New ballparks never about the public good
ShysterBall, touching on an article about the first five years of Petco Park: More subjectively speaking, I have a brother who has lived in San Dieg…
Dukes should start, not sit
Dave Cameron on what looks like a truly odd move: Even with the GM having resigned in disgrace and promises of a new organization going forward, the…
Mets should platoon Murphy to begin season
Will Daniel Murphy justify the Mets' faith in him? Or will he revert to his minor league performance, which was decent but far from scintillating? Ted…
Bonifacio not the leadoff answer for Marlins
Good news! The Marlins have settled on their leadoff man! And he's fast! Bad news! The Marlins' leadoff man has a .300 career on-base percentage. …
Monday Mendozas
Today's links come to you with -- as Jon Miller put it Sunday night -- my best New Year's wishes … • Josh Wilker's hit the big time, …
Mariners lose again: Ulcer disables Ichiro
The Seattle Times' Geoff Baker on the Ulcer Heard 'Round the Northwest: Ichiro has been placed on the 15-day DL after doctors found he had a bleedin…
Sheffield likely won't be better than Tatis for Mets
From the New York Posts' Joel Sherman, today's hottest rumor! The Mets were closing in on signing Gary Sheffield, likely today, with an eye on givin…
High hopes for the next baseball flick
This morning I was thrilled to find that New York Times movie critic A.O. Scott really likes this new baseball movie. Money: The game of baseball, u…
Umpires don't live like the Common Man
At least one reader took some offense at my take on a new tool for checking the umps' work: You consistently argue for the common man, unless that c…
Keeping an eye on some minor league moves
Some highlights from Baseball America's latest list of minor league transactions: • The Red Sox signed 29-year-old reliever Rocky Cherry, who w…