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McGwire needs to truly come clean
Ken Rosenthal of FOX has it so right: Mark McGwire's admissions and apologies were a joke. Though fairness prompts me to point out Rosenthal did not actually use the word "joke." I did. Because it applies.
I love Jack Clark … and Carlton Fisk
Add Carlton Fisk to the list of ex-baseball players who should be admired for calling the steroid group what they are: A bunch of hypocrites. Ex-players who know their statistics can never match the ones of those who cheated might just be voices … Continue reading
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Mark McGwire's coming clean …
I love Jack Clark.
Mark McGwire's carefully planned mea culpa
The New York Times points out that Mark McGwire's "come clean" strategy and tearful confessions were "coordinated over the past month by Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary who runs a crisis-communications company, and the St. Louis Cardinals … Continue reading
Mark McGwire's comments
Mark McGwire said he never took steroids to help his performance, only for medical reasons. Medical reasons. Right.
Oh say can you CC
How is that CC Sabathia struggled so much in Cleveland when the Indians were in the playoffs, yet with the Yankees he’s 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in the AL Championship Series and 1-0 and 1.35 in the Division Series? … Continue reading
You might have heard of these guys
CC Sabathia wins the first game for the Yankees. Cliff Lee pitches a complete game for Philadelphia. Braylon Edwards heads to the Jets. Only from Cleveland.
Posted in Braylon Edwards, Browns, CC Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Indians, McManamon, MLB
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The rich are the richest
Baseball needs a new system, no matter what Bud Selig says. The disparity between the success achieved by big-payroll teams compared to small will not improve without a change in approach. As SI's Jon Heyman writes: "The Haves are just … Continue reading
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It’s Bud Selig’s turn to calm nerves
Bud Selig must have noticed the calming effect that Gloria James had on the populace. He's doing the same thing in a discussion on baseball economics with Fox's Ken Rosenthal. Rosenthal comes right out of the gate and points out … Continue reading
To come: An infield double …
Very interesting take on Ichiro Suzuki by Jim Caple of SI.com. He points out many things, among them: “Of Ichiro's 2,000 hits, 452 are infield singles, the most since 2001 (Juan Pierre is second with 390). The way he places … Continue reading
Another baseball decision prompted by $$$
There are some angry fans in Tampa Bay following the trade of Scott Kazmir, a 25-year-old left-handed starting pitcher who is having an off season. Kazmir went from a team that almost won the World Series a year ago to … Continue reading
Another lament for "poor" Pete Rose
Another respected writer weighs in on Pete Rose. Joe Posnanski, a Cleveland guy, thinks it’s time to put Rose in the Hall of Fame. "I didn't think forgiveness was supposed to be earned," he wrote. "I thought forgiveness was supposed … Continue reading
The U.S. went a bit far in the steroid/Balco case
The U.S. Court of Appeals made an interesting and potentially far-reaching decision Wednesady when it ruled that the government acted irresponsibly by seizing all drug-testing records of baseball rather than merely the records of the players they were investigating in … Continue reading
How is the Pete Rose story a sad one?
Jayson Stark spends a lot of time talking about all the things Pete Rose did wrong, how his actions showed absolutely no remorse for putting himself in the box he’s in for gambling on baseball and on his own team. … Continue reading
Another baseball juicer takes a fall
David Ortiz becomes the latest star and denier of wrongdoing to show up on the 2003 steroid list. He joins Manny Ramirez. What does this do to the Red Sox World Series championships? That's not hard to figure. It pretty much … Continue reading
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Three make the top 100
Grady Sizemore ranks 38, Victor Martinez 51, and Cliff Lee 61 on Joe Posnanski’s list of the top 100 players in baseball. I'd have Sizemore lower and Lee higher. Perhaps they should have swapped spots.
Posted in Cliff Lee, Grady Sizemore, McManamon, MLB, Victor Martinez
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How not to break ground for a new stadium being built without a public vote
Somehow I get the impression the folks running this county won’t be around for long.
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Keep the steroid users out
Terence Moore gets a little preachy here, but I agree with his stance: No juicers should make baseball’s Hall of Fame. This also gives me the chance to put the category "steroids" under MLB in this drog. Betcha the other … Continue reading
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It's a Halladay
There's a reason Tracy Ringolsby has been one of the best baseball writers in the nation for a long time. Here he states: If Toronto general manager J.P Ricciardi can't figure out a way to make Roy Halladay fit into … Continue reading
Swing and a miss? It's not all bad
Strikeouts are on the rise in baseball, and it's not necessarily viewed as such a bad thing for a hitter to strike out 180 times a year. Go figure.
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A positive spin on Donald Fehr
Good take here on Don Fehr, a guy whose smarts and fight I always respected. Though he lost me quite a bit on the steroids thing.
The price of hot dogs in New York could go up
CC Sabathia is a great, great pitcher. If only he were still on the Indians. But … he has not pitched less than 180 innings in his eight full seasons. The last two seasons – 2007 and 2008 – the … Continue reading
One man's faulty take on 'roids and the Hall
Interesting take on drug use and sports here in the New York Times. The premise: Guys have pushed the legal envelope throughout baseball's history. The conclusion: "If it surrenders to the moralists who want to turn back the clock to … Continue reading
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Wow … it happens somewhere other than Cleveland
Seems like the Red Sox have their own Fausto Carmona problem.
Some baseball stuff
Ken Rosenthal is right. Don Fehr's legacy for his players as head of the baseball players union would have been sterling were it not for one issue. And Tracy Ringolsby is also right. The fact that Manny Ramirez can play … Continue reading
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