Archive for June, 2008

June 15, 2008

On this date in 1976

From Baseball-Reference.com, a couple of interesting items from today’s date in baseball history:

A game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros between was rained out at the Houston Astrodome. Only members of both teams were able to make it to the stadium. The game was postponed when heavy rains and flooding prevented umpires, fans and [...]

June 10, 2008

If You Want to Read a Good Beat Writer’s Blog…

…visit the Nick Piecoro Covering the Diamondbacks blog on the Arizona Republic site. Piecoro gets what makes a good writer’s blog.

June 4, 2008

It’s Been A While…

We know, there’s nothing worse than a blog that goes dark for, oh, two months. We’ll be back soon with BaseballBlend.com — we’ve got some ideas brewing to make it a site worth your time…again.
In the spirit of triumphant returns, let’s all welcome back former Angel/Royal/Blue Jay Willie Mays Aikens.
Aikens, whose case was often cited [...]