Bill Shannon Was A New York Baseball Icon In The Press Box

Back in May, outside Gate 4 at Yankee Stadium, where members of the media enter and leave, Bill Shannon was observing a sign situated at Babe Ruth Plaza. The longtime official scorer employed by Major League Baseball who sits up in the press box would question, “Look carefully. What is wrong with the spelling here…?” [...]

MLB Needs an All-Star Overhaul

Major League Baseball prepares to showcase the 81st version of its mid-summer classic from Anaheim, California on Tuesday night, and while there is still much that’s good with the MLB all-star game and its accompanying festivities, the current setup also leaves a lot of room for improvement. Thus, in the dream world of a writer [...]

Don’t Make Any Changes To The Imperfect Game

With only 18 perfect games in baseball history before this season, and then two 27-outers this past month, you would think the baseball world would have to wait for the Jenna Bush Presidency to see the next one. But no, much like the oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico, the perfectos just don’t stop [...]

Some views on Arizona Immigration and Sports Reaction

NEW YORK -   A few thoughts here about the recent controversial immigration issue in the state of Arizona that has dominated the headlines. More so, how the world of fun and games, known as sports has reacted.  As a frequent visitor to the Grand Canyon state and with numerous friends affected by the law, this [...]

Are Baseball Writers Capable of Legitimate HOF/Steroid Proposal?

At least give them credit for trying. The steroid issue has been so prevalent in Major League Baseball for a number of years now and  the questions surrounding Hall of Fame inductions gets deeper every time one of the accused and/or proven hits the five-year mark and get placed on the ballot.
Mark McGwire may have [...]

A-Rod and Manny Tarnish the Game

Poor Bud Selig. The commissioner of baseball is trying his best to clean up the game amidst criticism that he himself caused it to get this far. The guy can’t win. As he implemented stricter testing and longer suspensions he has watched some of the game’s biggest stars have their names smeared.
The list reads like [...]

Saying Goodbye to the Old Girl of Broad Street

PHILADELPHIA – Three other modern venues elicit attention when entering Broad Street after exiting the Walt Whitman Bridge. It isn’t until you scan the literal quadrant of stadiums and arenas that the smaller building catches the eye amidst the modern sporting palaces that comprises the landscape. Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Eagles, is the [...]

Mitchell Report No Shock

So we may finally have proof that Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs. The long-awaited George Mitchell Report was made public on Thursday afternoon and named 77 active and former major league baseball players, Clemens being one. Is anyone shocked that a 45 year-old pitcher still throwing gas leaned on something a ‘little extra’ to prolong [...]

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