BEYOND THE BOXSCORE … GETTING TO KNOW CINCINNATI REDS P JUANCARLOS SULBARAN
Team Netherlands was the talk of the World Baseball Classic. 19-year-old pitcher Juancarlos Sulbaran was the talk of Team Netherlands. And yes, it’s spelled “Juancarlos,” one word. I don’t know...
View ArticleBASEBALL HONEYMOON PLAYS NOSTRADAMUS FOR 2009!
Opening Day (or as many of us say OPENING DAY!!!!) is here in the Majors, and Opening Day (or OPENING DAYS because for some reason the Eastern League is starting a day early) is almost here in the...
View ArticleI’M BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK …
Yes, I’m still here. I won’t make excuses or explanations for the absence but will hopefully be back and posting again … This story inspired me to chime in, especially as we’re right in the middle...
View ArticleWELCOME TO THE OFF-SEASON … oh … wait …
Once I flip that desk calendar page from October to November, it usually means I am in the midst of the kickoff (sorry for the football reference) to my off-season flurry of activity … you know the...
View ArticleGENTLEMEN … AND LADIES … START YOUR ENGINES!
That seemed to be the appropriate header as I sit here at National Airport (sorry, people, I still refuse to call it Reagan!) waiting for my flight to Indianapolis for the Winter Meetings. I admit I am...
View ArticleMISSING MR. BILL
How often do you forge one of your life’s most important relationships with someone who got your name off the men’s room wall? I know that if you’re a baseball fan and happened to stumble onto this...
View ArticleRINGING IN THE NEW!!!
We all like to set goals for our selves and of course Jan. 1 tends to be the best time to do so. Sometimes we dump those resolutions by, oh, Jan. 5. Other times we actually exceed our greatest hopes …...
View ArticleGAMECHANGER: WHERE WERE YOU WHEN DANA PLAYED LITTLE LEAGUE?
I am constantly reminded by my computer-savvy daughter, my music producer husband, my online editors and the poor folks at Comcast customer service who have to listen to me implode about how “the...
View ArticleMY HOLY GRAILS: 2010 EDITION
Everyone has a holy grail or two. The item — or items — that elude them, tantalize them, tease them. Maybe it’s something huge like a valuable antique baseball card, or an original seat from Yankee...
View ArticleTAKING MY FINAL AT-BAT …
After four years at MLB.com, I’m hanging up my jersey and tipping my cybercap for the last time here on GotMilb, as I move on to greener fields … but wanted to bid a fond farewell to the few, the...
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