Not going to lie:  Prior to yesterday, I knew Brandon Drury by name, not much else.  Maybe a passing thought of “Is he related to Chris Drury?”, the former little league world series star and former NY Ranger.  Since about 75% of my baseball watching involves the Yankees, if you play in the western time … Continue reading Drury: more Qs than As

Today in baseball history, 1988:  The San Diego Padres signed short stop Dickie Thon who had been recently released by the Houston Astros.  To me, this is worth revisiting as Dickie Thon’s story is an unpleasant one, and should be a reminder to us all about the silliness of some behaviors that still continue in … Continue reading Dickie Thon, cautionary tale

Today in baseball history: In 2002, the sale of the Florida Marlins to a group headed by Jeffrey Loria became official. Seems innocuous enough, right?  Actually, it was a pretty dark day in baseball history and emblematic of a stretch of time where exploitation soared to new heights. A little background: The owner of the … Continue reading This day in 2002: (Not a good one)

Recently the opening shots were fired in what will likely be an escalating war of words (and worse) between the players’ association and the owners’ spokesperson Puppet*…oh, sorry… “Commissioner”, Rob Manfred. The players union, justifiably unhappy about the lack of interest in a high number of qualified free agents who remain unsigned, sent their leader, … Continue reading This sounds familiar…

I was forwarded a video produced by the YES Network (Simpleton Summer Camp) suggesting they had some inside information on the Yankees opening day lineup.  “Looking more and more like we nailed the Yankees opening day lineup…”, they proclaimed as smugly as a Jack Curry post game “analysis” would be delivered. Imagine: the network that … Continue reading Yankees Opening Day Lineup