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Blogdom's Best: Free The Teenagers!
News and Views From Somewhere Where You Won't Find Any Girls ... This whole NBA age limit thing is starting to get some folks real fired up ... and we could have some more lawsuits on our hands. [TrueHoop] A bunch of bloggers meet up and decide there might be a race problem in baseball. [BeerLeaguer...
Blogdom's Best: Phillies Will Make You Sick
News and Views From The Pocket Protected ... · It's official: Watching the Phillies is like getting knocked in the stomach. [Balls, Sticks & Stuff] · All you could possibly want to know about the new NHL rules. (And more, obviously.) [Off Wing Opinion] · Hockey now pricing opponents like baseball. G...
Today In MLB Blogs
Casting a wide net, MLB Blogs.com has recruited Alter Bridge guitarist Mark Tremonti to its stable of writers. We weren't quite sure what Alter Bridge was, so had to Google it (they used to be Creed). For those of you now looking up Creed, just skip this item entirely, OK? Attempting to mix profe...
Blogdom's Best: Mets Fans Change Their Minds
News and Views From A Girlfriend-Less Existance ... · After famously throwing in the towel just two weeks ago, Mets fans are now convinced the World Series is in their grasp. So cute, those Mets fans. [Fear And Faith In Flushing] · You can marry off Portland's Darius Miles, but come on, he's still D...
Today In MLB Blogs
One thing about Tommy Lasorda: He's not afraid to tackle the tough issues. Have steroids tainted the record book? Should Pete Rose be in the Hall of Fame? What of the Kenny Rogers incident? These are issues that will, um, have to be addressed at another time. Right now Tommy wants to remind us that...
Today In MLB Blogs
Zack Hample, author of The Baseball Collector, is somewhat of a legend in the sports memorabilia world. His claim to fame: He's caught at least one ball in 404 consecutive Major League games. But now the ugly, horrible truth. As we learn in his latest entry, Hample's pursuit is not all that glamo...
Tommy Lasorda Returns To Action
Attention Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea. Tommy Lasorda has updated his blog! Everyone please turn on your computers! Every month or so, perhaps simply to justify the free laptop computer, our man Tommy does his duty for MLB Blogs.com. This time he pecks out a loving tribute to the A...
Today In MLB Blogs
Oh, MLB Blogs, you're so cute. Noting the controversy over the final fan voting for the All-Star Game, the site points out that some of its bloggers don't agree on the winners. Inside the White Sox believes that Scott Podsednik is deserving. But over at Bleeding Pinstripes, there's a difference o...
Blogdom's Best: Nothing To See Here. No, Really
· Minor league team draws raves for not doing any promotion at all. Like, none. [Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer] · Batgirl gets all gooey and happy over a vehicle that seems invented exclusively for her. [Batgirl] · Hey, maybe it's possible that Billy Beane AND John Schuerholz are right! Maybe? [Sports...
Today In MLB Blogs
Is there controversy in MLB Blogs Land? Disharmony among the celebrity bloggers? Brian Kamenetzky writes for ESPN the Magazine. He lives in Los Angeles and writes screenplays (or so it says in his bio). And he has a blog on MLB Blogs, where he writes about such topics as venison, monkeys and All-...
Life As A Mets Fan
You kind of have to hate yourself to be a New York Mets fan. You're second-tier in your own city, your team is always just good enough not to be awful but bad enough not to be good and your stadium is right next to the freaking airport. This torture is brilliantly realized in this post from Mets b...
Blogdom's Best: Ensberg's Courageous Move From Under the Covers
· Baseball Musings points out the somewhat dubious "heroism" of Astros third baseman Morgan Ensberg. [Baseball Musings] · How sedate, satisifed Cardinals fans keep themselves interested: Ranking every player on the damned team. [Cardnilly] · Sportshooligan looks at the new documentary Murderball and...
Today In MLB Blogs
Today's quiz: Which has more long-range potential — any recent Jason Alexander sitcom pilot, or The Roid Room, the latest entry over at MLB Blogs? The young Republicans over at MLB Blogs must love their latest tenant. While Tommy Lasorda is saluting himself over on their flagship blog, Roid Room ...
Today In MLB Blogs
Occasionally we like to take a scenic carriage ride through MLB Blogs to soak in the landscape:...
Blogdom's Best: There's Crying In Seattle
· Yeah, you know, it is kind of weird when an athlete just starts crying when he gets cut or traded. [The Sports Frog] · Red Sox media, fans, various pet guppies all about to crucify closer Keith Foulke. [Boston Sports Media] · A's general manager Billy Beane preaches some more to the choir at A's f...
Today In MLB Blogs
You remember Curt Smith — he was one of George H.W. Bush's most prolific speechwriters. You've probably been walking around town quoting Smith lines for years and not known it. There was the memorable time Bush said, um ... and the time he talked about ... er ... that thing ... ah ... Well, just t...
Blogdom's Best: Would The Yankees Really Trade Sheffield To The <em>Mets</em>?
· Faith And Fear In Flushing tries not to wet itself over potential Sheffield deal. [Faith And Fear In Flushing] · ESPN should not taunt Tony LaRussa. [SportsFrog] · The great love affair with Braves pitching coach Leo Mazzone continues. [Baseball Musings]...
Today In MLB Blogs
One thing we've always wondered about MLB Blogs: How far is too far? Will they censor one of their members for posting a bunch of dirty jokes, or photos of a bare-chested Tommy Lasorda? What exactly gets you kicked off MLB Blogs? We can't see their terms of service unless we actually sign up for a ...
Blogdom's Best: The Dominance Of Tony LaRussa
News And Views From Men With Bad Hair ... · Since May 27, 2004, the St. Louis Cardinals have been 14 games better than every other team in baseball. Take that, Boston! [Baseball Musings] · It is not a good year to be a sports fan in the San Francisco Bay area. [7th Inning Stretch] · The odd birds at...
Today In MLB Blogs
If weblogs are the new journalism, then what the hell went awry over at MLB Blogs? You'd think that people paying $4.95 a month for a weblog would be more into it, but alas, there's not much action here. Let's go to the statistics. For the month of June, the first 10 featured sites on MLB Blogs' ...