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OK, here's the thing. Baseballs are plentiful and relatively cheap. So why do people become village idiots when one is batted in their direction? We've seen fathers elbow their young daughters out of the way in order to catch a foul ball at a major league game. We've seen men knocking over the eld...
Blogdom's Best: Since When Do Republicans Care About Baseball? (Wait ...)
News And Views Sent From A Fat Guy Into The Air ... · The GOP is pissy about billionaire George Soros' bid to buy the Washington Nationals. [Can't Stop The Bleeding] · A new blog launches, devoted to Astros stud Craig Biggio and his odd quest to be hit by baseballs. [Plunk Biggio] · Confusion about ...
Blogdom's Best: The Nationals (wha?) Are Buyers Buyers Buyers
· A 2,000-word treatise on whom the Washington Nationals should trade for as they (huh?) make a run for a division title. [Capitol Punishment] · Confused Philadelphia phans aren't quite sure what they're supposed to yell at Boston fans. [The 700 Level] · Cubs fans have officially jumped the cliff: T...
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Humor. Who knows exactly how it works? Some things just strike us as amusing. For instance we were watching a rerun of the TV show "M*A*S*H" last night and witnessed the following exchange: Frank Burns: "Listen Bub, I'm a pretty fair doctor myself. You can ask any of my patients." Hawkeye: "We're...
Zack Greinke: "Let Me Go Home!"
The truly amazing folks at Yard Work — an anonymous blog that's written in the voices of ESPN writers and "personalities" — are having a grand time playing around with ESPN.com's new "writing" gig for A's closer Huston Street. Yard Work imagines a continuous column written by Royals starter Zack G...
Blogdom's Best: It's Cute When Newspaper Reporters Pretend They Go Online
News From Chairs With Little Rollers On Them ... · Boston Globe profiles message board poster, but gets everything wrong. [Sons Of Sam Horn] · White Sox fans finally starting to believe. They're totally going to regret it. [SouthSideSox] · Sympathy for Vinny Castilla and his "tired bat." [District o...
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As if the world doesn't hate us enough already, somebody got the bright idea recently to send Tommy Lasorda to other nations to act as our ambassador. He has just returned from Japan, where he was part of a "delegation" representing us at the World Expo. We know this because Tommy has just recoun...
Blogdom's Best: It's Bad Enough We Have To Watch It <em>Once</em>
News And Views From People For Whom RSS Is A Stat ... All-Baseball.com columnist begs and pleads for instant replay to stay away from the diamond. [All-Baseball.com] A remembrance of Darryl Kile, three years to the day of his death. [Viva El Birdos] Unfortunately, SportsCenter is still planning on s...
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They've finally figured out a practical use for MLB Blogs.com, and we have to say it's a stroke of genius. What Major League Baseball has done is to take all players who are currently on the disabled list, and make them write a blog on their site. Sort of a forced labor camp for them to earn thei...
Blogdom's Best: Will The Cubs Make A Trade? Or Will They Just Sell Beer?
The Cubs are still talking about making a trade, even if those trades don't make any sense. Cubs fans are so cute sometimes. [IvyChat] Boston fans are (get this) now annoyed with other teams' fans and announcers. We're gonna just let that sit for a moment. [RallyCuff] Lester Earl continues to cause ...
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If you're like us, you begin each day by asking "What would Tommy Lasorda do?" Never one to shy from the controversial issues, Tommy will always stand up for what is right. When he sees an injustice, he moves to right it. When he senses that people are in trouble, he is the first to offer assistan...
Blogdom's Best: Shift Jeter To Center!
News and views from people who actually understand modem speeds ... Could the Yanks cure everything by moving Derek Jeter farther away? If this happened, would he secretly poison A-Rod? We hope so. That would be fun. [Only Baseball Matters] If only someone would kill Ken Harrelson, we might actua...
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We knew it would come to this. Until now, MLB Blogs.com has been somewhat harmless. Annoying, but benign. Yesterday, for instance, we fell asleep while trying to get through "Life in the Slow Lane," a blog about the Kansas City Royals. It was a peaceful slumber, and we dreamed of puppies and free ...
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News And Views From That Creepy Guy In The Corner ... The next person who tells us a Roger Clemens rumor is getting shot. [The Dugout] The Kansas City Royals will never lose again. [Royals Op-Ed Page] Voodoo dolls of Dan Kolb sprouting up all over Atlanta. [Brave-O-Matic]...
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We won't even comment on the terrifying play on words that assualted us at the top of the page when we checked in at MLB Blogs.com this morning. It's discomforting enough to learn that Tom Seaver has his own wine label, but to learn it like this ... It's really a horrifying pun, there in the firs...
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News And Views From Life Under Mom's Thumb ... You are no longer allowed to get bombed at USC games. Don't tell OJ.[TrojanWire] Ozzie Guillen and Jeff Brantley have a really dopey feud. [Can't Stop The Bleeding] "Shemp" Matsui makes Yanks haters happy. [The Yankee Despiser]...
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It's official: America is suffering from creative block. Over at MLB Blogs.com, the latest feature entry concerns a dad and son who are visiting five major league ballparks in five days. They've entitled it 5 for 5. Get it? (Alternate title: Something Juan Gonzalez Will Never Again Do). Exciting?...
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News From Basements All Across This Fine Land ... The Ray Lankford Hall Of Fame. Really. [Baseball Rants] Marlins fans still holding out hope for a new stadium. That's cute. [Fish Stripes] It's official: Everyone in Boston wants to kill Mark Blount. [Celtics Blog]...
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If you're like us, you've just been assuming all along that Elton John is a big baseball fan. Yep, he is — or so claims his tour manager, D.C. Parmet. How do we know this? Parmet is the latest contributor to MLB Blogs.com — the site that lets you do all the work, and makes you pay them!...
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Nothing much to report from ... oh, here's something. "Tour of Duty" blog authors Kevin and Sean recently visited the wax museum. Right after this photo was taken, Lasorda had to return to his real job with the Dodgers — covering the infield when it rains. Vin Scully, of course, is so old that he...