Jarrod Saltalamacchia uttered the dreaded “L” word when discussing Francisco Cervelli‘s antics last night. Cervelli, who admitted earlier this year he needed to cut back on his emotional theatrics, irked John Lackey and the Red Sox with his clap at home plate after a fifth inning home run. Lackey would bean Cervelli later in the game, which [...]

CC Sabathia was 0-4 with a 7.20 ERA going into last night’s game in Boston. This caused many to worry after the Sox beat Sabathia in early August. Are the Sox in Sabathia’s head? How can the Yankees win an ALCS against them with their best pitcher unable to win against Boston? As I said before, [...]

Full Name – Joshua Michael Thole Born – Breese, Illinois on October 28, 1986 Height & Weight – 6-1, 215 Nickname – Josh Hobbies/Interests – I enjoy playing golf Player you would pay to watch today – Gary Carter, I played for him a few years back in the minors. It would be neat to [...]

Over the last week I discussed how I would vote for Curtis Granderson for American League MVP; how Ivan Nova has a great shot at AL Rookie of the Year; and provided platitudes about the work of Russell Martin. Although each was widely read, there was no “pat on the back,” or “good point.” Nothing. Just Crickets. But [...]

Although we have been around a while I find its always helpful to remind the readers of ways you can connect with this continously growing site. First, you can save the main RSS Feed by subscribing here. Are you aware there is a weekly radio show/podcast. Whether its my home brewed podcast, or an appearance [...]

Update: 6:00 AM on August 30th – As Chuck Johnson and Beyond the Boxscore pointed out, Ogando is not a rookie as he had 114 days of service time. My calculation was off, and Fangraphs should not have him listed with the “rookies.” Ivan Nova won his 14th ballgame yesterday, which I believe puts him in [...]

With everyone preparing for Hurricane Irene you might have missed a dominant pitching performance by Chris Capuano on Friday. Capuano’s complete game 13 strikeout shutout of Atlanta might appear to be another win in a season that will end short of the playoffs, but as Mark Simon noted at ESPN NY this is one of the best [...]

John Keri wrote a piece on the Cubs future “road map for success.” over at Grantland. When discussing Cubs President Crane Kenney stepping into the Alfonso Soriano negotiations, he called it “Randy Levineing Up the Price.” This is in reference to the Yankees Team President meddling into the Rafael Soriano signing. I think I am going to shamelessly steal that term going [...]

I thought this would bring back some memories for those that grew up playing the original Nintendo baseball games. First, check out this rare commercial for RBI Baseball. Remember that game? Remember this silliness. This is pretty funny too.  

Nineteen years ago today the Mets sent David Cone to Toronto for Jeff Kent and Ryan Thompson. Cone may be remembered today more for his time with the Yankees, but he became an elite pitcher across town with the Mets. Acquired on March 27th, 1987, along with Chris Jelic, for Rick Anderson, Mauro Gozzo, and Ed Hearn, Cone would join an already loaded rotation [...]

I move the show to Saturday morning due to Hurricane Irene. Hear me talk to Mike Bacsik, former big league pitcher who gave up Barry Bonds 756th home run. He discusses ihs controversial remarks on Twitter and the transition from athlete to sports fan and media member. Ken Griffey Sr. remembers his time with the [...]

In case I lose power from Hurricane Irene, I have posted a few pieces to go up over the next couple of days. I anticipate the pre-record audio from this week’s show to be up in a few hours. Stay safe out there and hopefully we will still be able to talk baseball here over [...]

The Rockland Boulders debuted this past June in the Can-Am League, but I have spent very little time covering the team. In a town that has two major baseball franchises, minor league teams in Coney Island and Trenton, and the Long Island Ducks, it’s difficult to generate press even in humble quarters like this site. [...]

Watch Darryl Strawberry on David Letterman. The title says 1987, but when you hear him speak it’s 1988 (Wrigley with lights referenced). Thought this was kind of interesting for everyone to enjoy.