On behalf of all Mets fans, I would like to thank Jaime Moyer. He coupled aggressive negotiations during the 2008-2009 off-season, leading to a two-year $13 million deal, with terrible pitching during the 2009 campaign. The $6.5 million he’s owed in 2010 has inspired a remarkable series of events which has been a roller coaster [...]
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Looking on the Bright Side: ND Coaching Search Edition
There’s going to be plenty of time to criticize Brian Kelly, the 29th coach of the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame. So before he does anything to remind us of Davie, Willingham, and Weis, let’s say a few nice things about him:
He has a 34-6 record at Cincinnati.
He is the 2009 National Coach of the [...]
106 Days Until Pitchers and Catchers Report
That is all.
Choose your own adventure: ND-USC edition
Win or lose, there’s no way that I’m going to be able to say something coherent after the ND-USC game this weekend, which is why I’m giving my opinions in advance…
For an ND blowout victory over the Trojans, turn to page ‘National Championship Game, Here We Come‘…
For a last minute drive putting the Irish ahead [...]
Great Moments in Advertising: California Baseball Edition
Let’s run around the park, without a care in the world! Let’s have a catch! Win or lose, it doesn’t matter, we’re just happy to be here!
I’m as incompetent as the Mets
How I forget this headline from my last rant about the Mets is as appalling as the headline itself:
Livan Hernandez to first base?
There are occasions when a team might use a starting pitcher as a pinch hitter. Typically, the pitcher in question pinch hits for a relief pitcher (who gets very few plate appearances) when [...]
Ain’t nothing about this phony – redux
That was the statement by Cliff Floyd when the Mets surged to the top of the NL early in the 2006 season. Well there ain’t nothing phony about the 2009 Mets’ 50-56 record. It’s so bad that:
Giving up 1, 2, and 5 runs in the eighth, ninth, and tenth innings, respectively, to lose to St. [...]
Carlo and the Caps
Because the best parenting advice comes from the Hardball Times
Long Live Lawn Bowling! Down with Bocce!
Golden Gate Park has lawn bowling greens where bocce playing is specifically prohibited. Did you know that lawn bowling and bocce are different things? I didn’t. But I have since learned that in bocce, the balls are spherical, but in bowling, the balls are asymmetric, having a flat side that can be used to curve [...]
Was baseball more fun in the 1980s?
Sure it turned out that they were all a bunch of drug addicts, but watching the Mets of the 80s shaped the way I think about baseball. For example, I thought lighting someone’s shoe on fire was a normal thing to do in a dugout.
The best we have now is a guy who can spin [...]
Trying to improve myself
Old Jere: “I hope Jimmy Rollins tears an ACL at the bottom of that pile.”
New Jere: “Pitchers and catchers report in ~100 days.”
Astros vs. Cubs
On Monday night, Dad and I went to see the Astros play the Cubs at Wrigley. There was little offense, with only two runs scored and few scoring chances. The pitching was fair, but not dominant. No exciting defensive plays were made. Lou Pinella didn’t even get into an argument.
And it was the most memorable [...]