BLOOM BACK ON THE ROSE?
Last Monday, Peter Edward Rose made a formal request to be reinstated by Major League Baseball and asked that his lifetime ban be lifted. Newly-minted Commissioner Rob Manfred responded by stating he would consider the request “on its merits”. Spoken like a true attorney. To be or not to be. He loves me, he…
HOWE WILL JOSH’S STORY END?
HOWE WILL JOSH’S STORY END? As I think I may have mentioned here in the past, each morning, before I even put two feet on the floor, I check Peter Gammons’ “Around the Majors” blog. He always have useful tidbits from the day before, and loads of advanced metrics that even true baseball nerds would…
Opening Gay (A Conversation)
OPENING GAY (A Conversation) Daniel Murphy, the Mets second baseman, skipped Opening Day last season to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. He got a ton a flak for that in the New York media – as would be expected as they give flak for essentially anything. At the time…
LIFE LESSONS
LIFE LESSONS The crack of the bat. The pop of the glove. The smell of the grass. The click of the smart phone? Ah, Spring Training is here. If you are wondering which of the above is not like the other, you may have missed the current brouhaha involving Curt Schilling and his daughter, Gabby.…