Miguel Olivo walked out on his teammates yesterday in Miami, where, upset by playing time, he took BP, then got dressed and left the ballpark.  Joe Capozzi writes about the reaction to Olivo’s actions both by Manager Mike Redmond and by the Marlins.  Of Course, Redmond was a back-up catcher, so his patience for a [...]

Today’s Tuesday Trivia is brought to you by the Publisher’s of The Cincinnati Reds. Also available in this reprinted series from Kent State University Press are books on The Cleveland Indians and the Philadelphia Phillies. If you are the first to leave the correct answer in the comment box below, you will [...]

We all want our kids to succeed right?  Yesterday, Andy Pettitte had a pretty cool day.  Not only did he get his 250th Major League win, his son was drafted by the team that he was drafted by 23 years ago.   The younger Pettitte is committed to go to Baylor, and since he was drafted [...]

Red Sox fans are elated right now, but they shouldn’t be.  History should have taught everyone that beating the Yankees in June means nothing.  In fact, it most likely is the kiss of death for the Red Sox, because last nights game, as well as the games against the Mets certainly point out just where [...]

The wonderful Barry Bloom interviews Don Sutton about pitchers today and when he pitched, and while I personally put Sutton in the ‘marginal Hall of Fame’ category, he is a Hall of Famer.  This piece gets to the heart of the problem with pitch counts, which is everyone is telling a player how he feels, [...]