A while back we mentioned that the Dodgers had moved young right-hander Chad Billingsley to the bullpen. The move hasn’t exactly paid off in the early going, as his ERA currently sits at 6.52, but there may be long-term benefits. Rob at 6-4-2 points us to an excellent interview with Billingsley about his experience working […]
Barry Bonds hit two solo homers over the weekend. The first came against Edgar Gonzalez on Saturday, the second against Yusmeiro Petit. With these two home runs, Bonds is now at 740 for his career, 15 behind Hank Aaron’s all-time mark.
Aaron hit his 739th home run off Oakland left-hander Vida Blue on June 12, 1975. […]
Boston swept the Yankees over the weekend at Fenway. I mention this out of obligation, not because I have any interest whatsoever in either team.
I guess if there’s an intriguing angle, it’s that the Red Sox scored exactly seven runs in all three games. It also bears noting, if for no other reason than this […]
So much for giving myself the day off. This story about a handwriting analyst profiling the Arizona Diamondbacks is too good to resist. Mark Hopper assesses a few players as well as manager Bob Melvin. I have no idea what to make of this, but if nothing else, it’s a fascinating read. Check out this […]
Seattle Mariners right-hander Felix Hernandez left in the first inning of Wednesday night’s contest against the Twins due to “tightness in his right pitching elbow.” Uh-oh.
Mariners manager Mike Hargrove offers some comforting words:
Gut feeling, I think Felix will be OK. I have nothing to base that on.
Did I say “comforting”? Sorry, my bad.
Tough break for […]
Here’s a quick recap of recent events in the City of Brotherly Love:
Shortstop Jimmy Rollins claims that the Phillies are the team to beat in the National League East.
Manager Charlie Manuel has a nice little chat with a member of the sports media.
Manuel moves right-hander Brett Myers to the bullpen. Myers, you may recall, has […]
Did anyone see the Mark Buehrle no-hitter coming? You, with the hand up in the back — you’re lying.
In case you missed it, Buehrle faced the minimum against Texas on Wednesday night. The only baserunner against him came on a walk to Sammy Sosa, who promptly was picked off first base.
Others will analyze this to […]
Matt Watson at the FanHouse points us to a sordid tale of, um, well — actually we don’t know if it’s sordid. In fact, we don’t really know much about it at all.
Let me be a little more clear. Or at least as clear as I can be given the circumstances. Seems Atlanta Braves infielder […]
I know it’s early, but in the interest of accountability, I thought we should check in on our earlier predictions for the 2007 baseball season. Amazingly, a few of these have already happened.
Okay, would you believe one of these has happened? Yep, Mark McGwire wasn’t voted into the Hall of Fame. I’ll give myself partial […]
This one’s been sitting in the “to-do” pile but it’s still worth mentioning. David Pinto at Baseball Musings points us to scientist Bill Nye’s explanation of how Daisuke Matsuzaka does what he does, and it’s a fascinating read. Here’s one nugget:
At any rate, the key to this seems to be that Matsuzaka is some kind […]
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