Ten Rings

Yogi Berra is famous for his goofy quotes and stooge looks. Bryce Rushmeyer’s quote, "That guy doesn’t look like a ballplayer, I saw his face", certainly comes to mind when seeing him. Yogi got this reaction over and over throughout his career and always came back with “I’ve never seen a guy hit with [...]

Final view of Yankee Stadium

Love it or hate it this is a pretty neat interactive panoramic view of Yankee Stadium before its last game last night

New York Trip leftovers

I have just added some videos to You Tube from a couple New York trips. I wish I had gotten more video of the two Twins/Yankees games that Matt, Troy, Dave and I had attended.
The first two videos were taken in September 2006.

This shot from [...]

Pay-Rod?

Here is an interesting article breaking down how A-Rod could fit into a number of other MLB teams.
On one hand, the author cherry-picked the worst contracts on each team and substituted them with A-Rod. This is very easy to do in hindsight. On the other hand, it really shows how teams are overspending on talent:

Jason [...]

Jeter drinks wine coolers

Here you go Jimmy a top 100 reason list from 2006 to hate Derek Jeter…
http://www.torontobaseballguys.com/jeter.html
Here’s the top 10 to start with:
1. The Fist-Pump – Jeter’s trademark celebration for a home run, key single, stolen base, finding a nice parking spot…
2. The Number – When he joined the Yankees, Jeter wanted a single-digit number, noting [...]

Twins Road Trip

The Minnesota Twins will have a different look this year without Torii Hunter and possibly Johan Santana, with a couple new additions Delmon Young, Mike Lamb, and Adam Everett (who), but a road trip is always a great idea to see outdoor baseball and see what other cities have to offer. The last [...]