As we turn the page on 2008, the two most recent major free agent signings in MLB, for very different reasons, remind us of that familiar phrase associated with ringing in the new year. … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: Out with the Old and In with the New
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Cooking with Chas: Big Apple Second Chances, Vegas Style
With the winter meetings in Las Vegas coming to an end this week, there's no question that the Yankees and the Mets stole the show. With each team making two key additions to address their respective areas of greatest need, they virtually assured that there will be a Subway Series in 2009. Alright, let's not get carried away here, but the two clubs from New York were clearly … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: Big Apple Second Chances, Vegas Style
Tuesdays with Smitty: Random thoughts and observations from Thanksgiving Weekend.
Long title to this article - then again this it was a nice long weekend for me. Unfortunately work calls, and I still can't figure out a way to get rich and stay home writing on Pickin' Splinters for a living. Someday... someday. But this weekend was everything it was hyped to be - good food, good company, warm fires at the Edgemere mansion, cold brews and lots of sporting … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Random thoughts and observations from Thanksgiving Weekend.
Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
Since it's not easy for even the most dedicated fan of the game to keep track of everything that happens during the off-season, I'm going to try to make it a point to provide a brief update each week of the significant transactions that occurred over the last 7 days. Some of these, of course, you'll certainly have heard about already, while I suspect others will have flown … [Read more...] about Cooking with Chas: A Weekly Look at What’s on the MLB Hot Stove
White Hart Lane and the Importance of Frugality
The only objection I have against European club football is not having playoffs. As an American sports fan, this is a hard concept for me to grasp. Despite no postseason, relegation encompasses all the anxiety and excitement of a playoff. As the regular season winds down, the bottom of the table plays out like the BCS as teams desperately try to avoid relegation to the league … [Read more...] about White Hart Lane and the Importance of Frugality