Mark Bowman believes that Tom Glavine will retire within the next couple of weeks: Tom Glavine says that he’ll wait at least two weeks before determining if he’ll ever pitch again. But as he spoke yesterday afternoon, it was hard to ignore the belief that he seemingly already knows his fate . . . . […]

Given the heat seeking missile that Matt Taibbi sends up Brian Cashman’s rear with this article in the May issue of Men’s Journal, I can only assume that Cashman ran over Taibbi’s dog and slept with his wife. Or vice-versa. Or maybe he had a threesome with them and then ran them both over: . […]

Here’s an article catching up with former Giant Dave Dravecky. I don’t subscribe to the religious views he does and I have about three hours worth of rants about the motivational speaking circuit in which he now earns his living, but none of that really matters. What matters is that when I was 16 I […]

It has nothing much to do with the article in which it’s found, but this kind of quote, about the challenges of facing the Cubs, always makes me smile: “It’s big, especially with a team as quality as they are,” Wainwright said. “They’re going to be there at the end battling you. Anytime you can […]

Apparently the Giants’ problems are all mental: “Are we this bad? No,” manager Bruce Bochy said, attempting to answer the central question about his team. “But right now we are.” And the first thing the Giants need to do to get better? “What you start with as much as anything,” he said, “is how we […]

No, not Alex Cole, the man for whom the Indians famously moved the fences back in 1990, it’s Alexander Cartwright’s birthday today. Given that he’s 189 years-old, however, the celebration will remain low key. For those unfamiliar, a Wiki-overview of why all of the banks and government offices are closed today: Cartwright was a bookseller […]

The suits are still trying to figure out if my stuff belongs on the Red Network or the Blue Network. And they still won’t let me begin my posts with a second inversion C Major triad. The Marlins are on the march! Yankee Stadium: Meh. Can the Blue Jays keep it up? Why is everyone […]

Indians 10, Yankees 2: I missed it live, but thankfully STO shows Indians day game replays in the evening. Having known the outcome in advance, I could focus on other things. Mostly I was fixated on the view of the primo seats just to the third base side of home that were visible during every […]

On April 14, 1969, Brad Ausmus was born. In his 17-year caree, he has appeared in more games than all but a handful of catchers. During this career, Ausmus posted a historic batting line, which inspired Richard to look at other, similar hitters.

The figures challenge the reputation