Buy a new shirt, kid
Just saw a fan in the stands wearing a Bobby Higginson t-shirt. One of the 20-buck ones. C’mon, kid, you’re at the All-Star Game. In decent seats. Can’t you at least afford an Ivan Rodriguez shirt? Since we’re talking about…
Author: Dan
I'm a baseball editor and occasional writer who used to cover the minor leagues -- particularly the Lakewood BlueClaws -- in 2001-02. Unless otherwise credited (as of 2015) or linked off-site, all photos on this site were either taken by me or are part of my personal collection.
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It counts for some …
… but not for John Smoltz. You know the Braves aren’t going to the Series. So he grooves one to Tejada. Nice going, John.
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I hate that this one counts
Of all the stupid things Bud Selig has brought to Major League Baseball (shiny toupees and used-car-dealer suits on national TV during the home run derby among them), determining which team gets home-field advantage for the league’s championship by using…
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Orioles-Nationals gate comparison No. 5
The major league teams in Baltimore and Washington have now played at home on the same day 13 times this season. Well, there have been 13 dates, but a rainout in Baltimore last week (yet not in Washington, interestingly enough)…
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Orioles-Nationals gate comparison No. 4
So I was asleep at the turnstiles last week, when the Orioles and Nationals had three home dates in common. It had been so long (nearly two months) that they’d both been at home that it wasn’t on my radar….
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Not a good sign from those Mets
Something didn’t sit well with me as we left Shea Stadium on Sunday. That wasn’t a good way to end the homestand, not a good way to head out on a season-high 12-game road trip. The Mets went 6-6 on…
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Where do I apply?
Maybe it’s from too many years of playing fantasy baseball (combined with a close reading of Moneyball), but I’m starting to think I could do a better job at running a team than some of these executives in the major…
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Vote for Pedro
Is there no baseball etiquette anymore? What happened to the days when no one would mention a no-hitter in progress? Fans would wink and nod, but say no more. Announcers would work around it with phrases like, “the Mets have…
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A history of realignment
There’s a new website and magazine out called Gotham Baseball, which focuses on the past, present and future (as in minor leagues) of the grand ol’ game in the Big Apple. In his column on Sunday, Mark Healey proposed radical…