Enter Bonds
Bonds just entered. Kissed his mom. He was grinning. Excuse me, but what's he so giddy about?
Duke Snider is dead
Duke Snider died on Sunday. Part of my childhood died with him. He was not as good as Willie Mays or Mickey Mantle, but he was great, a Hall of Famer -- three Hall of Famers playing center field in New York at the same time. I used to see [...]
No to McGwire and Palmeiro to Hall of Fame
I wrote my Tuesday column about baseball's Hall of Fame and my Hall of Fame ballot. In the past I voted for Mark McGwire but this year I've changed my mind. I won't vote for steroid cheats or any kind of performance-enhancing drug cheats. I personally like McGwire but that's [...]
Lincecum vs. Halladay
A lot of people are viewing tonight's NLCS game as a confrontation between pitchers Tim Lincecum and Roy Halladay. And there is a certain amount of truth to that. But that's not all the truth, obviously. This is a game between the Phillies and Giants and the pitchers are a [...]
I’m off to Philly, and the hooker story
You probably won't hear from me Friday -- long flight to Philly. I'm incredibly excited about covering this Giants-Phillies series, consider it an honor the PD is sending me. I still get excited about covering big sports events. I love the rush and the action. My first big assignment was [...]
Champagne celebrations
How do you feel about those champagne celebrations after a team wins the division, division series, championship series, world series? That's a lot of champagne down the drain. I'm kind of bored with the ceremony which seems obligatory. They may as well be shooting water guns because they don't seem [...]
Dusty Baker was here
Dusty Baker was here for three games with his contending Reds. Talk about a homecoming. I didn't go to the first two games but Wednesday (today) was an early game so I went to his office to say hello. Michael Duca already was there. In the next few minutes, Marty [...]
Brandon Morrow column
I was at the Oakland Coliseum Tuesday night to watch Toronto pitcher Brandon Morrow work. His last time out he had a no-hitter going with two out in the ninth before he gave up a single. He struck out 17 in that game. He's a real talent and he's from [...]
Padres relief pitching is key
Jeff Fletcher of Fanhouse and formerly of the Press Democrat wrote a terrific piece on the Padres relievers. You will learn from this piece. I always learn from Fletch. To read it click here. You may have to go into the blog to find the here that matters.
When a baseball fight is a real fight
I wrote my Thursday column about the Reds/Cardinals brawl and why it was different from other baseball fights and why, in a sense, it matters. To read the column click here.
