For Mike Wilson, May 10 of last year was magical. He spent his first day in a major-league clubhouse after 10 years kicking around the Mariners system. Maybe you can see the excitement on his face in the picture above, which I snapped in the Mariners dug

On an unrelated note Kei Igawa likes the USA if a team signs him who is it? I’m guessing he doesn’t sign anywhere, but Padres. Of all the things to go off topic with… kei fuckin igawa?? There’s an “Off Topic” button towards the top of the page for commen

URBANA — Bob Smith has a common name but an uncommon connection to sports. He soon will be in one Hall of Fame and could well have association with another in the future. The veteran Urbana High School boys' basketball scorekeeper will be enshrined into

Zduriencik was hired 1,206 days ago – a long time to spend talking to a volleyball while stranded on an island perhaps, but not so long for an executive entrusted to change the direction of a foundering baseball team. Rebuilding projects demanding a comp

Just because the Mariners aren’t supposed to contend for a playoff berth in 2012 doesn’t mean it’ll be a free-pass summer for general manager Jack Zduriencik. Zduriencik was hired 1,206 days ago – a long time to spend talking to a volleyball while strand

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Click here to view comments in a non-threaded output. It is not clear that contemporary baseball owners and players were even aware of the relatively subtle manifestations of discrimina

I do not want Tony Plush on my team. Look at the most successful team in major league history: the New York Yankees. Who on their team has the biggest character issues? Maybe A.J. Burnett or Alex Rodriguez. Neither of them have off the field issues and t

Fernando Rodney might not be a headcase, but he's certainly an interesting character. His presence on the mound portrays someone that he truly isn't. His hat is slightly tilted to the side and his beard is scraggly and quite intimidating. He simply has t

The Yankees have hired former Cubs GM Jim Hendry as a special assignment scout, the team announced. Bruce Levine says he got a multi-year contract. Hendry ran the Cubs from 2002 through the middle of last summer before being fired, and he’s the second fo

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Click here to view comments in a non-threaded output. The Red Sox entered the 2011 season with high hopes of winning their third championship of the millennium. Best laid pl

(Just learned that Mariners manager Eric Wedge and special consultant Ken Griffey Jr. are flying to Tokyo today for a press conference Monday promoting the Mariners' season-opening games against Oakland on March 28 and 29 at the Tokyo Dome. M's senior di

How do you get current TV Stick a couple of coat hangers out the window and touch your TV with them? Will that work? thedogshouter: How do you get current TV Stick a couple of Olbermann is the Milton Bradley (base

Carlos Zambrano walks to the dugout after being ejected from the game for throwing at Atlanta's Chipper Jones during the fifth inning at Turner Field. (John David Mercer-US PRESSWIRE, US PRESSWIRE / August 12, 2011)

5-27-09 Cubs defeat Pirate......Cub pitcher Carlos Zambrano "tosses out" home plate ump Mark Calson. Manager Lou Piniella smiles in the background......Rich Hein/Sun-Times Don’t let the Cubbie door hit you on the rump on the way out! Yes, Carlos Zambr

Gotta like what the Marlins are doing,Braves are doing nothing and these guys are at least making an effort to better their team.Hopefully Wren knows what he’s doing with all this silence.I must admit I was looking forward to seeing the Braves make some

The Mariners are rumored to be still in the chase for the free-agent, left-handed slugger, but if Fielder gives it any thought at all, he’ll sign elsewhere. According to published reports, free-agent slugger Prince Fielder (formerly of the Milwaukee Brew

Over four seasons, from 2004 through 2007, Carlos Silva won 47 games for the Minnesota Twins and positioned himself as one of the top options on the free-agent pitching market. Instead, he became a cautionary tale. Silva (AP photo) signed a four-year, $4

Silva, 32, was released by the Cubs in March of 2011 with $11.5MM remaining on his contract. He signed with the Yankees in April, but was released in July amid shoulder problems after seven minor league starts. The control artist was useful upon his in

One of the most noted issues with Hanley Ramirez is his attitude on and off the field. It is common belief that he does not give his full effort while playing, and this can rub off on other players in a negative way. In the past, teammates such as Dan Ug