By Paul Gotham The first signs of Spring Training arrived last week when pitchers and catchers took to the fields. It is that time of year when 'hope springs eternal.' Play will begin in the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues, and soon enough we will all be outside enjoying peanuts, cracker jacks, and baseball. The onset of Spring Training in the same week as the Tiger … [Read more...] about Mark McGwire: Timing Is Everything
Mark McGwire
Boo Feckin’ Hoo
More Rants from the Couch by Bill Ribas So Mark McGwire finally comes out of the closet and admits to something we all knew, that he was a steroid user. Pardon me if we're all not shocked by this, but it's akin to Elton John admitting his sexual preference is for men, or Dale Earnhardt jr loves driving fast, or I can't stand Joe Buck. But what is really at stake here? … [Read more...] about Boo Feckin’ Hoo
Cooking with Chas: Rating the 2009 Hall of Fame Class (Part 2)
In the second part of this analysis, I'm going to look at the Hall of Fame resumes of a handful of borderline candidates. … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: Rating the 2009 Hall of Fame Class (Part 2)