Ten Things I Didn’t Know Last Week

Top 10 MLB Statistics to Track During the Second Half

criticalfanatic posted 7/12/2007 from FanIQ.com

As a baseball fan it's inherent that we incessantly follow all the statistical races down the to the wire. We love stats, we love records, and more times than not we'd love to see some record broken. So besides that one important record that will fall by the end of the month, here's some other numbers to track: Sacrifice Flies just don't get enough credit, so I'm putting this at the ...

New Rules Part Uno

McLovin posted 7/12/2007 from nyjerplease.blogharbor.com

New Rule : Unless two players share the same name (like Brian Hunter , Luis Gonzalez , Alex Gonzalez , etc.), a player cannot be referred to in the plural. During ESPN's broadcast of the White Sox/Phillies interleague game on June 11, color analyst Rick Sutcliffe was referring to players from the Phillies' 1980 championship team that had intensity: "the Pete Roses, the Mike Schmidts, the ...

Yanks Negotiating With A-Rod??

gridtalker posted 7/12/2007 from www.yankstalk.com

Although the Yankees stance on contract extensions has always been “We do NOT extend or re-negotiate contracts during the season”, Alex Rodriguez’s outstanding performance for the Yankees this year appears to have changed the organization’s thinking when it comes to discussing contract issues in-season. A-Rod’s current contract allows him to opt out after ...

Is This Really Happening To Me?

Our Book of Scrap found this 7/12/2007 on justcallmejuice.blogspot.com

This past June, I had a great opportunity to see one of the best, if not at least most infamous, players in the game lace up his cleats at Citizens Bank Ball Park in Philly: Barry Bonds. With tickets in hand for seats five rows up in left field, I ...

Jackson rips MLB over Bonds

The Big Lead found this 7/12/2007 on www.insidebayarea.com

SAN FRANCISCO — Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson said he is "astonished" that Major League Baseball has virtually ignored Barry Bonds' pursuit of the all-time home run record. Baseball commissioner Bud Selig contradicted a report Tuesday that he ...