"Whatcho talkin' 'bout, ump?!":
Kudos to the team for taking a potentially dull publicity stunt and ratcheting it up a couple of notches on the entertainment meter.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 08:19 AM - 1 comment

Robot Bob Sheppard?:
There is a suggestion by some that Bob Sheppard voice (announcer at Yankee Stadium) be converted into a text-to-speech program so that he may always be the announcer at new Yankee Stadium.

One gentleman has compiled a result of what it might sound like.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 05:42 PM - 4 comments

First Class?:
Excellent baseball writer Joe Posnanski proposes a question:
"If you could start over, who would make up your Hall of Fame first class?"

posted by grum@work to baseball at 07:55 AM - 14 comments

Four-time World Champion admits to using steroids.

posted by grum@work to football at 11:26 AM - 36 comments

It's been 10 years?!:
That's right, 10 years since Kerry Wood tied the major league record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game.
You can watch the video highlights of the 20 strikeouts here.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 08:05 PM - 11 comments

So it finally comes to an end. Julio Franco has retired.:
The oldest man to hit a major league home run has finally retired from professional baseball. His announcement came after a Mexican minor league game. At the age of 49, he's finally hung up the spikes. (crazy Julio Franco trivia inside)

posted by grum@work to baseball at 10:44 PM - 15 comments

Barry Bonds signs with Yankees!:
The New York Yankees have pulled out all the stops to win this season and have signed Barry Bonds to act as their DH. This comes on the heels of Jason Giambi being diagnosed with another stomach tumour (his first one was in 2004). Bonds is expected to practice with their Florida State League team for a couple of weeks before being called up to the majors. The terms of his contract are currently unavailable.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 12:14 AM - 31 comments

What does $9,999 get you?:
Greatness.

posted by grum@work to hockey at 10:25 AM - 22 comments

Goose cooks up HOF induction, but Rice is not on the menu this year.:
Only one player was chosen for the class of 2008, "Goose" Gossage.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 10:24 PM - 29 comments

The count is up to four.:
Stop me if you've heard this one before: A Philadelphia Flyer has been suspended by the league this season for an illegal hit that injured an opposing player.

posted by grum@work to hockey at 05:49 PM - 24 comments

ARod wins AL MVP award, but not unanimously.:
ARod got 26 of the 28 first place votes. The other two first place votes went to Magglio Ordonez of the Detroit Tigers. The voters who chose Ordonez over ARod? Writers from the Detroit News and Oakland Press (Pontiac, Michigan).

*cough*

posted by grum@work to baseball at 03:58 PM - 42 comments

ARod returning to the Yankees.:
Asked whether the only remaining details were putting the deal on paper, Steinbrenner responded: "pretty much so."

posted by grum@work to baseball at 08:37 PM - 38 comments

Man catches historic home run ball and...does what?!:
He does what we always lie to ourselves that we'd do if in the same circumstance.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 09:36 PM - 19 comments

Got it. Got it. Got it. Holy...:
You can keep your Daisuke Matsuzaka rookie card and your ARod special insert cards. One lucky guy was blessed to find this relic!

posted by grum@work to culture at 06:32 PM - 18 comments

Irish Eyes Are Smiling:
Padraig Harrington wins in a playoff to grab the claret jug and secure his first major golf title. Harrington, Sergio Garcia and Andres Romero provided enough wild shots on the final two holes of Carnoustie to remind everyone (as ABC/ESPN was happy to do) of Jean Van de Velde's collapse in 1999 (video).

posted by grum@work to golf at 06:10 PM - 31 comments

He's baaaaaack! (sort of):
Everyone's favourite baseball player that refers to himself in the 3rd person returns to the major leagues as a coach.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 12:51 AM - 18 comments

"I wanna pitch!":
"Rocket! Rocket! Rocket!"

posted by grum@work to baseball at 08:12 PM - 14 comments

Remember when he played for them?:
You don't? How about Toronto Raptor Hakeem Olajuwon? Or Baltimore Oriole Reggie Jackson? Or even Philadelphia Phillie Ryne Sandberg?
Some things just don't look right...

posted by grum@work to culture at 09:29 PM - 31 comments

The Rocket Lands In New York...Again.:
Roger Clemens announced his return to the NY Yankees during the 7th inning stretch of Sunday's game against the Mariners.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 02:32 PM - 132 comments

It was a close game...until it started.:
An NCAA Division III baseball game produced an interesting result. As the box score shows, the rally in the 6th inning fell a little bit short.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 08:15 PM - 12 comments

Cleveland vs Anaheim...in Milwaukee:
Due to the weather in Cleveland, the Indians/Anaheim series will be played in a neutral site.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 01:18 PM - 11 comments

"Juuuuust a bit outside.":
The worst ceremonial first pitch in baseball history.

posted by grum@work to baseball at 09:24 PM - 28 comments

Get your vote on!:
The Canadian sports television network "The Score" has started a massive undertaking to determine the greatest sports highlight of all time. They've put together their list of the top 64 plays into a playoff bracket system. They reveal a new match-up each weeknight.

posted by grum@work to other at 10:38 AM - 35 comments

Ripken and Gwynn guaranteed to receive less than 100% of HOF vote.:
"If no one else can find meaningful fault with Gwynn or Baltimore's iron shortstop, Cal Ripken Jr., count on Paul Ladewski to act as designated killjoy. The columnist for Chicago's Daily Southtown vowed in 2005 not to vote for anyone who played during baseball's steroid era, and confirmed Thursday that he had submitted a blank ballot this year."

posted by grum@work to baseball at 04:54 PM - 46 comments

New "toy" to play with at Baseball-Reference.com:
Want to know what Pedro Martinez's 2000 season pitching stats would look like if he played in 1968 for the Los Angeles Dodgers?
Click on the title link, choose the red link: "Neutralize Stats".
Choose 1968.
Choose NL.
Choose Los Angeles Dodgers.
Whoa.
(more inside)

posted by grum@work to baseball at 08:50 PM - 23 comments