Baseball Ex Machina

It was a sad day for this baseball fan. First came the passing of George Kell, a Hall of Fame third baseman for the Tigers, Sox, and other t...

Wow! Andre Ethier gets the start in left field tomorrow when the Dodgers open against the Jints. Juan Pierre, aka Slappy McPopup, goes to th...

Hideki Matsui got married yesterday . This was apparently about a week after he made bets with both Derek "Sky Masterson" Jeter a...

There is nothing better than having coffee and Dutch apple pie for breakfast while watching the video feed of yesterday's Dodger game wi...

The Hall of Fame balloting results will be announced tomorrow. The voters (members of the Baseball Writers Assn. of a certain seniority) can...

Paulie Lo Duca, Mr. Heart and Soul himself, is front and center among those named in the Mitchell Report . Sigh. Read the entire report, all...

I haven't talked any baseball in awhile, but the Winter meetings are this week, so it seems like a good time to bring up a few things. I...

Watched the final game of a very disappointing season. Vin Scully, always seeking the silver lining, mentioned something at the top of the g...

Just Play Ball — by Joe Garagiola Marcie: Babe Ruth had a cap. Willie Mays had a cap. Ted Williams had a cap. Maury Wills had a cap. Willi...

I haven't been writing much about baseball lately. It's not for lack of stuff to write about, but rather that I just keep putting of...

My brain, perversely recognizing that it's the weekend, woke me up at 5 this morning. Making the best of things, I did my usual Saturday...

Snagged from Snurri , a meme with a theme as I wait for the Braves-Dodgers game to start... When I hit the ball, I always used to carry the ...

Series Recap—Dodgers vs New York (NL) 6/11: Dodgers 5, Mets 3 6/12: Dodgers 4, Mets 1 6/13: Dodgers 9, Mets 1 After everything seemed to go ...

Series Recap—Dodgers vs Toronto 6/8: Dodgers 4, Blue Jays 3 (10 innings) 6/9: Blue Jays 1, Dodgers 0 6/10: Blue Jays 11, Dodgers 5 Another u...

Series Recap—Dodgers at San Diego 6/5: Padres 1, Dodgers 0 6/6: Padres 5, Dodgers 2 6/7: Padres 6, Dodgers 5 Kent and Nomar are taking most ...

Series Recap—Dodgers at Pittsburgh 6/1: Dodgers 5, Pirates 4 6/2: Pirates 3, Dodgers 1 6/3: Dodgers 5, Pirates 4 6/4: Dodgers 6, Pirates 5 T...

The Cubs' Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano got into a shoving match in the dugout yesterday when catcher Barrett apparently pointed o...

Series Recap—Dodgers at Washington 5/29: Dodgers 10, Nationals 0 5/30: Dodgers 5, Nationals 0 5/31: Nationals 11, Dodgers 4 Penny and Lowe b...

Series Recap—Dodgers vs Chicago (NL) 5/25: Dodgers 9, Cubs 8 5/26: Cubs 4, Dodgers 2 5/27: Dodgers 2, Cubs 1 (11 innings) All I can say is t...

Trenton Thunder 1, Connecticut Defenders 0 (11 innings) First of all, what moron thought Connecticut Defenders would be a better name than N...