An avid  reader of the site sent this piece to me, and he was right, this is something to share with everyone.  Johnny Damon has done something that few in the game have also done, he has joined the 200 home runs and 400 steals club. There are only eight other members who include:  Barry [...]

In case you didn’t watch the coverage yesterday, perhaps because you were watching your own team play, here is a nice piece from Bill Maddon, a Hall of Famer himself, giving a wonderful overview of the day.  If you are familiar with Bill Conlin, who has covered the Phillies for over 4o years, then here [...]

Today in 1975, the Kansas City Royals fired Jack McKeon and replaced him with Whitey Herzog.  Today, Herzog will celebrate one year in the Baseball Hall of Fame, while Jack McKeon will manage or perhaps babysit the Florida Marlins as they host the New York Mets.
Today’s Baseball Watcing: Beginning at 11:30am, the Baseball Hall of [...]

So, I have already headed home, but the meetings will continue through today.  The trade show wrapped up last night, and, well, the Red Sox both got their man and thwarted the Yankees from getting Carl Crawford last night.
The Orioles are still trying to get some things done, and look for the Dodgers to get [...]

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- [...]