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California baseball stadiums are tops when it comes to health code violations at their Major League stadiums, with Angels stadium in Anaheim topping the list, Conde Nast’s Portfolio reports. A major vermin violation forced the shutdown of one food stand in April 2007 [at Angels stadium]. A cockroach infestation was reported in the Stadium Club […]

I know I was a bit negative recently when I talked about Scranton, Pennsylvania in this post about the minor league hockey player who was arrested for streaking. So I thought I'd share some good news about the town. After the 2006 season the Phillies decided to move their triple-A affiliate, then known as the […]

I apologize for not being on the ball lately, I am actually on vacation in Colorado for a couple of weeks and my hometown, Yuma, CO, population 2500, is severely lacking in Internet connections. I wanted to throw my 2 cents in on the 22 innings game that I watched in its entirety from 8 […]

For the third time (at least) in the last three years the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox managed to take over four hours to play a nine-inning baseball game. Wednesday night's marathon, won by the Yankees 15-9, took 4 hours, 8 minutes, but that was nothing compared to the surreal scene last night […]

In 1993, when a young man named Miguel Tejada, from Bani in the Dominican Republic, signed a contract with Oakland, he told them his date of birth was May 25, 1976. He went on to become a four-time All-Star and won the AL MVP award in 2002. After the 2003 season he signed a six-year, […]

Some days at the ballpark, things go wrong. The pitchers are wild, the hitters are flailing, the weather is dreary. And then there was today at Citizens Bank Park: nary a cloud in the sky with temperatures in the mid-70s; a strong 7-inning performance from Brett Myers; homers from Chase Utley, Ryan Howard and Pat […]

Johnny Cueto, the rookie sensation for the reds had a pretty amazing debut for the team against the Arizona Diamond Backs, when he walked no one and struck out 10 batters. How amazing is that you ask? 4,113 pitchers have made their debuts in the major league since 1956 and he is the only one […]

Justin Germano of the San Diego Padres has now had two starts, has a 0.00 ERA and has won no games. It would really be nice if his team could hit some runs and help him out. His next start will be next week against the Colorado Rockies. Brenton Metzler Justin Germano of the San […]

Jordan Schafer is writing the newest chapter in “Baseball for Dummies: Professional Edition.” The unfolding saga swirling around him will be summed up with his personal story, titled “How to Kill a Baseball Career.” Schafer, the No. 1 prospect for the Atlanta Braves despite not playing above Class A until this year, was suspended this […]

I spent all last year writing a monthly baseball column on here called this month in baseball and now I will be blogging about America’s favorite pastime. If you read my column you should expect some of the same, I’ll chime in whenever something irks me, whenever something astounds me or whenever a new hottie […]

It always helps to have inside information when gambling. Here's some more proof: at the start of spring training, New York Yankees outfielder Hideki Matsui made a bet with teammates Derek Jeter and Bobby Abreu about which of the three would get married first. Matsui said that Jeter, who claims not to have a girlfriend, […]

A prediction: 36 to 48 months from now, at least one moronic pundit will go on and on about how those horrible Philly fans ran Ryan Howard out of town. Yes, just like with Curt Schilling, Scott Rolen, Charles Barkley, etc., the so-called expert will make that proclamation when Howard becomes a free agent and […]

The report by former Sen. George Mitchell on steroid use in baseball is out and it confirms what a lot of people long suspected — the use of performance enhancing drugs in the sport is widespread. Big names like Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Mo Vaughn, John Rocker and Miguel Tejada were among those named. (The […]

From Friend of Outsports Deadspin comes this bizarre tale of of blowjobs, tennis and sleep. Short version: Dejon Bevins of the North Carolina State Wolfpack tennis team was arrested this week for performing oral sex on a guy. Who was asleep. There was a team party at one of the players apartment, the party broke […]

Thank you Boston Red Sox for doing your job and sweeping the Colorado Rockies to win the 2007 World Series. Their 4-3 win in Colorado on Sunday night meant a four game sweep of the previously hot Rockies. After Game 1 ended 13-1, the writing was on the wall and despite some nervous moments in […]

There's advantages to getting live sports events on television on the West Coast. Since the TV schedules, correctly, cater to the more populous Eastern time zone, we out West get to see the end of games at a decent hour, not 1:30 am. However, the downside is I'm in traffic coming home from work when […]

In an earlier post, I predicted the Boston Red Sox would win their World Series matchup over the Colorado Rockies in five games. Scratch that. The Sawx are going to sweep the Rockies. Game 1 tonight at Fenway Park was embarrassing as the Red Sox won 13-1; I don't see it getting any better for […]

I know what Cleveland Indians fans are going through tonight. The empty feeling that comes with watching your team blow a 3-1 lead in a best-of-seven series and not even really putting up a fight doing so. Seeing the California Angels (as they were then) implode in spectacular fashion in 1986 against the Boston Red […]

I started going to rock concerts in the early 70's. Back in those Prehistoric days of *gasp* no Internet, the deal for getting tickets was simple: you camped out at the box office at the venue for three days and whoever was there first got the front row center seats. Simplicity itself, really. Fast-forward to […]

ESPN headline tonight: “Rockies to play in 1st world series in team history.” The ESPN guys were getting pretty worked up about it. I have to agree with Jim Allen. Compared to the yawn that much baseball has been in recent years, the Rockies bring some underdog excitement. Some good young pitchers, some crisp hitting. […]