Contributed by Ryan Campbell
Events
1869 – The first professional baseball game is played with the Cincinnati Reds defeating the Cincinnati Amateurs by a score of 24-15.
1976 – Mike Schmidt becomes the first National League Player to hit four consecutive home runs in one game.
2009 – Gary Sheffield joins Ty Cobb and Rusty Staub as the only [...]

There can be only one reason why the Mets, who ran Gary Sheffield through waivers on Aug. 7, won’t trade him.  He was claimed by the Braves, Marlins or even the Phillies.  The team that claimed him has ot been disclosed, but the Mets would have a tough time in the media if they sent [...]

Last night I was driving while the game was on the radio.  It was my first game heard entirely on the radio this year, and listening on the radio is something I truly love to do.  You really hear the crowd, the atmosphere just as you would at the park itself.  Friends that I have [...]

So a Yankee fan friend reached out through facebook last night to ask if it was too early to worry about the Yankees.  That friend got me thinking about things that, three days in, seem disasorous, but really just need to be taken in context of a 6-month long season.  Here are a few thoughts [...]

Don’t know how other bloggers get anything done besides blogging!  Anyway, without a doubt, the biggest news story of the day at Citi-Field, where the Mets are currently playing their first game tonight against the Boston Red Sox in exhibition, is the fact they have added Gary Sheffield. The details are in this piece from [...]

Basically, Cito hates the Rocket.  Here is the Ken Fidlin (great name) piece about Jeff Perelman’s new book, and about Cito’s relationship with Roger Clemens.
Its quite a piece, particularly since its a viewpoint that is not often expressed in print.
I’m looking around for news on the Sheffield situation.  The teams that are interested, Mets, Reds [...]