His Game to Win
November 3, 2011 by Ted Leavengood · 3 Comments
Tony LaRussa retires and Davey Johnson returns. It might seem that the trade off leaves the managerial ranks about the same, but there is a changing of the guard occurring in the leadership of Major League Baseball. LaRussa’s 33 years as manager is unequalled except by Connie Mack–whose 53 years in the dugout is one […]
BBA Names Arizona’s Gibson, Tampa Bay’s Maddon Top Managers
October 10, 2011 by Seamheads · Leave a Comment
Top Blogger Organization Awards Connie Mack Award For 2011 Arizona Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon were named the 2011 Connie Mack Award winners today by the Baseball Bloggers Alliance. The Connie Mack Award recognizes those considered the top manager for the season. Gibson took over an Arizona team that […]
Belated 2011 MLB Predictions
April 3, 2011 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Yes, folks, the 2011 MLB season is underway. Rosters have changed and managers have changed; Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens HAVEN’T changed. Here’s how they’ll finish: AL EAST Boston Red Sox N.Y. Yankees T.B. Rays Baltimore Orioles Toronto Blue Jays AL CENTRAL Chicago White Sox Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Cleveland Indians AL WEST Texas […]
Been Down So Long
April 17, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
A scant year ago, Jim Bowden departed Washington, DC with the Nationals baseball team as ruined as his reputation. Â Just as we tend to forget the desert at the first oasis, so the barren geography of hopeless losing was washed away this weekend as Matt Capps converted his first five save opportunities and up and […]
Can’t Get No Satisfaction
March 26, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · Leave a Comment
Five days in the Florida sun watching baseball without commuting on Metro, conference calls from hell, or stereo political rhetoric. Â How can the crowds be so small down here when the grass is so green?
Dan’s daring predictions for diamond action
March 23, 2010 by Dan Schlossberg · Leave a Comment
Predicting the future — in any venue — is difficult even for Alison DuBois or others blessed with psychic powers. That is especially true when it comes to baseball, where teams play nearly 200 games and face each one without knowing who will get hot, who will get hurt, or who will perform above or […]
