By Paul Casey Gotham Chasing Yaz While the Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals are battling it out in the NL Central, their leading hitters are vying for a place in history. Albert Pujols and Joey Votto are running neck and neck for the prestigious Triple Crown. Votto leads the NL hitting .323. Pujols sits in third batting .319 (Atlanta's Marting Prado is second at … [Read more...] about MLB Splinters | 8/24/10
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Who Am I? | August 11, 2010
By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Make like Wally, and release your inner James Joyce. Show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. Mine was a case of what if. After struggling to find the strike zone early in my career, I righted my way, and it seemed I could do nothing but throw strikes. Then it was all over just as … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | August 11, 2010
Who am I? | July 14, 2010
By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Make like Wally, and release your inner James Joyce. Show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. Ten years elapsed between my all-star game appearances. Yeah, I realize that is kinda vague as far as clues go. I grew up "where they make the cars, but by night they make the bars." The … [Read more...] about Who am I? | July 14, 2010
Urckfitz staying the course
By Paul Casey Gotham Pat Urckfitz has known his share of roles as a pitcher in the Houston Astros' organization. When first signed as a free agent, the native of Penfield, New York worked as a set-up man. Eventually, the former Webster Yankee closed games in the Class A South Atlantic League. He earned a promotion to the Class A Advanced California League and with that came … [Read more...] about Urckfitz staying the course
Who Am I? | June 23, 2010
By Paul Casey Gotham ****Remember, try this without research. Make like Wally, and release your inner James Joyce. Show us your stream of consciousness as you try to decipher the answer. My Major League career started at Forbes Field and ended at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers. What happened in between made a few people scratch their heads. … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | June 23, 2010