3 Men Forged 2 Decades of Labor Peace
November 27, 2011 by Jon Pessah · 2 Comments
Sometime early in Bud Selig‘s celebration of baseball’s new collective bargaining agreement on Wednesday, he wondered if the two sides had needed to go through the pain of 1994 in order to achieve the peaceful — and very profitable — coexistence they enjoy today. It was almost certainly meant as a rhetorical question. Selig answered […]
All Phillies…All the Time — The Catchers
June 10, 2011 by John Shiffert · 1 Comment
Herewith is the first installment of the All-Time Greatest Phillies Team. Before undertaking this endeavor, some ground rules… This is one version of the “Greatest Phillies of All Time.” The key word is “great,” and it will be used in the larger meaning of the word, that is, beyond pure statistics. This is sort of […]
Boston Sweeps Yanks but Playoff Hopes Remain Dim
May 15, 2011 by Andrew Tuttle · 6 Comments
Boston has finally reached .500 this season but now midway through May it’s a likely bet the Red Sox playoff hopes in this overly-hyped season remain iffy at best. Their position in the standings is certainly not bleak, however, for the Red Sox to have any chance of reaching the playoffs, the team would have […]
Touring The Bases With…Randy Jones
June 17, 2010 by Bob Lazzari · Leave a Comment
Former major league hurler Randy Jones spent only 10 years in the bigs and lost more games than he won, going 100-123 for the San Diego Padres and New York Mets, but for two magical seasons, he was among the best pitchers in the game. After leading the National League in losses with 22 in […]
