If you grew up mostly in the 80s Pink Floyd may have come and gone without getting much of a chance to rest in your brain like it should have. You might have seen older brothers or uncles with Dark Side of the Moon T-shirts, gotten tired of hearing “Money” played ad nauseum on classic […]

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Not quite sure why Lenn Sakata came to mind today. Maybe it’s because I’m still combing the waiver wire for a stopgap measure at shortstop in the EWC fantasy league. Maybe it’s the giant poster of John Lowenstien we keep in our family living room.
In any case, in researching my salute to the […]

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I recently came across an interesting site called The Baseball Requilary, which describes itself as “a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of American art and culture through the context of baseball history”. TBR, in a fascinating piece, elected Dock Ellis to its “Shrine of the Eternals” in 1999. […]

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I never saw an official retirement from Woody Williams, but as you probably know he was released by the Astros just days before the season started and isn’t playing anymore. His Wikipedia page says he’s retired. His right leg says he’s retired. But I never saw official word. Maybe he’s coming back. Maybe he’s going […]

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One of my Uncles in Las Vegas was a big George Carlin fan. He was also a big Gallagher fan, didn’t pay taxes, and was eventually audited by the IRS. Carlin died today at the age of 71.
I can remember as a kid seeing Carlin for the first time at my Uncle’s house. This was a […]

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I’ve never been a big Mike Piazza fan, but it surprises me that people are debating his entry into the Hall of Fame. I was talking about catchers with some experts over the weekend — about the fact that it’s very difficult to find a good offensive catcher. Solid defensive catchers, guys who can throw out […]

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Story here

Player card

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A little late on this one…
Morris Hangs ‘Em Up

Monday, May 7, 2001
McGwire Clubs 564th Homer, Sixth Most on the Career List

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Klesko retiring from majors after 16-year career, agent says

Sunday, July 14, 1996
Klesko and Blauser Form a Tag Team Against the Giants — June 2, 1997
Image by Ted

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Conine Brings Career to a Close

Past comes out in exhibition win
April 16, 1994

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Here’s a recent Q&A from the the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Play it: Alan Hawkshaw “Road and Rail”
Image by Ted

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“I wanted to stay here with my family. Not travel around the country anymore. I enjoyed playing a lot. I enjoyed New York. But for me, it was time to be home.”

Above quote from the NY Post
May 22, 2002
River Ave. Blues wonders why Green was never Mattingly.
Dodger Thoughts on the early days of its existence, […]

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