The Santa Curse
It happened to Tim Allen’s “career,” too, but it seems that playing Santa has its drawbacks, as noted in the New York Times: Jeff Francoeur played Santa Claus at the Christmas party, a role that has often come with its…
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Keep an eye on those Red Sox
When the trade that would send Mike Lowell from the Red Sox to the Rangers came to light, one of my coworkers — a big-time Yankee fan — rejoiced. “They’re going to get Adrian Beltre,” he said with a dismissive…
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On Halladay, blue caps and Jose
Count me among those who doesn’t think the acquisition of Roy Halladay makes the Phillies that much better. For 2010, at least. They essentially swapped out Cliff Lee for Halladay at the front of their rotation. They went from a…
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Final evaluation of the 2004 Beltran blockbuster
It has been 5 1/2 years since the Royals traded Carlos Beltran to the Astros in a three-team deal also involving the Oakland A’s. Houston, of course, only had Beltran through the 2004 postseason (that amazing eight homer, 14-RBI, .400+…
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‘New’ Mets unis
I saw the story — and got the e-mail — yesterday of the Mets’ announcement that they will wear new pinstriped uniforms in 2010. The only real difference is that they’re off-white instead of pure white, a slight shift and…
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Awards put a bow on 2009
MLB’s awards season wrapped up today in fitting fashion with Albert Pujols’ unanimous selection as NL MVP, making him just the 10th player in history to win the award three times. As if he needed this to make his case,…
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Perhaps they would’ve been the Manhattan Maulers
So this just occurred to me. Have you seen the opening montage of Woody Allen’s Manhattan? It’s a slideshow of scenes from around New York — pretty much all of them in Manhattan — with Woody’s voiceover and Gershwin’s “Rhapsody…
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Most valuable losers
When Chase Utley hit his second home run in Game 5 of the World Series, giving him five against the Yankees, the discussion began about who had been named Series MVP from the losing team. Since the award was first…
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Random thoughts during a scoreless extra-innings classic
While watching the beginning of what has become this amazing pitchers’ duel between the Red Sox and Yankees (it’s now in the 12th, still scoreless), I wondered when the last time was that a team pitched a no-hitter against its…
