I love the readers at NBC. I really do! And despite my worst fears going in, I’d say 99.9% of them are reasonable people. But then there’s that .1% . . . Here’s a comment that came in response to my saying — with my tongue very obviously in my cheek — that it would […]

Kind of a lost day for me as the legal job sapped the afternoon away, but let’s close on an amusing note, shall we? For weeks now, Delaware’s sports betting, under the umbrella of the state lottery, has received major criticism. The NFL has been at the reigns of the opposition, and now the verbal […]

I like organ music. I like the Braves. Ergo, I like articles about organ music at Braves games: For the past four years, the Atlanta Braves had used recorded organ music for games at Turner Field, but it wasn’t the same. Fans heard the familiar, traditional sound of an organ, but without a living, breathing, […]

So my wife — who is not a baseball fan by any stretch of the imagination — goes to the Columbus Clippers-Scranton-Wilkes Barre Yankees game last night. It was a work function and the beer was free. You know how that goes. Anyway, when she came downstairs this morning I asked her how it went. […]

White Sox 5, Rays 0: Nice game for Josh Fields (1-4, grand slam). Scott Kazmir’s nightmare season continues. Rumors have him on the trading block to free up some salary for the Rays to get Lee or someone. What a difference a year makes. Wait, why are you looking at me like that? Did something […]

When do position players go pop?

Some deeper league pitching options, Colorado’s new starting left fielder and Cincinnati’s new starting catcher are part of this week’s analysis of possible NL roster additions.

Eight potential pickups for the AL.

The best hitters at getting to 3-0

On July 21, 1997 Curt Schilling pitched eight innings against the Pirates, striking out 15. For his trouble, he was rewarded with a loss. That isn’t an everyday occurrence, but it does happen more than one might suspect.