This week’s contest comes to us, once again, from TDC games.  TDC Games makes a number of MLB licensed products which are fun and collectable. This week’s prize is a Limited Edition 1926 Opening Day at Wrigley Field UnforgettaBall!  If you have already won an Unforget-a-Ball, you are not eligible for this contest, and I [...]

I have a longer piece stewing inside, which hopefully, I can get out before we become entrenched in the World Series tomorrow, but, on this, another one of those days that begin to prepare us for the winter without baseball, I think there is only one thing I can write about.
Mark McGwire.
Yesterday, he was announced [...]

Da Yankees Win, Daaaa Yankees WIN!
Now onto news you may not have heard.
Nick Carfardo writes a very long notes-type column mostly about Kevin Towers and JP Ricciardi, but he ends on a fascinating note, that Mets fans should find interesting:
From the Bill Chuck Files: “Here’s a Dustin Pedroia number for you: Swinging at 1,099 pitches [...]

Well, I was going to give you a really easy one, but then decided that even Cardinals fans can appreciate Wrigley Fields historic significance, no matter its weaknesses so today our prize is an Un-forget-a-ball from opening day 1926 Wrigley Field Ball similar to the one pictured below from TDC Games.  Thanks TDC Games for [...]

If you have read my book, then you know I thought Mark McGwire was magical.  I was going through a divorce at the time, and I couldn’t help but watch the home run chase and think about how all things were possible.  It gave me hope.  Hope that baseball continues to give me, everytime I [...]