Forum: Around The Majors

He's been pitching terribly, Must have been all of those fish tacos... http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7104100

I am immensely tired of this guy. Not only his traditional, "I hate stats" mantra, but the fact that everything he talks about has to be about race. He is the Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson of sportscasting. Tonight on ESPNews, the question was asked, "Who should the AL starter be in the All-Star Game?" I personally am saying, "Dan Haren, hands down." They proceed to go to a phone conversation with Joe Morgan, and this is the jist of his answer... "I think that hands down it should be...

... It just didn't seem the same as it did for me when I watched Hank Aaron break Babe Ruth's mark so many years ago in a game against the Dodgers. :looking: :-shrug-: 1974 wasn't it? Of course, way back then, I was still only twenty years old -- that early April. I didn't know what a steroid was then. Now I'm fifty-four and numb with the steroid possibility thoughts. I had no reaction of dread when McGwire wasn't voted into the HOF not long ago. I would have been major league disappointed if...

I am just utterly baffled how Bud Selig retains his job as Commissioner. He has got to be the worst commissioner and the worst ambassador of baseball in history! Just his unkept appearance is enough to turn off the masses. Comb that awful hair (after you wash it), Bud. His is not exactly the the face you want representing your sport and his interview skills are next to none. He's a self-important, pompous, old man. He is totally ineffectual in policing the sport - or maybe that's the...

Is it really a myth that the ball will travel longer with a corked bat then a non-corked one?

300-197. Congrats!

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Its not MLB so i dont know if it belongs here, hilarious regardless http://www.break.com/index/dropped-third-strike-home-run.html

Outfielder’s name hits ‘trade’ list By Rob Bradford Wednesday, August 8, 2007 - Updated: 04:42 AM EST ANAHEIM, Calif. - A major league source yesterday revealed that Wily Mo Pena cleared waivers, allowing the Red Sox team stats] to attempt to trade the 25-year-old outfielder. But Pena’s name was just one of many the Sox threw out onto the waiver wire. <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0><TBODY><TR><TD height=8><SPACER height="8" width="8" type="block"></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> Teams...

Farewell, my sweet combustible: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2562292

lovely http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2963275 The Major League Baseball umpires union said Monday that it is refusing to cooperate with a request for background checks from commissioner Bud Selig's office, calling the initiative a "knee-jerk, misguided witch hunt" in response to the NBA betting scandal involving referee Tim Donaghy.

This is a fascinating look at the MLB blackout areas My favorite is Buffalo. If you have Extra Innings you can not get the Indians or Pirates but you can get the closest team to Buffalo ( Toronto) Mets and Yankees are local And why is Charlotte protected by the REDS? http://bp1.blogger.com/_wvoLtwni0kc/RhUvZd19-xI/AAAAAAAAHg4/nE8fsbE7hmg/s1600-h/MLBBLACKOUT.jpg

He won't pitch for a few days. Prior probably won't make the rotation. Those poor, poor Cubbies fans... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/specials/spring_training/2007/03/15/wood.setback/index.html

Wow ... 3 times. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7089294?MSNHPHMA "Perez has been the only player suspended by baseball for stimulants since baseball banned them before the 2006 season."

Linkopotamus: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070801/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bba_royals_bell;_ylt=AqX_H_tK.XBo_8oFy90waFKs0NUE Edit: 'retire' should be 'resign' in my thread title.