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CINCINNATI, OH — It’s a lesson so many have had to learn in the past, and some local Cincy sports-talk radio hosts learned it this week: Ken Griffey Jr. plays better when he’s mad. In the days since the “Two Angry Guys” put forth that Griffey should move from center field, Griffey has gone 4-for-8 […]
CHICAGO, IL — The day after the bench-clearing brawl at US Cellular Field, White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski was yet again the focus of head-shaking on Sunday. After Pierzynski hit a home run in the fourth inning, he thumped his chest twice, put his fist to his mouth and pointed toward the sky, mocking Cubs […]
PHOENIX, AZ — Former highest paid player in MLB and trick-or-treater hater Albert Belle was arrested for the second time in four months, as he was charged with a second stalking charge on Wednesday. Belle, who awaits his court date on previous charges of stalking his ex-girlfriend, was accused of making repeated phone calls to […]
In which a basically anonymous sportswriter demonstrates that no, he has not read “Tuesdays With Morrie.”
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — The world watched, waited, and griped, but Barry Bonds couldn’t tie Ruth during the Giants’ homestand last week. Before leaving on the team’s next road trip to Houston, the media sought answers for the dry spell.
“I’m late guys. I gotta go,” Bonds told reporters on Sunday night. “The bus leaves in […]
I’m surprised it took this long to post a video of Rick Sutcliffe’s legally-impaired visit to the Padres’ broadcast booth, but here it is. The oddest part is, he doesn’t sound nearly as insane as he was portrayed in the media. (Maybe that’s a statement about some of the people I attend games with.) Kinda […]
SAN DIEGO, CA — A visit to the local broadcast booth from ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe turned into what appeared to be drunken rambling on Wednesday night, leading to a publicity bonanza for the Padres’ TV outlet Thursday. Sutcliffe, who had apparently been tossing back a few at Petco Park with Oscar-nominated chum Bill Murray, […]
PITTSBURGH, PA — The Diamondbacks will find their June even longer after their game at PNC Park was rained out Thursday. The rainout means they’ll play on June 19, losing another off day in an already hectic month.
“Now we know how The Red Hot Chili Peppers will feel on their upcoming world tour behind […]
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — With the undeserving Phillies fans deprived of his Ruth-tying homer, Barry Bonds will return home where they will actually cheer when he hits 714 and 715. Bonds, who sat out on Monday night, should be in the lineup Tuesday. Commissioner Bud Selig has not mentioned whether he plans to be in […]
Baseball math: Beer-league umps + professional players + radio broadcaster already frustrated by team’s futility + dizzy bat race = good listening.
In which one of our favorite (rolling eyes) sportswriters expects to find sympathetic laughter at the expense of his favorite foil, but instead finds out only that he should keep his day job.
OAKLAND, CA — Instead of spending his day off playing Tomb Raider: Legend, A’s pitcher Huston Street joined third-base coach Ron Washington and…other people on Thursday as they built a house for a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. The A’s donated money for construction and the parking lot at McAfee Coliseum as a staging area […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Major League Baseball has finally found an ownership group for the Washington Nationals, and in the process generating $330 in profit which likely will be spent on more “I Live for This” ads. The new ownership group, headed by Maryland billionaire real-estate magnate Theodore N. Lerner, was approved by a phone vote […]
NEW YORK, NY — A positive drug test meant a practically season-ending punishment for Devil Rays minor-league RHP Matt Rico, who was suspended for 100 games on Tuesday. The suspension is the second for Rico under rules imposed on Minor League Baseball by Major League Baseball in order to appear almost grotesquely tough on drugs […]
KANSAS CITY, MO — The Royals reacted to this year’s offensive struggles by demoting hitting coach Andre David, the team said Monday night. David was reassigned to the team’s minor-league organization rather than being fired, likely because of the career-ending implications of being fired by the Royals.
David’s replacement is former minor league roving hitting instructor […]
ANAHEIM, CA — The Los Angeles Times did its best to escalate the possible bad blood between the Angels and White Sox, but Sox manager Ozzie Guillen did his best to nip it in the bud on Sunday. After seeing the headline, “Chicago Manager Guillen is mad at Scioscia after Escobar hits Pierzynski,” Guillen said […]