GROTE'S GRIPES: THE BLUNDER YEARS
We asked our Minnie Minoso to grab a bat and pinch-hit for us today and, being the team player he is, he agreed. Bonus: He’s […]
Year: 2009
FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED MAJORS GETTING OLD?
“We don’t stop playing because we get old. We get old because we stop playing.” -George Bernard Shaw LONG ISLAND, NY – We are in […]
ONE SPLENDID SPLINTER: A .406 BATTING AVERAGE
BOSTON, MA – “Gods do not answer letters.” – John Updike on Ted Williams’ aloof attitude toward the press and the fans. True or False: […]
ANGRY WARD WEDNESDAY: GIMME AN ALL-STAR BREAK
NEW YORK, NY—As Ace Frehley would say: I’m back, back in the New York groove. The vacation was nice, but a week away from the […]
ARE THEY TRULY ALL-STARS? STEROID LIST REDUX
SAINT LOUIS, MO – We’re here, looking for some sign that a saint of any kind is present – mixing it up with the godless […]
LET'S MAKE THE HOME RUN DERBY COUNT, TOO!
By West Coast Craig Wrigley Field (Los Angeles version) — Yes, yes, I know, I’m not saying anything new here when I say that, generally, […]
WHADDYA HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELF, OMAR?
By Rex O’Rourke ALTAMONT, NY – I’ve been trying to look at the Mets with an unbiased eye. Are they underachievers, injury plagued, heartless, unlucky, […]
SOUL-LESS METS SHUN CHURCH FOR FRENCH-TO-LE-COEUR SINNER
CRAZY HORSE SALOON; PARIS, FRANCE – Decadence has beaten back Purity in Queens. No, that’s not some philosophical observation regarding the Harvey Fiersteins of the […]
COOKIE's CORNER: JERRY'S ALL-STAR TEAM
FLUSHING (TOILET), NY – July 4th has come and gone. On the East Coast, we’ve had about 10 days of summer so far because of […]
10 REASONS WHY THE DODGERS SUCK AN EGG
DODGER CITY FIELD, FLUSHING – With the summer flying by and leaving us with but half of a baseball season, we feel the need to […]