Article Archive for August 2006
No, nothing to do with that annoying Seattle fish market lot businesses like to show you training videos of. The real flying fish are the Florida Marlins, battling against the odds and many an …
No great insights into the cultural differences between Britain and America today (to make a change).
Just a brief note about the American League standings. Closing in on 130 games being played and there is …
The box score from last night’s Indians-Royals match-up tells as cruel a baseball tale as you are likely to read. Smashing ten runs in the first inning would make many supporters confident that a …
An interesting story popped up on the MLB section of the ESPN website on Sunday:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2555073
According to reports, the San Francisco Giants have given a 16 year old third baseman (more accurately baseboy I guess) …
Home field advantage is a common theme throughout sports. Local knowledge can help you get an edge over your opponent, whether that’s knowing how to play centre field in Minute Maid Park or how …
Like most non Yankees/Red Sox fans, having “the greatest rivalry in sports” constantly being thrown in my face has made me somewhat immune to the “charms” of this contest to a certain extent. The …
You could certainly tell that we are entering the business end of the season in the New Busch stadium just now. The Cards have slowly seen their early season lead in the standings disappear …
It’s funny really but as my enthusiasm for baseball came back with a vengeance, sitting down and writing about it seemed to take a back seat (“excuses, excuses” I hear you cry).
One of the things …
