TUNE INTO BLOG TALK RADIO FOR THE DEBUT OF BBA BASEBALL TALK

Tonight at 11 PM ET, on Blog Talk Radio, the Baseball Bloggers Alliance will debut its new weekly radio program, BBA Baseball Talk.
The show will feature a rotating cast of bloggers (yours truly will be co-hosting the April 13th show along with Adam Bernacchio of The Ghost of Moonlight Graham) tonight BBA founder and St. [...]

THE 2010 BILL JAMES HANDBOOK IS NOW AVAILABLE

 
Now that we amateur GM’s are ready to get down to business fortifying the Mets roster for 2010, the one item that is marked ESSENTIAL is The Bill James Handbook for 2010 (published by ACTA Sports). The Handbook is loaded with stats and leader boards that you would hope the front office is studying like [...]

PLEASE ALOW ME MY MONENT OF ZEN!

 
This post is not baseball related at all but when I read this morning that the Celtics and Rajon Rondo, my favorite Celtic have reached an agreement on a 5yr/$55 mil contract extension, it more than made up for an awful sports weekend As Tommy Heinsohn says
 
 I LOVE RONDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHECK OUT FRANKIE THE SPORTS GUY ON WGBB RADIO THIS SUNDAY NIGHT @ 10PM ET

Join Frank Manascalco (a/k/a Frankie The Sports Guy) at 10PM ET for Sports Radio NY on AM 1240 WGBB. Frankie’s guest will be Mets fan extraordinaire and author Dana Brand, baseball blogger, Adam Bernacchio of The Ghost of Moonlight Graham and former Yankee third baseman, Charlie Hayes.
Frankie’s show steams live on the web at am1240wgbb [...]

MY 2009 NL MVP BALLOT

As a member of the Baseball Bloggers Alliance, each chapter has been asked to submit a ballot for the end of season awards. I am representing the NY National League chapter of the BBA and voting for the 2009 NL MVP.
Here is a link to my vote and the post that went with my ballot

A VOICE IN THE WILDERNESS. HIS NAME IS OZZIE GUILLEN

 
On Saturday night, The Chicago White Sox had a 5-0 lead over the Detroit Tigers in a game that had a bearing on the AL Central race. The Tigers came back strong to score 12 unanswered runs to win the game 12-5. After the game, the White Sox players retreated to thier clubhouse and to drown their [...]

ANYONE WATCH THE GAME LAST NIGHT?

Are you guys staying up late to watch our hero’s on the Left Coast? I see that L-Hern had nothing last night but a batting practice fastball and we now have A-Hern back could L-Millz be far behind for a Back to the Future retro ?
Congrats to Big Pelf on becoming a first time Daddy.
It seems I’ve [...]

I TOLD YOU GUYS BILLY JOEL SUCKS

This from the great Can’t Stop The Bleeding site:
In a bid to keep the peace at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies wanted to cloak or replace the 16-by-16-foot Mets banner at the top of the set decoration at the Billy Joel/Elton John concerts tonight and Saturday.

Alas, they could not find anything suitable.
Joel will wear a [...]

WAVE GOOD BYE TO 2009 BELTRAN TO THE DL

 
As per Adam Rubin Carlos Beltran is going on the 15 day DL Ken Takahashi is going to Buffalo and Pat Misch comes up to NY
As Per Mike Francesa F-Mart is on the way back to Flushing
hide the shoe laces and sharp object.
Baseball like it ought to be, MY ASS!!!!!!!!!!!!
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BASEBALL LIKE IT OUGHTA BE

A rough morning. Had a 9AM game and one of my big strong arm guys pitching and he couldn’t find home plate with a map, compass and a guide dog. After two innings we are down 8-0 and I’m ready to blow a fucking gasket, walks and errors that’s all I see in my sleep [...]