By Taylor Nigrelli This has been quite an unusual week in the MLB. It saw the Padres and Blue Jays play into the 17th inning, the Mets sweep the Yankees in a four-game series and promptly get swept by the lowly Marlins and I personally sat through two separate rain delays Friday night at Progressive Field before the second inning started at 12:10 a.m. Suffice it to say it … [Read more...] about MLB in Review: Boston Strong and Others Weak
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NYCBL Who am I? 1.1
By Paul Casey Gotham **** Some simple ground rules apply here: Try this without research. It would be easy to use a search or go to BaseballReference.com. Instead,release your inner James Joyce and show us your stream of consciousness as you decipher the answer. Add to that the teachings of Myagi: patience. If you don’t get the answer right away, give your brain a chance to … [Read more...] about NYCBL Who am I? 1.1
Who Am I? (Father & Son Edition) | September 28, 2011
Perhaps this week it should be titled Who Are We? Having to name two guys makes this one sound more difficult, but in reality, if you get one of us you'll easily get both. So remember, try this without research and all that jazz, because anyone (including Smitty) can look stuff up on the internet. By Chas As father and son tandems go, we were hardly the Griffeys, but … [Read more...] about Who Am I? (Father & Son Edition) | September 28, 2011
Who Am I?
by Wally Pinch hitting for the WAI again on short notice. Here we go ... I grew up in the land of Paul Bunyan and later became known as one of the best and most versatile players of my era. I played in two World Series, but my team won only one of them. But I guess I played really well in that one since I was named World Series MVP. Versatility aside, … [Read more...] about Who Am I?
Who Am I? | July 6, 2011
****Remember, try this without research. Release your inner Jim Joyce and show us your stream of consciousness as you decipher the answer. Add to that the teachings of Myagi: patience. If you don’t get the answer right away, give your brain a chance to work if for no other reason than to stay in the discussion. You may not have THE answer, but you might prompt another reader by … [Read more...] about Who Am I? | July 6, 2011