Archive for February, 2008

Rudy Giuliani took a beating (and justifiably so) from the press for his recent presidential campaign, in which he opted not to compete with his fellow candidates in states such as Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina. Instead, he hunkered down in Florida and decided that’s where his campaign would make its last stand.
How [...]

Every year I forget that Canada has a baseball hall of fame. I was reminded yet again this year when I read that former Blue Jays (et al) infielder (but mostly shortstop) Tony Fernandez was elected to the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
He’ll be one of four to be inducted on June [...]

Last night, while mindlessly scanning the internet while trying to watch TV at the same time (which never works), I stopped by Office Tally - a site utterly devoted to NBC’s The Office - which had the news that a writer and producer for the show, Michael Schur, had outed himself as Ken Tremendous of [...]

This fall, Fantagraphics Books will release a graphic novel about the life of Roberto Clemente, titled 21. The book, by Puerto Rican cartoonist Wilfred Santiago, has its own website, where you can check out a preview as well as a trailer including several illustrations.
You can also view the trailer at Santiago’s personal web page. [...]

As the advances in sports medicine accelerate, sometimes fans take certain procedures for granted — or at least assume that a time-tested surgery will work every time.

One example: replacing the ulnar collateral ligament in a pitcher’s throwing arm with a forearm tendon. In plain English, Tommy John Surgery.
The Boston Globe today runs a feature on [...]

Yesterday, the media got a look at the Washington Nationals’ almost completed new ballpark, which will be open for business (and baseball) this upcoming season and currently carries the refreshingly un-corporate name, Nationals Park. It’s too bad bloggers weren’t part of the tour group, as I think they could’ve offered more of a fan/spectator [...]

Throughout the entire Johan Santana trade drama that kept baseball under hostage for the past two months (and really, aren’t you grateful to the Detroit Tigers for getting their blockbuster deal done quickly, freeing us to pay attention to other news, such as, say the upcoming presidential election?), I often visualized Lloyd Bridges when thinking [...]

What happened to the notion that only left-handed soft tossers can hang on into perpetuity?
The Diamondbacks are among the teams kicking the tires on former short-arming closer Keith Foulke. And why not? At 35, he may have some life left in him.
Or maybe not.
Foulke threw last Thursday [Jan. 17] at a training facility in [...]