#22-Ed Smith Stadium,  Cincinnati Reds, Grapefruit League
- The good news is this one is going away for next season.  There is small rumblings that the Orioles might move here, which would then allow their minor leaguers to have better facilities then they currently have.  The sad part is even with a stadium this low on [...]

So, clearly there is nothing more to write about today then yesterday’s HOF election results.  And though I am still not a believer in Rice, I always get a little won over when I see how happy that borderline guy is upon getting the call. Nick Carfado’s piece gives you that, as well as a way [...]

Dave Krieger writes this morning about a flawed system that forces a team to have to trade a big beloved slugger from the middle of the line-up instead of signing him to a long-term deal… yeah, he’s right you know, this free agency thing just blows.  A player of Holliday’s quality should be forced to stay [...]

Starting with the Marlins, there are a couple of quick things.  Plans for their new stadium are staring to be finalized, and they intend to keep  their home a pitcher friendly park.  Not a bad plan, since free-agents pitchers certainly have few of those places to choose from and that can be a deciding factor [...]

 
Ken Davidoff sums up the game last night nicely and basically in two words: Cole Hamels.  Hamels was beautiful, even when he balked.  As Davidoff points out, the beauty of Hamels for the Phillies is he will be around for awhile too.  Davidoff points out, too, that Hamels was taken two picks after Kazmir in the [...]