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SI’s Stewart Mandel tweeted this photo of Roger Clemens at the national championship game. I didn’t see one of Mindy McCready, though.

SI’s Stewart Mandel tweeted this photo of Roger Clemens at the national championship game. I didn’t see one of Mindy McCready, though.
It’s Santana Day in the Citi tonight. With Johan on the mound, the Mets have their best chance of winning out of every five games. But it bothers me that he’s pitching tonight, rather than two nights ago. Why? Because…
Was there any surprise to the last three awards? No, not really. American League Manager of the Year. Jim Leyland. Of course. He took a team that lost 119 games three years ago to the postseason. His was the best…
Going through some photos from last year and came across this GIF I (OK — Google Photos) made. I’d forgotten about it, even though I took these shots of his first home pitch with this specific plan in mind. Here’s…
Yesterday’s games:Cardinals 8, Dodgers 3Red Sox 9, Angels 3Twins 2, Yankees 0 Cardinals lead series 1-0Hooray for Larry Walker. Good for him. Sixteen years in the majors, six in Montreal, nine-plus in Colorado, one playoff appearance with the Rockies in…
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…
I’ve been watching MLB Network here and there, both at work and at home, and I really should start keeping it on in the background or as my default channel for idle loafing. (“Idle loafing” — not oxymoronic, just hyper-loaf-like.)…