By Aaron M Smith It was Saturday night - Valentine's Day - one of the "quieter" nights of the year if you are single. Well I was home hanging with the loyal cat, Beckett, enjoying a bottle of Francis Coppola 2006 Black Label Claret, when the doorbell rang. I opened the door, and it was Shoeless Joe Jackson. THE Shoeless Joe Jackson was at my door. Of course I had to rub my … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: A recruiting trip like no other.
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Cooking with Chas: My All-Lifetime Team, Part 2
This is the second in a two-part series in which I'm naming my all-lifetime team, that is the greatest players who've played a minimum of ten seasons between 1974 and the present. … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: My All-Lifetime Team, Part 2
Tuesdays with Smitty: Odds and Ends
By Aaron M Smith We are officially done with football until April. Pitcher and Catchers are starting to report to Spring Training - and I really didn't have a topic for this weekend. So I decided to see if I could conjure up some discussion on the board and throw out observations on some recent topics in sports. Here we go: 1. I know we have avoided the "S" question … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Odds and Ends
Cooking with Chas: My All-Lifetime Team, Part 1
With just a week to go until pitchers and catchers report for spring training, and discussions of the economic state of Major League Baseball and its impact on the free agent market growing rather old, it's time to turn our hot stove focus away from the present and do a little reminiscing. To that end, I thought it would be interesting to name my all-lifetime team. That is, the … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: My All-Lifetime Team, Part 1
Tuesdays with Smitty: Kurt Warner
By Aaron M Smith After another crazy day at work, I finally had a chance to surf the web and look for interesting stories. Manny turned down another offer that is leaving most Americans shaking their heads. Andrew Bynum is out 8-12 weeks, Barry apparently tested positive - 5 years later and Kurt Warner is considering retirement. Let's stop on that last topic - Kurt Warner … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Kurt Warner