough to go to the home of the Staten Island Yankees, short-season A affiliate for the New York Yankees.  Even though the stadium is the relatively basic style of the new fields that have been built over the last decade, the setting is one of the most beautiful.  It sits [...]